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Day 3️⃣: At Risk Dogs this Summer

5 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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Dog trainer Max Randall explains that overheating risk comes more from a dog's emotional state—hyperactivity, stress, anxiety, pain—than from breed or temperature alone. Dogs in these heightened states can overheat even in moderate weather. He covers how to spot these signs and teases enrichment techniques to keep at-risk dogs safe.

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But why, as a dog trainer, would I still advise you to probably not do it? Welcome, mucker, to day 3 of the summer series, collecting a nugget of value each day until you're confidently leading your dog through summer. And here's everything you need to know about at-risk dogs, not just breeds. So as a dog trainer, my job is to meet dogs with behavioral problems. And you guys know I teach it here, I teach it on mcanineplus.com. That behavioral problems have a cause. Your dog is behaving a certain way because they are hyperactive, frustrated, stressed, anxious, in pain. And the thing I want you to remember is if you're living with a dog like that, you might just think that's normal and you don't realize actually what your dog is like. And that's the bit that catches people out. You go out on a walk with your dog that is fine in this temperature, but your dog is nuts. They're filled with so many emotions. They're on drugs. And those dogs, even in the amber or the yellow temperatures, can get so, so hot. If your dog is like this, or this dog, or like this, or this, on a regular basis, they are the most at-risk dog. And the way you can get around this is by learning how to enrich that dog at home. Well, I'm gonna give you some really cool things to do in tomorrow's video.