I know that when it's hot enough outside that I have to run across the sand to keep from burning my feet, fido can't be enjoying traversing the beach. When would it be best to leave your canine buddy at home in an air-conditioned house?
When is it too hot to bring your dog
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When he's hot and looking for a bucket of water?
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If it ain't too hot for me, it ain't to hot for him. My dog goes on all my river trips, unless prohibited (Grand Canyon) or dangerous (6'+ MF)
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It is a RIVER trip, after all!
It is a RIVER trip, after all!
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It really depends on the dog. We have an older healer that does not tolerate the heat well but our younger ones are happy to cook as long as they are with their humans.
Depends on the river, and the camping options too. It’s one thing if you can be camped right down low by the river and there are some shady places for them to hang out, totally different issue if your dog has to go up and down a scorching hot trail of sand and rock or endure a hot afternoon without a spec of shade.
Our dog comes with wherever and whenever possible, but there are certain camps that are flat out No Go options in the full on heat of summer. With that in mind, summertime heatwaves tend to narrow our river trip options significantly. I’d personally rather do a different trip, where my dog will also enjoy it, than do a trip where I can’t bring him along due to park regulations or excessive heat exposure threat.
Our dog comes with wherever and whenever possible, but there are certain camps that are flat out No Go options in the full on heat of summer. With that in mind, summertime heatwaves tend to narrow our river trip options significantly. I’d personally rather do a different trip, where my dog will also enjoy it, than do a trip where I can’t bring him along due to park regulations or excessive heat exposure threat.
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No kidding! I’d invite him on a trip just to be able to hang out with his dog.
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A blond that retrieves firewood, what more could you ask for?
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Ben probably has his critter trained to get a beer out of a locked/bear proof cooler.
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He's a great dog, but aside from good companionship\entertainment, he's pretty useless. 😊
I agree that it depends on the dog, the camps, and your setup. My black lab soaks up the heat. Without an umbrella or bimini, he would absolutely cook. I think Ben's yellow is better suited for the heat than a black. Someone already mentioned the camps. If you know you won't have shade, and can't camp close to the water, it's tough on a dog. I hate leaving him though, and he hates being left, so it almost never happens.
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i worry more about the toxic algae blooms we've been gitting and will leave him home for that reason
but i dont think its ever too hot for a newf on the water
they seem to end up in it eventually
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but i dont think its ever too hot for a newf on the water
they seem to end up in it eventually
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We did a mid July main salmon with our three Golden's last month, and we took dog cots for each of them. It was warm, but not a super hot spell, but it was night and day more comfortable for them than any prior summer main salmon trip. I found the difficult thing with dogs is keeping them cool enough to sleep on the hot sand, even through sleeping pads. Cots are a hot weather game changer.
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Ask your dog if he even remembers her name. She was so young and innocent before that trip
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Just showed him the picture.
He's offered up a brilliant shade of lipstick he'd like her to try out...
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