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The walk-day checklist
Two checks always outrank the list
First, the pavement screen: press the back of your hand on the surface for ten seconds before you start - too hot to hold your hand there means don't walk on it, and a merely warm result never proves the surface is safe. Second, your dog: heavy, nonstop panting, lagging behind or a wobble in the legs ends the walk, whatever the conditions said. Details in the walk timing guide.
Build today's walk checklist
Answer two questions for source-grounded cautions, not a safety verdict. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
What the cautions add up to
On any warm day, the research-backed pattern is the same: walk in the coolest hours, keep it short and easy, carry water, favor shade and grass, and let your dog set the pace. Heat-sensitive dogs get the strict version of all of it - read flat-faced breeds and heat - and genuinely hot days move play indoors: hallway fetch, a food puzzle, training games. And no checklist result ever makes a parked car safe - see why cars are never safe.