22/10/2026
It is starting to heat up.
I love seeing you all out walking your dogs. I do want to touch on the importance of
🐾 How hot concrete affects dogs 🐾 and how Leaps & Bounds can benefit both you and your best mate.
Hot concrete can be extremely dangerous for dogs, particularly during our extreme summers. Concrete absorbs and retains heat, and it can become much hotter than the surrounding air temperature. A dog’s paw pads can burn in a matter of minutes — sometimes sooner in extreme conditions.
1. Burns to paw pads
Hot concrete can cause painful burns, redness, blisters, peeling skin and damaged paw pads. In severe cases, the skin may lift away, leaving raw tissue exposed. Symptoms can take hours to become obvious.
2.Overheating and heatstroke
Dogs release heat mainly through panting. Walking on hot concrete in direct sunlight can increase their heat exposure and contribute to overheating, which can become life-threatening.
3.Pain, distress and difficulty walking
Dogs may limp, repeatedly lift their paws, refuse to walk or try to get off the concrete. Some dogs will keep walking despite being injured, so a lack of obvious distress doesn't guarantee their paws are safe.
Here is where we come in....
1. Cool, low-impact exercise
Water-based exercise can help dogs stay active without walking long distances on hot pavements. The water may help them stay comfortable, provided it is maintained at an appropriate temperature.
2.Gentle on joints and paws
Buoyancy supports a dog's body weight, reducing the load on joints while allowing controlled movement. It also provides an alternative to exercise on hot, potentially paw-burning concrete.
3.Mental stimulation and enrichment.
helping keep dogs mentally stimulated when outdoor activities are limited by the heat.
Last but not least AIR CONDITIONING!!!
Everyone is comfortable!!
