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Maverick is the first long haired dog Dennis has owned.

He is constantly amazed at the amount of hair Mav can lose and not look like a Chinese Crested.

I think there’s a little jealousy there. But, I’m not saying anything. I had an American Eskimo several years ago, so I well remember the tumbling hair tumbleweeds during the big shedding season.

It’s hot here again today. And muggy. Poor Mav is so hot, his day has consisted of 1) panting and 2) lying around looking sad and pathetic.

Here are Maverick’s top ways to beat the heat:

Help The Puppies

We are involved with an animal rescue here in our area. It is run by a woman with whom I work. Late last week, a Springer Spaniel puppy was brought in to a local vet with Parvo. The doofus that brought the puppy in could not afford treatment (which can run into the hundreds/thousands of dollars per puppy). He was just out the breed purebred Springers and make a quick buck. He never bothered to get the puppies vaccinated. The woman who runs the rescue said he would have to surrender all the dogs for her to help with the treatment. He (reluctantly) agreed and now eight of the nine puppies are on IV treatment.

Parvo is a real killer and extremely painful. Treatment isn’t that pleasant either. Worse still, it’s important to keep the dogs quiet and still while in treatment. Ever tried to keep a puppy quiet and still? Good luck.

Anyway, there is a fund raising drive going on to help with some of the cost of treatment.

If you can help, please do. Even a dollar makes a difference. See here and then go here to donate – put in Parvo Pups in the item description.

What’s this?  Napping?  That rarely happens here!

The past few weeks have been so filled with heat, frustration, and stress, about all we could muster yesterday was eating (note the BBQ chips in the foreground), mindless TV viewing and the occasional nap.

What the dogs did to be so tired, I’m not sure, but it’s all good.

P.S.  Today’s not looking too productive either.

Tinker – 1996 – 2006