Featured in Popular Science. Get personalized heat, pavement, and walk-safety guidance for your dog—free, private, and built for confidence before every adventure.
Every adventure starts with getting your best friend home safely. Especially in August as we enter the hottest part of summer. Make sure you and your friend are ready to face the outdoors together!
NorthPaw helps dog owners make more confident decisions about walks, hikes, road trips, and outdoor adventures by combining local weather, pavement conditions, and each dog's unique characteristics into personalized outdoor guidance.
Whether you’re heading out for a quick neighborhood walk or a weekend trail adventure, NorthPaw helps you understand today’s conditions before your dog’s paws hit the ground.
No two dogs experience the outdoors the same way. A thick-coated Husky and a short-snouted Bulldog experience heat differently. NorthPaw personalizes guidance based on your dog’s breed, coat type, fur color, size, and snout profile to help you better understand conditions before you head out the door.
Key Features
• Personalized Outing Guidance
Tailored recommendations based on your dog’s profile and current conditions.
• Surface Temperature Estimates
Understand how asphalt, concrete, turf, sand, and other common surfaces may change throughout the day.
• Daily Morning Brief
Optional reminders to check conditions before your first walk or adventure of the day.
• Share Walk Reports
Generate beautiful personalized walk reports to share with family and friends.
• Field Guide Reference
Quick access to information about hot surfaces, toxic plants, ticks, and other common outdoor hazards.
• Dynamic Checklists
Custom packing lists that adapt to your activity, weather, and your dog’s needs.
• Privacy First
No accounts. No sign-ups. No ads. No background location tracking. Your data stays on your device.
Disclaimer: NorthPaw is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not provide veterinary, medical, emergency, or legal advice. Always use your own judgment when evaluating conditions for your pet. We’ve included a manual validation step to help build awareness and confidence, but if you have concerns about your dog’s health or safety, consult your veterinarian.
Northpaw is simple, easy to use, and does exactly what it sets out to do. A perfect experience for quickly checking the best times of day to do my dog walks or dog park excursions just as the heat wave is hitting. I can’t remember the last time I’ve downloaded an app that didn’t force account creation or an unreasonable subscription, and in this way, Northpaw is a breath of fresh air not requiring any of that. I wish there were a way to tip the developer, but other than that, great app, no notes!
Developer Response
This 100% made my day and was 100% what I was building this for. I appreciate the sentiment on wanting to tip - but really - if you can share it with all your pet loving parents and get more eyes on it that would mean so much more! Hope your fur baby appreciates it!!
Thank you, very helpful!
Johnicash
Ledger seems much happier after switching his playtimes to match the temperature guides. Highly functional, and easy to use. If you have a pet you need this app!
Developer Response
Thank you thank you! I'm glad you and Ledger are enjoying the app! Hope many adventures to come!
Update
nitwhip
In less than twenty four hours I received a reply!I have redownloaded the app and it is awesome. I have sent the link to friends and family it’s a must have.
Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback. You’re absolutely right... a Whippet shouldn’t be treated as a flat-snouted breed. That’s a gap in the current breed support, and I’m fixing it in the next update.NorthPaw is still very early, and feedback like this is exactly how I’m improving it. I really appreciate you pointing it out, and I’ll be testing the Whippet support carefully before the next release. I hope you’ll give NorthPaw another try as I continue adding more breeds and features. 🐾
NorthPaw 5.4 makes getting started smoother and more reliable, with improved onboarding, clearer offline recovery, accessibility refinements, and behind-the-scenes measurement that will help us continue improving the experience. All fully anonymous.
Thank you for helping us build a safer, more useful NorthPaw.
Version 5.4
The developer, Christopher Fiegel, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Purchases
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Christopher Fiegel
Size
83.8 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
