Has anyone else quit walking in this heat? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Ringo1 · 07-19-2011, 04:20 PM

Ringo is about to go crazy; we are on Day 2 without a walk.

But it's almost 96 degrees - still - and 90% humidity.

I'm a little worried about walking them in this heat.

Anyone else? Or am I just paranoid?

RammaJ · 07-19-2011, 04:24 PM

I did too...what do ya do? Its so hot out? Since I am still training, I take Pierre out back on a leash for a few minutes, and then when Im inside I try to pee pad train him.

chachi · 07-19-2011, 04:25 PM

We dont walk in this heat if we do we go in the morning when its cooler

susan lynn · 07-19-2011, 04:30 PM

If I can't get outside to walk before 7 am, the dogs use their potty pads. They will go out for a few minutes but run back inside. They are all potty pad trained also, the girls prefer indoors.

marcerella02 · 07-19-2011, 04:48 PM

Same here- I am in Ontario Canada- right now it is 9 pm and we are still at 80 degrees, 90 with the humidity. I was getting up at 6:30 to walk Layla but even then it is too hot. I am hating this- Layla needs her daily walks and it hasn't happpened in about a week.

katy-yorkie · 07-19-2011, 04:49 PM

Since it's been 95-100 degrees here, we don't walk until after dark. If we don't walk, we go to the park and sit under a shade tree. There's a couple of lakes so it's a bit cooler there. It's 85 degrees at 6:00AM, it's nothing but hot here!

Lil Sis · 07-19-2011, 04:51 PM

If i didn't walk because it is 90 out we would not walk all summer

What is getting me is the Mosquito
I can't take it. If I try to walk early or late to beat the heat I get eaten alive!
I feel like I did when I was a kid and count all the bites... I am up to over 100...not a joke!!

My dh has been walking the pack, he doesn't seam to get bitten as much as I do. Yesterday I must have had 50 mosquitoes on my feet. ugh!!!! I can just imagine how I looked.. hopping-- slapping at the dam things

shodanusmc · 07-19-2011, 04:51 PM

Yes, no walks here until it gets cooler. Mid-90's and high humidity. They would go for a walk regardless, so we have to sometimes do the thinking for them.

Jinger · 07-19-2011, 04:57 PM

Haven't been walking here, as it's usually too hot even by 6:30 in the morning. It's awful...hottest summer I remember in Texas for over 10 years, and more humid, too. At least we're not in Oklahoma where my daughter is; it's getting to 105 and over there!
I think Zoe's mad about no walks.

Maximo · 07-19-2011, 05:07 PM

We went out early this morning, but we did not have an evening walk. Wasn't going to risk the boys getting overheated. They are going nuts.

Britster · 07-19-2011, 05:08 PM

We've basically been not walking. It's just TOO hot. Jackson hates the heat anyways.

I am a dogwalker so I still have to go and let all the dogs out, but we generally do a quick 5-10 minute leg stretch and potty break. I bring Jackson with me so he gets SOME form of exercise and mental stimulation but other than that, we've been doing a lot of indoor playing and I get him to my dads house once or twice a week to get in some swimming.

Ellie May · 07-19-2011, 05:13 PM

No. We don't walk much anyway. I'd like to start walking Rylee, but it is just way too hot. His paw pads would suffer for it and he has so much hair. No way.

kjc · 07-19-2011, 05:16 PM

No walks here... but increased playing fetch to wear their butts out! Tink insists on going out, but comes right back in before i can close the door, lol. I'm wore out, she wants out every two minutes... just to look around and see what's going on.

Princess10 · 07-19-2011, 05:32 PM

No walks or anything here. I don't even take Princess out at all if I can help it. Just a five minutes outside & she's panting like crazy. She uses pads, though I'd like to just let her get some fresh air but it's just crazy here. They're saying 98 for Thursday!

backwardsrain · 07-19-2011, 05:45 PM

I've tried walking right before dark, but it is still so hot the doggies will hardly walk back. One will plop down on the grass and refuse to budge, the other just walks so slowly and stops a lot that we never get anywhere! Luckily mine are lazy anyway and have to be woken up for walks.

