Hi lizbud,

I'm telling you, Smokey and Buddy and Maggie look like very good dogs! I'm a black dog, too -- which means it gets pretty hot around here in the summertime. Thank goodness my human pals have refrigerated air, or whatever they call it. My brother Gandalf likes to lay on one of the air vents to cool off after chasing tennis balls and frisbees outside. Ebenezer tells me the refrigerated air machine was made in your hometown of Indianapolis.

As for me, I like to lay in the rocking chair and look out the window.

Thanks for being a Friend of Animals. We need all the friends we can get!

--Ebenezer on behalf of Ulysses dog | crowscottage.com