dogdaze

This Memorial Day was hotter than most I can remember. Maybe that’s because at about 2 p.m., the electricity went out at home. I called the electric company and was told it could take up to 3 hours to get the power back on. This is probably OK if you live in the mountains of Colorado, but not in Texas!

After about 45 minutes with no air conditioning, I looked at my two children and my dogs and knew something had to be done.

I grabbed a box of Popsicles from the freezer and headed outside under the shade of a large pine tree. Thankfully, my son’s swimming pool was still intact from last summer. I started filling it up but my impatient son quickly jumped in and started splashing around, as did a couple of my dogs. My 7-month-old daughter watched happily in her baby swing.

Even the bigger dogs joined in the fun as I sprayed them with water from the hose. After the Popsicles ran out I grabbed the ice tray full of ice and watched as the dogs chomped on the ice to stay cool.

It was a sight to see, watching the Labs, Akita and other big dogs running and playing with the little Chihuahuas and other dogs. I don’t think they minded the power outage too much.

I on the other hand was really happy when the power — and air conditioning — came on around 5 p.m.

Have a cool Memorial Day!!

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