Hi, again! Summertime is here which brings hot days and hot paws! Did you know that in the heat of summer it gets so hot that the sidewalk could burn my foot pads? My mom, Dr. Moore, always makes sure to walk me and my brother Knox when the sun goes down so that we don’t overheat. She takes such good care of us. Mom always makes sure I have plenty of clean water to drink during the summer and I really like ice cubes. Whenever we go for car rides (I love a good puppy latte from Starbucks), she never leaves me alone in the car. I heard her telling someone that the temperature in a hot car can climb to 120 degrees in just a few minutes!
My mom also told her friend what to do if her dog gets too hot. She said that dogs can only sweat through their foot pads and tongues, so to put alcohol on their foot pads because the evaporation cools them off. And of course, get them to a vet ASAP. Spraying them with water doesn’t really do much and could potentially burn their skin if the water hose has been out in the sun and off.
Gotta go for a walk. My brother really pulls his dad, but my mom says I’m an angel to walk with.
-Goose
