Summer in the City

Dearest Bay Woof Readers,

With June in the rear view and slowing wheels coasting toward the lazy days of July, Bay Area dogs know that means heavy fog should be rolling in right on schedule. For many of us, these cool foggy days are a welcome respite, a chance to recover from the joyous, hectic, and very proud month that is June in San Francisco. Still, we know that elsewhere, dogs and their people are spending the summer under white-hot skies, scurrying across scorching pavements. For them, our fog is but a dream.

Wherever you spend July, Bay Woof is ready with a smorgasbord of summer reading for you and your pup. When it’s too hot for walks, author and trainer Sara Scott shares some indoor games to keep your favorite pal exercised and entertained. Marin Humane’s Dawn Kovell profiles an admired colleague from the agility training world, Joybound’s Aldyn Markle affirms the benefits of enrichment training, and Michael Angelo Torres has the scoop on the SF Animal Commission’s name change. Go Dog Pro founder Ren Volpe offers a practical guide to share with any dog-wary friends to help them cope with everyday canine encounters. And of course, our ride-or-die columnist pals - Nose for News, Mr. Smarty Pants Knows, and Red and Howling - offer a ray of sunshine on even the foggiest days.

Sadly, last month’s grim news about Miranda’s Rescue in Humboldt continues to unfold. For the latest investigative reporting, check in with local publication Redheaded Blackbelt or visit links to the sheriff’s press conferences. But be sure to guard your heart. We’re going to need all of us ready to work for change if we are to honor the hundreds of dog lives reportedly wasted for profit.

Until then, may your summer days with your own pup be happy, chill, and restful - for soon we get to work!

-Rocket and the Bay Woof pack

cover: M Rocket, source images AdobeStock