Hot, Hot, Hot

In Michigan?  Hot, humid, and recovering from horrible weekend storms.  Feels like we may as well be in Florida!  Early/late walks and AC are the norm here, too.

I’m in Fort Worth and we seldom have a real “Spring”.  We go from Winter to Summer; blink and you miss Spring.  It is in the upper 90’s and very humid.  We need rain too.  It rained a very little on Monday, but I was hoping for much more.  Last Summer was one of the wettest on record and we were all so spoiled. I don’t think that is going to happen this year.

Sleighbelle hates the hot, but she loves to be outside, so sometimes she tries to stay out there longer than she should.  So then I’m on the porch bribing her with a treat if she will come in the house.  I think she knows that if she stands there looking at me long enough, I’ll pull out the ole “come get a treat” routine!

Birdy (my rescue/special needs pug) can no longer stand or walk, so she does not go outside anymore.  Her health seems to be fine except for that.  I can see that her back leg area is loosing muscle (not that she ever had much).  But she is still happy and sweet and just accepts her lot in life.  She has taught me many things about being grateful for what you have and not crying about what you don’t. Who knew I could learn so much from my pugs?

I, too, am from northeast Kansas (Kansas City) and we have had lots of rain again with some severe storms.  I enjoy some of the wet weather but I can’t really get out to plant anything because it is too muddy.  Romeo hates going out in the rain, so sometimes I have to let him out in the garage if it lasts too long.  Depending on which way the wind is blowing he will go out on the deck and do his business.  Not the best situations but easy to clean up.

We are in SW Florida… Lee County… and have been experiencing typical summer weather. HOT & HUMID! Our walks are restricted to early morning (before 7am) and late evening (after 8pm). Otherwise, it’s a quick trip outdoors to potty and back to the a/c. (we did have wicked rains & winds Sunday and Monday)

All of you can certainly take the rain we’re getting here in Iowa! Its been storming nearly every day for several weeks, and tornados have been damaging small towns all over the state. I spent last night watching sand bagging efforts all over town in hopes of keeping the flood waters back. When the clouds do part, its lower 80’s, which is perfect for me, and the puggies are happy to go outside and not have to have their feet wiped on the way in!

We are in Vancouver, BC and it has been wet and miserable. It has been sitting at 10-13 degrees each day (46-52ish). I had to turn the furnace back up!
The dogs don’t mind whatsoever, just me!
It usually gets hotter here in July and August so I am hoping we get a somewhat decent summer!

Just an hour north of Boise they got 3 inches of snow this morning and it’s raining and cold here.  This is not typical for the area in June. We may have to get Brandy’s sweaters out of storage.

We currently have way too much rain.  It has rained almost every day for the last month, with only a day or two of sunshine in between!  We’re wondering when summer is going to finally arrive.  Normally we have pretty hot weather here by now and I would have a tan :(

Karen, thank you so much for the update on C.J.  Please keep on with the updates.

Danine,
Thank you for your thoughts on Birdy.  I have thought about the cart too, but while her front legs are better than her back, she really doesn’t have much use of those either.  So, for now, she is lovingly carried around by her mommy, and is always by me on the couch or bed.

I’m sorry for your fella too.  It’s just not fair, these pugs give us such love and comfort and enjoyment and then something terrible like this happens.

In northern Ohio it has been in the 90’s and humid since last weekend. Today it got around 80 but there was a cool breeze and little humidity. The dogs would run out, do their business and beat it for the door to get back in the air conditioning. Today they stayed out and played.

Danine - I checked out the carts at Eddie’s Wheels and it is amazing what they can do.  Best of luck with training Benee with his cart.  I am sure he will pick it up quick.  It is amazing how quick dogs can adjust to things.

Christina - I’m so sorry to hear about Birdy.  Please know that you have my thoughts.

Karen - Glad to hear that C.J. is on the mend.  I am keeping positive thoughts about the pathology report.  Please keep us updated.

Isn’t it odd how no matter where the locale we never seem to get just the right amount of rain?  Either things are flooding or things are bone dry.  Best of luck to those getting a ton of rain and hopefully that rain will move to some of us that desperately need it.

I know it isn’t summer yet, but a safe summer to all!

OBP - thank you for your kind words! I tried it in the living room and he took off on it but it needs adjusting before I will film it and let him outside