Hottest Day

It's all about preparation today since the weather forecasters have predicted that today could be the hottest July day ever in England. In light of this fact I've decided not to go to the gym and instead spend the day at home (well I'm on a rest day anyway) with Rupert to make sure he's ok in the blistering heat.

So much of the day is making sure we both stay cool, but that's a job in itself since the temperatures just kept on rising - at 5 pm it was 35.5 degrees in the shade in our garden and it was unbearable as you can imagine. All Rupert does is remain very still on the kitchen floor and all I do is remain very still on the sofa trying not to exert any kind of energy that might result in me producing more sweat than what is already beading all over me.

I do manage to give Rupert a bit more of a trim around his head and ears, but other than that it's a case of doing very little indeed.

By the evening thunder is rumbling in the sky and the clouds are gathering threatening to produce a down pour or two, but we miss the storm somehow - it does however clear the air a bit and cools the temperature down nicely and as a result Rupert is now super hyper as it's cools enough for him to start playing in the garden. However, even after trying to exhaust him ready for bed for at least an hour he's still going for it and I decide we should perhaps use his energy in a constructive training sort of way, and take him out for his first walk around our estate.

I have to say it went pretty well and he was very good on his harness. It's also good because having him walking on tarmac and concrete will keep his nails in trim. He had a good sniff around and despite a few scaredy cat moments we made it back in one piece and he was quite tired too, so mission accomplished! Now he's done it once I'll start to make his evening walk routine as it seems to be a good way to burn up that excess puppy energy :)

Posted by Abi on the July 19, 2006 9:41 PM