[NAGDU] Working dogs in the heat

[Haylie Gallacher]

You know your dog best and what it can handle.  I just did about a mile with Belto and with the 90 plus heat we get here, a mile is all I would do with Belto without giving him a break inside somewhere.
Haylie

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> On Aug 21, 2017, at 3:58 PM, Andy B. via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Alec usually wants to go out in the afternoons for a pretty stiff long walk.
> Unfortunately, it is in the 90-100s here around this time of year. He hates
> boots, and the 7 second heat test usually ends up being no boots required. I
> take plenty of cold water and a portable water bowl with me. Is it OK to
> walk him in this kind of weather? The trip he might like is about 2.6 miles
> RT.
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