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Back-of-hand test for hot pavement
Use your hand to check in ten seconds whether the ground is too hot for your dog's paws.
- Time
- ⏱ 10 s
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
How to do it
- Place your palm on the ground.
- Avoid the pavement if you can't keep your hand on it.
- Move the walk onto grass or into the shade.
Why it works
Strongly heated asphalt can burn the sensitive paw pads within minutes.
Sources
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- vetmeduni.ac.at (opens in a new tab)
Als Faustregel gilt: Wenn die Oberfläche zu heiß für die Handfläche des Menschen ist, ist sie auch zu heiß für Hundepfoten!
