My setters are mostly couch potatoes these days. Oh, I do try and work them in a small field near a river once a week or so, just so they stay sharp, but even here in Seattle, which has about the coolest summer climate anywhere in the Lower 48, we' ve had several days over 90 degrees. Temperatures like that scare me because I' ve had too many buddies lose dogs to the heat...not because they are irresponsible owners/trainers, but because they (we) own high-powered dogs that love to go. On occasion, one gets away from its handler and runs itself to death.

I love my dogs too much to risk it.