Can a dog's paws withstand a hotter walking surface than a humans bare feet can?

I know that some surfaces, such as a road or beach, can be far too hot for my own bare feet. I see people walking their dogs along the road or taking them to the beach when the sun is making the sand unbearably hot and nearly impossible to walk upon. Don't their paws burn?

I might be mistaken but I think that if the surface is too hot for my feet it must be too hot for theirs. Asked by curiousme 42 months ago Similar questions: dog's paws withstand hotter walking surface humans bare feet Pets.

Similar questions: dog's paws withstand hotter walking surface humans bare feet.

They tolerate it about as much as we do. If the surface is to hot or to cold you will see them look for a way to get off it as quickly as possible. My deck gets really hot and they move across it rapidly and down the stairs they go onto the grass.

Standing still on that surface would be far more uncomfortable/painful than walking on it. A number of years ago I had not thought about the hot or the cold on their feet. I put my girl outside one morning to do her business and it was very icy--COLD.

She stood there on the ice, she looked back at me with an "OW" look on her face and raised her paw. I felt like such a dummy to do that to her. I called her back immediately.

Dogs sweat through their feet too so that gives you and idea of their sensitivity as well. Bottom line! You are absolutely correct.

And yet the dogs still put up with us.

Yes, if the surface is too hot for us it is too hot for their feet also. I have read a few conflicting answers. However the one that said that dog’s feet can tolerate more heat than ours was just an answer to a chat question.

I would tend to agree with the articles that I read that say that their feet are just as sensitive as ours. They also feel the heat really quickly, so should not be left out more than 20 minutes at a time. If you walk them, walk them in the morning or evening if it is hot or humid and carry water for him.

Try to walk in the shade. Stop to rest if he seems too hot. He has a harder time cooling off his body temperature than we do.

Remember that you are wearing shoes and he isn’t so make sure the asphalt or sand is not too hot for his feet. You can buy booties for him. Care for your dog’s feet: Hot surfaces will burn him just as quickly as they’ll burn you.

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No. I don't think so. I know their paws are tender as human feet would be.

I remember a story about the dogs that were used for recovery on 9/11. Their feet had no protection in the beginning, and they finally realized this after their paws were affected from the heat and other elements. Someone devised some type of covering or shoe for the dogs eventually..

1 I don't know the "real" answer, but I never walked my dogs on a surface that was too hot for my bare feet. It just seems to make sense.

I don't know the "real" answer, but I never walked my dogs on a surface that was too hot for my bare feet. It just seems to make sense.

2 I just answered the question and jumped over here to see the discussion board. SharonW is 100% correct. It's called common sense.

If it's to hot for us then it's to hot for them. Done! .

I just answered the question and jumped over here to see the discussion board. SharonW is 100% correct. It's called common sense.

If it's to hot for us then it's to hot for them. Done!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.