Olivia once told us that she used to think that “dog days” was a way of saying it was just too hot. Heat not fit for a dog or something like that. So imagine her surprise when she dogscovered it had nothing to do with the heat or even dogs for that matter. Well, not really.

Hello all, Dot & Jerry Underfoot meowing that ‘The dog days’, according to Olivia, refurs to the one to two month interval in which a pawticularly bright star known as Sirius, the Dog Star, or Alpha Canis Majoris, rises & sets with the sun, shining during the daylight hours & staying hidden at night.

The Dog Star, being the second brightest star that can be seen with the naked eye, did not escape the attention of ancient astronomers. Its annual disappearance from the night sky & the corresponding influx of heat initially led the ancient Greeks to blame the Dog Star for the sweltering weather, assuming that its brightness paired with the sun manifested in the hottest days of the year.

 

 

Assuming you are in the Northern Hemisphere & dogpending on your latitude the “dog days” begin roughly on July 3 and come to a close on August 11.

Thank you Olivia.  We learned so much from you.

 

 

Stay cool, stay hydrated & be safe this summer.

Have a purrfect week!

Remember to be gnawsome, be kind & stay safe.

Dot & Jerry Underfoot😻 head boops 😻

                                   Remembering CEO Olivia & Eddy forever🐾💜🐾

 

 

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