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kimbutgar

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11. I was in Phoenix last summer visiting my mother in law and it was +100 degrees everyday

Reply to Susan Calvin (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2025, 03:50 PM

Jun 4

I saw so many dogs with sock like shoes on. People walked their dogs early in the morning and in the evenings. One lady said she lets her dog out in her backyard and she picks up the waste as its too hot to walk it outdoors.

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Dogs and possibly hot pavement. [View all] Susan Calvin Jun 4 OP

Just remember not all surfaces are the same. Asphalt heats hotter and retains heat far more than hlthe2b Jun 4 #1

That's why I took my shoes off. nt Susan Calvin Jun 4 #4

Yes, I read that. Just don't extrapolate. hlthe2b Jun 4 #6

Don't know what you mean by don't extrapolate. Susan Calvin Jun 4 #7

In the future, I mean. i.e., don't extrapolate your experience now on whatever surface you placed your hlthe2b Jun 4 #8

Sigh.... Susan Calvin Jun 4 #12

I may have been unclear. Susan Calvin Jun 4 #13

Especially New ProfessorGAC Jun 4 #10

I'm glad you care for your dog enough to make sure! SO many people just seem to think. CousinIT Jun 4 #2

So true! Luvcatz14 Jun 4 #3

Booties tried. Susan Calvin Jun 4 #5

. . . CousinIT Jun 4 #9

. Susan Calvin Jun 4 #14

I was in Phoenix last summer visiting my mother in law and it was +100 degrees everyday kimbutgar Jun 4 #11