More of the same heat again... more pools, more tarps, more ice cream and for a few dogs, swims. Yo calmed down with a new jolly ball to entertain him in the heat.
It reached 100 degrees again yesterday and the dogs are coping as best they can. We hosed down the pens, roofs, fencing and sprayed over the dogs several times during the day. Most love their pools, but we had two separate thunder storms that riled them up, and of course, made them warmer, in their excitement. But they love their end of the day ice cream.
Skinny, again, dug out and dove out under his new pen, fearful of the lightning/thunder. I'll have to do something this morning to fill in the new hole. We have a new supply of boulders from the field just for that purpose. If you're going to have dogs in pens it's good to have a ready supply of boulders for holes and digging out. It does help to dig the fences into the ground, but they do dig out anyway.
Three dogs went not only for a swim but a boat ride and they seemed to calm down considerably. Sulatna climbed her favorite tree over the lake. Skinny combed the shoreline.
It looks as though today will be slightly cooler (89-90) but also another thunder storm.
We were able to finally get Balto's pen covered with three layers of mesh to stop her from
trying to climb out in a storm. She vaulted up the 12 foot outer fence yesterday, bloodied her feet, but she's now back in her own recovered pen , seemingly at peace for awhile.
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