If its really warm then we drive to the woods as it's cooler under the trees than it is in the house. We go early in the morning and normally if it's really hot in the evening we either take her swimming, which she loves. If you are a canoeist, boat or swimmer, you better get out of her way. We avoid the pavement as much as possible.
When we have daytime temps like this we only walk in the morning and late evening, we're lucky to have woods nearby without the need to walk on pavements. To keep our BC stimulated during the day indoors we use things like sprinkles and snuffle mats.
A border collie would be beside herself without any of the exercise or mental stimulation that a walk affords.
Mine's been lazing about all day. He did enjoy a good romp in the stream this evening though. I walked barefoot on the tarmac bits but the woods are too full of broken glass sadly.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
My BC walks without a lead on back paths (me first is her motto) until we meet up with an oncoming - then it's on the leash and all teeth bared! So embarrassing!
I walk my Shi Tzu early morning or late evening during hot weather, never on pavements as I am lucky enough to live near a village green with a woodland walk and always off lead except in the car park area. He usually finds himself a cool spot somewhere in the house during the daytime. I never leave him in the car when I go shopping in hot weather, it is just too dangerous. I also keep a bowl of water in the car. I have only had 2 previous dogs but have never walked any of them on pavements in hot weather. That is common sense and responsible dog ownership. Sadly, not everyone is endowed with those qualtities which results in heat related accidents to dogs.
My eight month old BC definitely needs a lead. She will trot along obediently for a long as thirty seconds, then she spots a distant pigeon and it's all over, rover.
I feel it should be an instaban if you mention your BC without posting a picture of him or her, though...
I note no mention of the use of leads? A dog that can be relied upon to walk off a lead, will find his/her own pace and environment.
In this heat, we walk our dogs on lead because they don't self regulate their exercise. If they decide to run, they can make themselves very ill very quickly (heatstroke), so we have to manage that impulse for them. We often see hares in the fields at this time of year, so we'd not let them off lead, even if it was cooler - we can call them off most things but some instincts are just too strong.
We always walk early in the morning anyway, before I start work, so it's no change to our routine. We do see a few more people out at the same time as us when it's warm than at other times, which is reassuring. We walk over fields and along tracks, with limited road walking and we can avoid the tarmac altogether if we need to.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
We have been heading for water, and tend to walk morning and early evenings anyway. But there are times when you do need to be somewhere in the middle of the day, and he has to come with me, we minimise the tarmac walking in hot weather but there are times it's unavoidable.
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We go early in the morning and normally if it's really hot in the evening we either take her swimming, which she loves. If you are a canoeist, boat or swimmer, you better get out of her way.
We avoid the pavement as much as possible.
That is common sense and responsible dog ownership. Sadly, not everyone is endowed with those qualtities which results in heat related accidents to dogs.
We use a spritz bottle in this hot weather to keep him cool.
I feel it should be an instaban if you mention your BC without posting a picture of him or her, though...
We always walk early in the morning anyway, before I start work, so it's no change to our routine. We do see a few more people out at the same time as us when it's warm than at other times, which is reassuring. We walk over fields and along tracks, with limited road walking and we can avoid the tarmac altogether if we need to.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”