Rolling Dog Farm Blog

I was scooping poop on Saturday morning when I saw Travis lying underneath the dog house in his yard. Now, to be honest, my first reaction was, "Well, at least you're finally using that @#%&! hole you dug!" Last year, soon after we moved here, Travis went to work excavating under the corner of his dog house; I was forever filling the hole back in so the house wouldn't become unstable and wobbly in that corner.  Eventually, reason prevailed; no, he didn't stop digging, I just quit trying to fill it in. The odd thing was, I never saw him ever get in the hole. He seemed to be digging for digging's sake. (It's a dog's life, after all.)

Until yesterday, that is, when it was a hot, sunny morning and he was looking for a cooler spot. Nevertheless, I would like to point out that the entire interior of the dog house is shaded, and with the front and back both open, breezy as well. It's hard to think his tight, airless hole in the ground would be cooler or more comfortable, but since I haven't actually tried it myself, I can't say for sure. 

Blind Patti, on the other hand, had a different idea on how to stay cool:

Because Travis has a fused jaw and can't pant to cool off, we always have to keep an eye on him on hot summer days to make sure he doesn't overheat. But yesterday morning, he was obviously taking matters into his own paws, and at least his confounded hole was getting some use. But me, I would have been with Patti, lying in the shade on the cool grass.

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