Cooling off

We've just arrived home from dog camp at Glen Highland Farm and man was it ever hot up there! We had a string of days in the mid and upper 90s with high humidity.

Ben was more than happy to remain in climate controlled conditions in our lodging. This year he was  much less interested in being around all the activities - even if he had always been the casual observer. I did really miss Ben hanging out with me on the couch during demos/lectures. But he didn't really want to spend time in the Barn so we would find quiet shady spaces outside to hang out in and get out on his favorite trails in the early morning or evening when the temps dialed down a bit. Some folks had no idea that I was there with more than one dog!

Foster pup Janey did great. I was able to get her out and about more than I thought I would be able to. I think coming to Camp did a lot of good in terms of exposing her to people in a very low pressure environment.

Molly was out with me the most, but a lot less than last year (another year older and this darn heat)... hanging out during lectures, walking around with me as we took photos, looking very content and always keeping an eye on me. Part of that was she was waiting for indication that we were headed to water for a swim! She was only a little bit snarky to other dogs, and that was only when she was laying down resting and I don't really blame her. We all get cranky when hot and tired, right?

For the most part, all the campers (41 this year) and their dogs (too many to count!) were troopers in the heat. The dogs, I think, fared better than their human counterparts, as demo'd by Snitch in the water tub (see photo above).