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**maxfreemann** · 09-07-2012, 05:11 PM

Last year it was brutal here in Texas - it got so hot and dry that we stopped walking Peanut - even in the middle of the night it was too hot. We just let her in the back yard to do her business. By August, the dirt in the backyard was hot too.

We have central a/c and for back up 2 window units. Our central a/c is newish so we haven't needed the window units.

This year has been closer to normal except the few days it hit 106-109F (41C-43C). We aren't super humid here most of the time so the actual temp is also close to the feels like temp most of the summer. We walk Peanut early in the morning. After baking all day, the sidewalks can still be hot after dark so we don't always walk her at night.

We make sure Peanut has lots of cool water and we keep an eye on her after walks and backyard zoomies. Kiddie pools are good and normal years we use them but last year it was to hot for me to play with her while she was in the pool so we never used it. We did take her to a regular pool and she stayed cool swimming in that.

I couldn't handle the brutal cold y'all get! Peanut would live in doggie sweaters! She likes zoomies in the cold (well here winter is 40F/4C with lots of days in the 60's and a few nights in the 20's /-4C) but she shivers indoors at 60F.

09-07-2012, 05:11 PM	#18
maxfreemann Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	Last year it was brutal here in Texas - it got so hot and dry that we stopped walking Peanut - even in the middle of the night it was too hot. We just let her in the back yard to do her business. By August, the dirt in the backyard was hot too. We have central a/c and for back up 2 window units. Our central a/c is newish so we haven't needed the window units. This year has been closer to normal except the few days it hit 106-109F (41C-43C). We aren't super humid here most of the time so the actual temp is also close to the feels like temp most of the summer. We walk Peanut early in the morning. After baking all day, the sidewalks can still be hot after dark so we don't always walk her at night. We make sure Peanut has lots of cool water and we keep an eye on her after walks and backyard zoomies. Kiddie pools are good and normal years we use them but last year it was to hot for me to play with her while she was in the pool so we never used it. We did take her to a regular pool and she stayed cool swimming in that. I couldn't handle the brutal cold y'all get! Peanut would live in doggie sweaters! She likes zoomies in the cold (well here winter is 40F/4C with lots of days in the 60's and a few nights in the 20's /-4C) but she shivers indoors at 60F.
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