concrete or other common surfaces. Hot asphalt will absolutely burn them if they walk for any distance.

Keep 'em safe!

I read what was there, which was don't assume all surfaces are the same, as a reply directed to my original post. I don't call that extrapolation.

own feet in 91F to likewise be fine if it were asphalt or another composite that both holds and increases heat.

I meant no offense. I have seen both children in the ER and seen dogs with burned-off paws attending community fairs in the summertime. Not all understand what you are discussing and take appropriate precautions. And, yes, many do assume it was fine one time so it must be the next, but circumstances and exposures change.

I took my shoes off so that I could feel the surface. Whatever surface that was. That was the entire point of my post.

I have always carried my dog when in doubt. So I was rather pleased with myself for coming up with a way to avoid unnecessary carrying.

I did not walk a little ways on the pavement, analogous to the way you would put your hand on the pavement. I walked from the car to the store, put on my shoes, came out and took them off again, and walked from the store to the car. In other words, I was walking barefoot where my dog was walking 100% of the time.

The bitumens & anthracite in asphalt actually lighten with exposure to uV light.
So when it turns gray, it absorbs less light, hence not as hot.
Asphalt that's new, or recently recoated gets WAY hotter.
And, since sealcoating is kind of a racket, we're going to run into freshly black asphalt a lot.

....it's OK to walk their pets on hot as hell pavement and concrete surfaces. I cringe in the hottest parts of Summer seeing this.

They do make booties. Now if the dog will wear them is the trick!

Booties failed.

I saw so many dogs with sock like shoes on. People walked their dogs early in the morning and in the evenings. One lady said she lets her dog out in her backyard and she picks up the waste as its too hot to walk it outdoors.