I think I have the right form but I live in ky and its pretty hot and humid and I'm afraid to take mishka out at anytime during the day I bring a half frozen water bottle when we go for walks I wait until after noon and I make them short and sometimes take her to the creek I also followthe 120 rule but she needs a good run with the bicycle but even at night and in the early morning is too warm to do any heavy jogging or anything but walk

Husband has given me good advice on this: "Listen to your dog" - ie, monitor her condition, if she's panting heavily, stop, stay in the shade. Don't push her - let her set the pace. Also, I'm thinking mid-day is bad time because the sun is high in the sky. Educate yourself about the signs of heat stress in dogs. My boy turns into an old rug when he's too hot. He slowly saunters through the sun from shady spot to shady spot and flops. He also prefers to walk in the ditches around here - they usually have water running in them so he's cooling his pads which is one of the few places that dogs cool themselves besides panting. The ditch water also wets his belly. But, I don't know about stagnant water in the south - maybe more of a problem them up north here.

I live even further south than you (and hence hotter... yay Mississippi) and my girls do great if I either A) wake up really early or B) wait until evening, like around 8pm. Like Amy said, your dog will tell you if it is too much. You just need to read her body language.

Thanks so much

I also live in Kentucky, and I have to take Deacon much earlier in the morning now due to the heat. Mid day is just too hot for him.

Omg I was meaning like after 2:00 "after"noon XD I'm sorry and thanks I'm sorry I didn't clarify and honestly I enjoy taking a run/walk or bikejoring early just to see the sunrise

I think that 2-4p is actually the hottest time of day. I'd just stick with morning if you like that.

is it really? Is always figured after 4id be cooler