{"id":20101,"date":"2015-07-13T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ippblogdev.frontrowdigital.com\/blogs\/uncategorized\/when-it-s-too-hot-to-exercise-your-dog\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:54:41","slug":"when-it-s-too-hot-to-exercise-your-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/pet-parenting\/when-it-s-too-hot-to-exercise-your-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Exercise Your Dog Safely in Hot Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dogs need lots of exercise to stay healthy, but just like you, there are those crazy hot days when you should just find other activities. Don\u2019t forget, they\u2019re wearing a fur coat! Here\u2019s a quick rundown of what to do on the days when you can\u2019t exercise like normal:<\/p>\n

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  1. Adjust your exercise times to early morning or late evening, when the temps drop and the humidity clears out a little.<\/li>\n
  2. Exercise or play outside of the direct sunlight. Shaded areas are great (but just watch for bugs and use a natural flea and tick repellant like\u00a0Richard\u2019s Organics Flea & Tick Spray<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  3. Bring along lots of water for your pet if you\u2019re going to be out on a hot day. Grab a\u00a0Kriser\u2019s collapsible travel water bowl<\/strong>\u00a0or an\u00a0H2O4K9 Stainless Steel water bottle<\/strong>\u00a0perfect for sharing with your pet at your local store.<\/li>\n
  4. Try indoor games for a while \u2013 mental stimulation can be almost as tiring, and a mentally tired dog is a tired dog none the less.\u00a0 We like some of the ones by\u00a0Nina Ottosson<\/strong>\u00a0that we carry.<\/li>\n
  5. If you have the space for whatever size dog you have, play a game of tug-o-war with a Jax & Bones rope tug toy or the\u00a0Chuck-It indoor toys<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Enjoy the summer and stop by for more recommendations on what to do with your pet in the heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dogs need lots of\u00a0<\/span>exercise\u00a0to stay healthy, but just like you, there are those crazy hot days when you should just find other activities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[3,35],"class_list":["post-20101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pet-parenting","tag-dog","tag-seasonal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20497,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20101\/revisions\/20497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krisers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}