Hamburg, July 23, 2019 – Dog owners have a very special responsibility on hot summer days. The scorching hot asphalt, for example, can burn dogs’ paws. The “seven second test” can be used to check if the pavement surface is too hot for your pet’s paws.
«To determine this, dog owners have to hold the back of their hand on the surface for seven seconds. If they can’t keep it up, the heat of the ground is too high for dog paws,» explains Sarah Ross, pet expert at , explaining the simple principle that was developed by the US Frostburg University as part of a study on this topic.
«A reasonably comfortable air temperature can hide dog owners from the risk of burning their paws from the ground,» warns Sarah Ross, relying on the US study. For example, the following temperature differences can occur between air and asphalt:
air temperature asphalt
25°C 52°C
31ºC 62ºC
35ºC 65ºC