Overview

• Handlers apply a seven-second rule that requires dogs to wear booties when pavement heats beyond safe levels.
• Canine patrols are capped at 20 minutes per shift to reduce heat exposure.
• Dogs receive regular hydration breaks and access to ice-filled kiddie pools for cooling.
• Protective booties repurpose winter K-9 protocols from cities like Portland, Maine, for summer heat.
• 3DK9 Detection Services oversees the measures at Lincoln Financial Field and similar steps are in place at other U.S. venues.