secretsqirrel
Über Member
It’s probably perfect advice for brachycephalic dogs.
If they are proper pointy-nose dogs they would cope better.
Not all dogs are born equal, and neither are their owners.
Seemingly trivial things that elicit an emotional response of some kind
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It’s probably perfect advice for brachycephalic dogs.
If they are proper pointy-nose dogs they would cope better.
Not all dogs are born equal, and neither are their owners.
Pross
Veteran
Basically that would be "don't walk your dog" for the next few days (and all through summer in many countries).
Pblakeney
Squire
Deliberately set off at 07:00 in 16C.
Now 30C and not pleasant as per BT.
The descent is about as enjoyable as the climb. 😉
briantrumpet
Timewaster
Exactly so. I saw a FB post from someone with a photo of an apparently very comfortable dog on a lead near shade, and the post was criticising the owner for taking their dog out in the sunshine at all.
Sure, be sensitive and aware (the comments about hot tarmac and excessive exercise are fair and sensible, and avoiding the hottest parts of the day), and make sure that water is available, but that chart seems simply to be aimed at criticising anyone who takes their dog outdoors in sunshine from May till September.
OP
OP
First Aspect
Legendary Member
Don't let your dog go swimming in case it gets into difficulty and you need to rescue it, which you shouldn't do.
Don't ever let your dog off a lead. There are all sorts of things that can happen.
Don't run with scissors.
briantrumpet
Timewaster
I'm looking forward to my heart returning to normal proportions so that I can get back to saying I enjoy long ascents just as much as – and possibly more than – the descents. As a vaguely decent climber, there's a particular pleasure in pacing an hour-long ascent just right, and you get to take in the views rather better than when you are careering down the descent.
briantrumpet
Timewaster
Personally I would ban the breeding of dogs that can't breathe and whose eyeballs are prone to pop out. Utterly evil, all in the pursuit of extreme traits deemed 'desirable' by the Kennel Club and the like.
Pblakeney
Squire
My HR exceeded 200BPM quite a few times on the climb, and that was in bottom gear taking it as easy as possible.
Take it easy.
briantrumpet
Timewaster
Oh, don't worry, it'll still be the e-bike in this weather and in France this summer (even with early starts). Having had health intervention probably into the £50k range (if it had been done privately), I really don't want to screw it up.
PurplePenguin
Über Member
briantrumpet
Timewaster
Does that mean that people should never take babies out of the house when it's over 21C outside?
Ian H
Shaman
They should never take them out at any time. Bloody noisy, screaming things.
Pross
Veteran
Mine will be going out for his second walk of the day shortly, I'll be cutting it to about 20 minutes and walked him further at 7.00am. I'll take him through the fields where there is a stream and some trees. He'll pant all the way and drink the stream dry but I can guarantee that when I get home he'll choose to go out it the garden and chase birds, bees and butterflies all afternoon. He doesn't get the idea of lying in the shade and sleeping (which I'd be doing if I could).
PurplePenguin
Über Member
It just means there are no babies in much of the world. I asked the health visitor about this. She wasn't impressed.