07-19-2011, 04:20 PM	#1
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	Has anyone else quit walking in this heat? Ringo is about to go crazy; we are on Day 2 without a walk. But it's almost 96 degrees - still - and 90% humidity. I'm a little worried about walking them in this heat. Anyone else? Or am I just paranoid? __________________ Mommy to Lucy, Ringo, and Matthew

07-19-2011, 04:24 PM	#2
RammaJ Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Silver Springs Florida Posts: 44	quit walking too I did too...what do ya do? Its so hot out? Since I am still training, I take Pierre out back on a leash for a few minutes, and then when Im inside I try to pee pad train him. __________________

07-19-2011, 04:25 PM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	We dont walk in this heat if we do we go in the morning when its cooler __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

07-19-2011, 04:30 PM	#4
susan lynn Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,262	If I can't get outside to walk before 7 am, the dogs use their potty pads. They will go out for a few minutes but run back inside. They are all potty pad trained also, the girls prefer indoors. __________________ SUSAN : TESSIE : HOBBES :CALVIN :SASSY There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face! ~ Ben Williams

07-19-2011, 04:48 PM	#5
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	Same here- I am in Ontario Canada- right now it is 9 pm and we are still at 80 degrees, 90 with the humidity. I was getting up at 6:30 to walk Layla but even then it is too hot. I am hating this- Layla needs her daily walks and it hasn't happpened in about a week. __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

07-19-2011, 04:49 PM	#6
katy-yorkie Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Katy, Texas USA Posts: 1,458	Since it's been 95-100 degrees here, we don't walk until after dark. If we don't walk, we go to the park and sit under a shade tree. There's a couple of lakes so it's a bit cooler there. It's 85 degrees at 6:00AM, it's nothing but hot here! __________________ Jeanie, mom to Buster and Maggie

07-19-2011, 04:51 PM	#7
Lil Sis Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,008	If i didn't walk because it is 90 out we would not walk all summer What is getting me is the Mosquito I can't take it. If I try to walk early or late to beat the heat I get eaten alive! I feel like I did when I was a kid and count all the bites... I am up to over 100...not a joke!! My dh has been walking the pack, he doesn't seam to get bitten as much as I do. Yesterday I must have had 50 mosquitoes on my feet. ugh!!!! I can just imagine how I looked.. hopping-- slapping at the dam things __________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy

07-19-2011, 04:51 PM	#8
shodanusmc BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,603	Yes, no walks here until it gets cooler. Mid-90's and high humidity. They would go for a walk regardless, so we have to sometimes do the thinking for them.

07-19-2011, 04:57 PM	#9
Jinger Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,213	Haven't been walking here, as it's usually too hot even by 6:30 in the morning. It's awful...hottest summer I remember in Texas for over 10 years, and more humid, too. At least we're not in Oklahoma where my daughter is; it's getting to 105 and over there! I think Zoe's mad about no walks. __________________ Jen and Zoe

07-19-2011, 05:07 PM	#10
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,044	We went out early this morning, but we did not have an evening walk. Wasn't going to risk the boys getting overheated. They are going nuts. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

07-19-2011, 05:08 PM	#11
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	We've basically been not walking. It's just TOO hot. Jackson hates the heat anyways. I am a dogwalker so I still have to go and let all the dogs out, but we generally do a quick 5-10 minute leg stretch and potty break. I bring Jackson with me so he gets SOME form of exercise and mental stimulation but other than that, we've been doing a lot of indoor playing and I get him to my dads house once or twice a week to get in some swimming. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

07-19-2011, 05:13 PM	#12
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	No. We don't walk much anyway. I'd like to start walking Rylee, but it is just way too hot. His paw pads would suffer for it and he has so much hair. No way. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

07-19-2011, 05:16 PM	#13
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,869	No walks here... but increased playing fetch to wear their butts out! Tink insists on going out, but comes right back in before i can close the door, lol. I'm wore out, she wants out every two minutes... just to look around and see what's going on. __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

07-19-2011, 05:32 PM	#14
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	No walks or anything here. I don't even take Princess out at all if I can help it. Just a five minutes outside & she's panting like crazy. She uses pads, though I'd like to just let her get some fresh air but it's just crazy here. They're saying 98 for Thursday! __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

07-19-2011, 05:45 PM	#15
backwardsrain YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 290	I've tried walking right before dark, but it is still so hot the doggies will hardly walk back. One will plop down on the grass and refuse to budge, the other just walks so slowly and stops a lot that we never get anywhere! Luckily mine are lazy anyway and have to be woken up for walks.