The First Day of Summer

While the recent warm weather has definitely caused a little discomfort to us canines (while don't you try walking around all day in a permanent winter coat), we are excited to announce that we have a new favorite appliance in our owner's home.  No, it's not the vacuum cleaner and no it's not the dishwasher (both of which could disappear forever and we would not miss for a second).  Give up yet?  Well our new favorite household appliance is none other than the fan that our owner brought up from the basement a few weeks ago.

Since some strange guy came to our house a few weeks ago and told us that the metal box that sits outside the house isn't working that well, our owners have been using fans around the house.  Have we taken full advantage of these machines that cool the rooms?  Of course we have.  Being loyal fans of the Toes N Tails gang, you should be well aware of the fact that anything/anyone/anyplace that remotely benefits our lives and more importantly, our comfort level, will be held in high regard when it comes to our views on the matter.

Whether the fans are in the living rooms (during the day), the kitchen (during the times when those self-centered owners leave us at home), or in the bedroom (the evening/nighttime), we are usually parked right in front of one of these 'cool' machines.  Are you wondering if we block the airstream from our owners?  If you are wondering (and even if you aren't), the answer is yes.  Why do we care if our owners can feel the breeze or not as long as we're comfy?  Just like when we take a walk and we end up jerking our owner's arms out of their sockets when we see an attractive target (squirrel, other dog, ice cream cone in some kid's hand, etc), we take our needs/wants/desires into consideration well before we take our owner's needs/wants/desires into consideration.

Is that the correct way to go about living?  Probably not, but then again, we're just dogs, so we really don't know any better (or at least that's how we spin any situation in which our 'optimal living' may be in doubt).   Enjoy the first day of Summer and whenever you have a day where it's really hot and you long for a cool, shady spot or a spot in front of the fan, just imagine us spread out in front of one of our fans and hopefully that image will cool you off a bit.