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Summer and Your Dogs Paws

With summer upon us, it’s only natural to want to spend time outside. We spend our weekends sprucing up our back yards, planting flowers, BBQing, designing a garden, playing at the beach, camping, and going for evening walks. Most of us with dogs are more than happy to take our four-legged buddies with us on our adventures. What we need to keep in mind is that our buddies need special care when we go on these adventures.

The main adventure to consider is our daily walks with our dogs. With it being summer, it gets hot! It gets hot enough to cook an egg on the pavement or bake cookies inside your car. If it’s that hot, it’s hot enough to burn your dog's paws. Taking your dog with you for a walk, to run errands, or a hike is not a bad idea, you just need to remember that asphalt and cement get super hot and can burn your dog's paw pads. This is especially true if you have a new puppy with tender paws.

What You Can Do

So what can you do to protect your dog's paws besides buying booties for them? Here are a few tips to help protect your dog’s paws this summer.
  • This first one is a little obvious, but when you get caught up in the moment, you don’t think about it. Take your walks in the mornings or late in the evening when the time is cooler. This will make the asphalt, pavement, and cement is cool enough for your pet to enjoy their time without getting injured. 
  • If you have to take your dog for a walk during the hotter times of the day, try sticking to grassy areas. Walk your pooch in a nice shaded park, if you are allowed. 
  • It could actually be a good idea to toughen up your dog's paws. You can do this by walking your dog on some cooler pavement a couple of times a day. Tough paws can help prevent burns from coming on during walks. 
  • With that being said, while you may want your pets' paws tough, you don’t want them to peel, crack, or become cut. This can make their paws more susceptible to possible burns. Moisturizing them can help them have healthy paws, just like us. 

We Can Get Them There

There are other preventative measures to ensure your dog's paws don’t become injured while on your daily walks. Purchasing dog shoes, paw wax, even peel and stick pads are all great ways for your dog to enjoy their time with you.

Your pet relies on you to do the very best for them. Taxi My Pet is a pet taxi service in Abilene you can depend on when you need your pet taken to an appointment. Taxi My Pet offers a safe way to get your pet where they need to be when you can’t. Contact us today and book a ride at www.taximypet.com, on Facebook, or by calling 325-386-7600.

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