It's a hard life...

Dogs have it so easy don't they? Their lives revolve around sleep, food, play and walkies!

My friend Nikki flew to Portugal unexpectedly this morning and has left her gorgeous chocolate labrador, Purdy with us whilst she's away. Years ago we had a dog called Ozzie who we all loved very much - you forget how nice it is to have a dog bounding around the place.

I captured her having an afternoon snooze in the sun and thought it would make a good Monday blip. After all "Dog Days" (Latin: di?s canicul?r?s) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer...