SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Thursday and Friday are not messing around; the heat will be on the street and it’s our four-legged family members who will take the brunt.

“Do not take you animals hiking. Do not take them running. Don’t run them next to a bike when it’s hot outside,” warned Nina Tompson with the San Diego Humane Society.

Tecolote Canyon, Mission Trails, Iron Mountain and Los Penasquitos Canyon are just a handful of the trails where dogs have been rescued due to extreme heat conditions.

Now, the San Diego Human Society is trying to get out in front of weather to prevent another dangerous pet day in the dog days of August. Even a stroll around the block in the midday heat is not recommended.

“Your dog is not going to be comfortable walking on the pavement, it’s too hot,” said

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