Skye's the Limit

It appears that one of our former rescues (JoJo, now Skye) has become quite the celebrity in the Toluca Lake area. Now living with columnist Jackie Joseph, Skye has become a regular in her features. Here's a reprint of one of her articles with some great summer weather advice.

Hot Times
by Jackie Joseph

I want to talk about how busy a sizzling summer can be. Why is it, when it's too steaming outside, that there is a ton of yard work to attend to? And now that the plants are frying, we are duty-bound to cut back on the water. A transgardner, that's what I'm becoming. I'm slowly (too slowly, really) changing my seedlings to succulents. Less color, more cacti. Cute cacti but rarely on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens. And I like to grow food. A butternut squash is small, but erect, in a corner of my front yard. My tomatoes are either frying or drowning but in between we still have a small harvest. Lots of basil but the timeless thyme went crisp after a blistering ray must have focused its pot. And why is that interesting? It's just part of the hot times…

We're teaching our dog Skye to swim, and get out of the pool by using the steps. He taught us that he needs to have his toenails clipped. Does he like it? Not at all but just in case, he knows how to get out. We promised The Bill Foundation, when we adopted him, that we would never let him in the back yard pool area alone. And, we never have but that famous 'just in case' has popped up in life too many times to ignore the possibilities. And while we're at it, remember that dog temperature is much higher than human's. It's an unalterable NO to leave a dog in a car, even on a normal day; it gets too hot in a car, and could be a terrible death. So, Skye, who used to enjoy running errands with David, now stays at home safely.
 

To read more of Jackie's articles (and about Skye) check them out on the Tolucan Times website (read more).