Can we take them out right now?

One plain answer for your own dog: too hot, too cold, or good to go. Built from live weather and the things that make them them. Then it looks after the rest of the walk.

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Free to download. Premium from $4.17/month, billed annually.

The SafePaws Today screen for a golden retriever named Nova, her photo in the corner and a drawn sun over green hills with a dog and a tree. The field reads Good to go: good conditions for Nova, enjoy the walk, with 66 degrees air, UV 4.3 and 102 degrees estimated ground. Below it, Nova's day with no time cap from the weather, walks this week with a Walk button, and the Hours ahead chart.
What it does

One app for the whole walk.

No collar, no wearable. Free is everything you need to decide whether to go. Premium adds the rest of the day, and the record of it.

Free

Yours forever, no account.

One answer, every day

Open the app and it tells you, in one sentence, whether it's safe to take your dog out right now, and for how long.

Hazard map

Mark a loose dog, glass, ice or foxtails once. The pin stays until it stops mattering, and never leaves your phone.

Care reminders

Vaccines, meds, grooming and vet visits in one list, with a nudge before each is due.

Emergency help

First steps for heat stroke or burned pads, your vet one tap away, and the nearest practices around you.

Premium

$6.99 a month or $49.99 a year, after 7 days free.

Hours ahead

The rest of the day at a glance, so at 9 AM you know whether 2 PM is walkable.

Walk recording

Route, distance, time and ground temperature, saved on your phone and shareable as a report.

Walk trends

Distance, pace and heat exposure across every walk you've recorded.

How it works

Set up in three taps.

Add your dog

Name, size, age, and whether they're flat-faced. Each one changes the answer.

Check before you leash up

Green means go, red or blue means wait, with one line saying why.

Walk

Record it if you like. A care reminder is the only thing it will interrupt you for.

Pricing

Free to walk. Premium to walk smarter.

Deciding whether to walk is free, forever. Premium adds the hours ahead and the walk record.

Free

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Forever. No account required.
  • Today's answer, hot and cold
  • Hazard map
  • Care reminders
  • Emergency help & nearby vets
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Cancel anytime. Prices in USD, billed through Google Play.

Why the ground matters

The air says 90. The pavement says 134.

Air temperature says little about what your dog is standing on, in summer or in winter. This is the gap SafePaws works out for you, with the same numbers the app runs on.

Ground temperature by surface
90°F air · full sun · 2:00 PM
Safe Caution Unsafe
Grass 88°F Safe
Dirt trail 94°F Safe
Shaded concrete 99°F Safe
Brick 112°F Caution
Sidewalk 121°F Caution
Asphalt 134°F Unsafe
Dashed line: 125°F, the point where paw pads begin to blister. Scale 80–140°F
And the other half of the year
Cold-weather guidance · air temperature
Winter
45°F

Cold-averse animals feel it

Small, thin-coated, very young or elderly animals start losing heat faster than they can make it. SafePaws works out where your animal sits from its coat, age and size. It isn't one number for every dog.

32°F

The ground itself freezes

Frozen paths crack pads, ice cuts them, and the salt spread to melt it burns. Under a clear night sky an exposed surface sits several degrees below the air, which is why frost forms while the thermometer still says the mid-30s.

20°F

Every dog is at risk

Below this the guidance stops making exceptions: hypothermia and frostbite are a real possibility for any dog, whatever its coat. Wind gets there sooner: 20°F in a 20mph wind is 4°F.

Guidance, not a measurement. SafePaws cannot see ice on your street, and says so. Thresholds move with your animal's profile

Know before you leash up.

Free on Android. One answer a day, and the rest of the walk looked after.

Get it onGoogle Play Coming soon to theApp Store