Such a good boy, he is.

This is his second lip tumor, on the opposite side from where the first one was. At 15 he is not a good candidate for heroic measures, if it turns out to be cancer and not just proud flesh. Having just lost another dog to cancer, I’m having a hard time being optimistic.

I’m hoping for the best, but even then, at 15, one morning Whiskey won’t wake up. Kipling had the right of it.

Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware. Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

I wouldn’t have changed it, anyway.

 

I love my dogs. I presume everyone who has pets loves them. The temperature is going up in the northern hemisphere, and that means that parked cars can become ovens.

Here are a couple links:

https://www.avma.org/public/PetCare/Pages/Estimated-Vehicle-Interior-Air-Temperature-v.-Elapsed-Time.aspx

http://acprocold.com/blog/hot-car-get/
And here’s a graphic from that last link:

Don’t leave your pets or your kids in a closed car, even if you are just running in the store for a couple minutes. Delays happen and cars heat fast.