Rising from the Drop

Happy July friends!

Can you believe only three short months ago the hoomans were acting like April Fools and we were all eagerly anticipating the first spring blooms? Now here we are – frog hunting and cooling our bellies in the creek. The lazy hazy dog days of summer have arrived!

As I laid creekside thinking about summertime – I have to say it is a magical time to live in the “mitten”. Almost completely surrounded by water – Michigan has so much to offer. I once heard you can stand just about anywhere in the Great Lakes State and you’re no more than six miles away from a body of water. This works for me since I am a swimmer dog!

Swimming season is one of my favorite seasons – but it does bring some occasional aches and pains. I’m sorry to report I ended up with a double ear infection due to too much swimming! Splashing, retrieving and going in over my head – resulted in ear drops in EACH ear EVERY night for two weeks! Grrrrrr! But as I doggy paddled around in my swimming hole, I realized I still wouldn’t trade summer night swims for anything.

Sometimes we just have to take the good with the bad. That is not always easy to do. In the case of my ears, at first it was hard to find any good about it at all. I didn’t feel well and getting those drops every night…well lets just say I finally snapped! Shortly after I did that, my hoomans started adding treats to my nightly eardrop routine. So although the drops still stung – those treats made the whole experience a bit easier to swallow.

Once my ears were better, I realized how grateful I was to have the pain gone. I felt like I could paddle with the big dogs and my canine adventures seemed even more dangerous. I guess having to go through something bad – somehow made my good times even better.

So friends as we celebrate the lazy hazy days of summer and all the great things that come with the month of July – realize you may have to put up with a few mosiqutos. Not every hike will be easy but it’s getting through those ruff patches that can make the good times even better.

Thank you for reading my canine adventures. I hope you share them with a friend and they make your day a bit brighter.

Bark at you next month!

Your friend, 

In memory of my pal Buster who crossed over the rainbow bridge in June. Although I miss him dearly – I am grateful for the fond memories of all our past adventures.❤️