On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:49:21 -0500, Kathleen
> wrote:


>Om, I have one of these. I keep it in the shade. The water warms up
>pretty quickly but the dogs still like to hop in and wet their bellies

>http://www.rubbermaidforless.com/rub..._info-148.html

I like that idea. Cost a little more than a kiddy pool, but then again
inflatables can be punctured.
>
>Another thing I do to try and keep the BCs comfortable is using a Mars
>Coat grooming tool to thin out their dense undercoats. The long guard
>hairs are left to protect them from sunlight but they stay cooler, shed
>*much* less and dry lots faster with regular grooming.

>http://www.groomersmall.com/coat_kings.htm

Never seen this. Thanks for the heads-up.

>> Please help me pray for rain!

>> And I always have plenty of dead branches on the property for small
>> amounts of firewood. Oak, Hackberry, Mesquite, Elm and Cedar. There is
>> also a Ginko tree in a pot, but it's still a baby. Obviously I cannot
>> cook over the Cedar, altho' I've considered using it for Salmon...

You might consider planting a pear tree. They grow rather quickly,
provide pears, more or less, and are always needing trimming of
branches and suckers, which are almost as good as apple wood.

Alex