(from Facebook Posting)

Dear Mom and Dad,
Let me stay home. It's not nice for me to walk and run next to you. But because I am a loyal dog, I often go beyond my limits. So I walk and run beside you, standing still if I have to. All while I feel my paws burning.

Even as little as 5 minutes can be fatal to me and to my paws. I sweat through my paws, and in the heat I just can not get rid of the sweat. My whole body starts boiling, but I’ll keep going because I am as loyal as loyal comes. When you look at me panting and moving around you think I’m excited to be out here walking or running with you and I am, I promise you I am, but it’s more that I can’t cool off and my feet are in severe pain. My paws are literally cooking.

By the time we have gotten home my paws have been burning the entire duration we were out, my tongue is dry and my head is pounding in the heat that my body cannot get rid of.

You know when you ask if I want to go for a walk or a run I will instantly jump up and want to go because I love you so much and I love these activities but I also don’t know what awaits me. I depend on you to know what’s in my best interest. So instead, let me stay at home where I can enjoy the sun, with a large bowl of water, somewhere in the shade. A cool area with grass would be best.

With all the love I have in the whole world - I give it all to you - Love your dog

How to Treat Your Dog’s Pad BurnTake these steps to treat mild paw pad burns at home

• Soak the paw pads in cool water—NOT ice water—or apply cool water compresses with a clean cloth, changing them frequently for at least 30 minutes
• Gently disinfect the paws
• Pat them dry
• Cut away any hair around the paws (very gently) to help prevent infection
• Bandage the paws or cover with socks to prevent them from being licked
• Check the paws again the next day. If there is no improvement or it’s getting worse, go to the vet

Assess how severe the burns are:​
Before making any attempts to treat your dog’s paws, though, the first thing to do is to assess how severe the burns are. Veterinary surgeon Dr. Linda Simon, MVB MRCVS, explains the difference between mild and severe burns.
“A superficial or first-degree burn does not penetrate deep into the skin and only the top layer of the pad is affected by the burn. The paw will look red and may feel hot. Thankfully, these milder burns tend to heal quickly with minimal to no intervention.”
Second-degree burns penetrate deeper into the pad. Dr Simon explains, “At this point, we can see oozing and infections would be quite common. These burns are painful and take longer to heal.”
Though third-degree paw pad burns are uncommon, Dr Simon says that they can happen, adding that “deeper burns cause skin sloughing and affect the subcutaneous tissue – these burns are the most dangerous and are difficult to treat.”

Supplies:

• 8 x 3/4" 3 way PVC corners (Amazon)
• 2 x 3/4" 10ft lengths PVC tubing (Home Hardware) They will cut it for you to the length desired. O went with 16" lengths. You will need 12. 
• as many rings as you want, to attach puppy toys to! (Temu)

Simply assemble as you see in the photo.