Dog paw balm for hot summer surfaces?

If the surfaces are that hot, the dog shouldn't be walking on them. If you can put your hand on it comfortably, it's fine, if you can't, keep the dog off it.

Don't take them out in the midday sun.

Early morning or evening walks, and it's not the end of the world if they don't get a walk one day.

This goes on after the first walk while he’s lying in the garden/shade.
It is quite a strong aroma though so not recommended if your dog goes straight inside after rubbing it in, your house will soon smell the same!
it’s from Pets at Home, I think it’s about £7 or thereabouts.

Cool cheers. I'm not planning on taking her onto hot surfaces just for the sake of it, but were going to the Pyrennes and Spain in August and the ground will be hot pretty much all the time. Just wondered if anything was decent for protecting them.

I'll pick some of that stuff up from pets at home, cheers Graham.

Nothing!

I'm amazed dogs have survived in hot countries for so long without someone to put stuff on their paws!

I’m amazed dogs have survived in hot countries for so long without someone to put stuff on their paws!

But only the mad ones go out in the midday sun...

Early/late walks having checked the pavement with either your paw or a laser thermometer for my fuzzy buddy.

going to the Pyrennes and Spain in August

Don't take the dog? Doubt it'll be the enjoyable for them in the heat and stuck in vehicles.

Don’t take the dog? Doubt it’ll be the enjoyable for them in the heat and stuck in vehicles.

This+1

MrsRNP is going to South of France in August for 2weeks - me and doggo are staying at home! Too hot and too busy.

Bert has been before but at Xmas when the beaches were quiet and empty.

Nothing!

I’m amazed dogs have survived in hot countries for so long without someone to put stuff on their paws!

Are you f***ing serious?

And those are bad burns, it'll be painful for the dog even long before it gets hot/prolonged enough to take skin off.

Walk dogs early in the morning, then let them do what they naturally do in any country, hot or not, sleep in the shade somewhere for 23 hours.

Cool cheers. I’m not planning on taking her onto hot surfaces just for the sake of it, but were going to the Pyrennes and Spain in August and the ground will be hot pretty much all the time. Just wondered if anything was decent for protecting them.

I hate to say it, but Spain in August does not sound like a suitable holiday for a dog. You said yourself "the ground will be hot pretty much all the time", in the sun it could easily hit 80C. That's hotter than trying to hold a mug of freshly brewed tea. You know that awkward moment when you try to pass someone a cup and one of you has to grasp the mug because the other has the handle? A bit of moisturizer beforehand isn't going to help much.

Shoes - get the dog shoes.

I don’t understand why you would think that any kind of cream or lotion would protect your dogs paws.

I'd have feared that the lotion / oils would just aid the frying of the paws. Literally.

I'm taking my pup to the Scottish Highlands this August- I expect the risk of el scorchio payments is acceptably low there.

And he's got a double coat to minimise the effects of the rain and the barsteward midges

I don’t understand why you would think that any kind of cream or lotion would protect your dogs paws.

Because it was mentioned on a thread on here not long ago, and thought I'd ask about it. I've found things like mushers which was originally developed to protect sledding dogs paws and others that just seem to be moisturisers so thought I'd ask the font of all knowledge that is STW. Kind of wish I hadn't now though....

Roller skates?

That's protecting against two different things, sledding dogs would pic up a lot of injuries, just like you or I would running barefoot on rough ground. You'd get a mix of cuts and abrasions from the ground itself, and cracking, callouses, etc. Or in the case of running on snow, you'd want to avoid ice building up on your feet. Which would be helped by various ointments. There isn't any way you're going to protect their bare skin from 80C pavement with a cream.

Short haired small dogs might fair ok, my long haired Sheppard dog won't be travelling south over summer, it's hotter than I'd like to be in East Anglia as it is!

I'm sure you know your dog better than we do though.
<p style="text-align: left;">Ours was originally from Bosnia, so I suspect her days would have been both hot and cold natively, she tends to go with the walk, massive sleep, walk, massive sleep approach whatever the weather really, oh and occasionally bark at something!</p>

No dog should be out walking on hot tarmac it’s cruel.

Have you ever tried walking on hot tarmac it ****ing hurts. Dogs feet will blister

Either change your plans ie go somewhere where a uk dog will be happy or find someone to look after your dog at home or take your dog but don’t take it out apart from early morning or last thing at night

How about these? Not unlike the Kevlar ones developed for search dogs at disaster sites…

https://www.dogdesires.co.uk/dog-boots-for-injured-paws/

Won’t the dogs just lick any ointment off their paws?

"I don’t understand why you would think that any kind of cream or lotion would protect your dogs paws."

Me neither.

I’m amazed dogs have survived in hot countries for so long without someone to put stuff on their paws!

Yeah, it's almost like the paws they walk on all year round have, just maybe, toughened up? I certainly wouldn't take mine out for a long walk at midday, but that's more due to her overheating with her long, black coat than any particular concern about her paws.