As the temperatures and humidity rise, so alas, does my electric bill as I turn on box fans, ceiling fans, and then - thankfully - the air conditioner!!  I just don't care about the $$$ - it feel so good to cool off!

My male Standard Poodle, Rex, is also trying to find a way to cool off!  He is living with two female Standard Poodles that are in heat.  Not a fun situation for a boy to have to live with.  Separation is not fun.  It is the price he, and we, pay for having unaltered dogs.

When Rex is two (next spring) we will begin his genetic testing to see if he is a good candidate for siring a litter.  He excels at obedience and rally, and has a wonderful personality. So we shall see how his hips and eyes and blood work turn out.

We have 3 females as well.  And they too will be going through testing next spring.  I am excited to see what the tests on all of our dogs reveal.

Until then, poor Rex is separated from his ladies and getting tons of extra attention and exercise with us.  He LOVES that part of it all!  The girls are together and to be honest, I don't think they are missing Rex all that much! 

 SO, we are enduring and surviving heat - both the temperature kind and the messy kind!  I just keep thinking, this too shall end.  (someone did tell me that we are halfway to Christmas already!)  :)