Woof Woof Wednesday: Dog Days of Summer

Our heat index is 100°F today. So, yeah, is it autumn yet? That said, my sweet angel pup Astrid didn't like summer any more than I do. Astrid was a dog who loved cold weather. Despite her general excitement for the outdoors, she would often choose to stay indoors when it was hot outside. That's why Astrid looked a lot like this on the dog days of summer...

Though she understandably didn't enjoy spending time outside on the hottest summer days, Astrid was more than fine snoozing on her couch in the sunny window.

I was always so grateful that Astrid and I shared a love for cool weather. We would take shorter walks in the summer, but our autumn walks were long and beautiful and I loved them. I was of course thankful for any walk I took with her, but I was indeed also thankful that Astrid wasn't a big fan of hot weather and so she didn't often ask me to walk her too far on those days.

Happy Wednesday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Today's spooky summertime doodle was a piece of concept art for a story I was working on many years ago. It involved a sort of spooky cabin in the woods, so I found myself drawing this here.

I hope to get back to this doodle's writing project again in the future, but I never felt as attached to it as I am with my current writing project. Probably because my current writing project not only co-stars a hind limb paralyzed kitty like my Evan, but all of the kitties and pups in my life have even small cameos. It's a fantasy story, but you better believe it's overrun with furry, four-legged characters.

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Tip of the Day

Around this time in 2018, we were introducing kitten Tonks as well as her sister Winky into the home. Back then, we shared a series of tips on none other than the topic of introducing new furry friends into the home. So, let's go ahead and repeat that series, shall we?

We're going to begin these tips with a simple yet important one, and that is, before you bring any new furbaby into your home, no matter the species or age, always take into consideration all factors that might affect this decision. For example, do you have enough space in your home to bring home a new cat or dog? If you rent your home, how many animals does the landlord allow? Also consider finances, and whether the proper medical and general care of a new cat or dog will realistically fit in your budget. How about your health? Are you physically able to care for a new cat or dog? Do you have other animals? Do any of them have medical or behavioral issues that would make it unwise to bring home another animal? How about family or roommates with whom you live? Is it reasonable and safe to bring a new cat or dog to live with the other people in your home? Needless to say, there are great many factors to consider before bringing home a new furbaby, so be sure to thoroughly consider all those that apply to you and your home.