Garden Report

Hark everypup! Guinness, your weather grrl and garden reporter with a pup-date on the happenings at the Stoutino Inn garden. We have heard from Sir Dunkin about the warm weather we've been experiencing the past few days and we are in for a few more days of high humidity and temps.

Now onto the garden report. Lots of leafy greens and lettuce growing here along with something mom calls nasturtiums. Mom & Dad like to come out here and pick their dinner or lunch. The leafy greens are taking their time getting big and we can all look forward to those in the fall.





The heat has affected the garden this year. Our tomato plants are not very tall and there is one lone tomato growing. Mom is very upset by this turn of events, as she needs her daily tomato rations and with the news of tainted tomatoes lately, she looked forward to ours for mashing and freezing for sauces and such. The eggplant and the peppers are not doing any better at all. We've only gotten one tiny eggplant and have one single pepper to count at this time

The one vegetable that is not being effected by the high temperatures is the zucchini plant. We've gotten several very large specimens thus far and have more growing, as seen here.

We also have a resident at the Stoutino Inn gardens - a toad! We have yet to be able to capture this illusive creature on film, but he quite startled dad the other day while he was weeding. We aren't sure how he got into the garden with the rabbit wire fencing, but he is welcome to stay as long as he likes. He can eat the bugs that might eat our treasures. At least the fence is keeping out the rabbits like it is supposed too.



That's all for the garden report today, pups. Tomorrow is supposed to be another scorcher, so stay cool. I'll be on the pomegranate sofa with the cool air box blowing over me - that's weather anyone can handle!

Snoses, Guinness

Yes, it is that hot

Roo, everydog, it is I, Sir Dunkin, yet again. How embarrassing, but it is indeed that hot! It is hot enough to make any dog shed, but a Siberian husky has more fur than the typical dog to shed. Foster Mother was nice enough to brush me down to help me be a bit cooler. Was it worth the embarrassment? Indeed, it was. I feel so much better that I do not regret giving in for this treatment. In fact, I must say that I rather liked it. Just look at how much fur she brushed out of one side! Imagine if I had let her do both sides. But, I am a Siberian after all and I could not go that far. Besides, I allowed her the other side last week. We cannot let her think she can have access any time she feels like it. I was just too hot to manage not cooperating with the camera. Please forgive me, dear Stormy, I promise to do better about not cooperating in the future.

My recipe for keeping cool: stay in the room with the cool air box, eat loads of ice cubes, relax and let them brush you. Until the next time, Roo.
Sir Dunkin

Apprehension

Roo, Everydog - Dunkin here and I must admit that I am having some trepidations today. Foster Mother says that there is a family interested in me for adoption. They have talked on the phone a couple of times and sound like very nice people and they love my handsomeness on the MaPaw website. I am the featured pet of the month this month! I am humbled and flustered by all of this attention. I sure hope that this family fills out the application soon. Foster Mother says I may stay here as long as I would like, but it is exciting to have people inquiring about me as a possible addition to their family. Especially given my maturity and health issues. I am happy to report that I doing well on my seizure medication and have not had anymore seizures - thank dogness! They were not pleasant at all. I would like to thank everydog for their kind thoughts and prayers - keep them up, they are working! I shall think and pray for all of you as well.

With much love,
Sir Dunkin