I took Mr. Blue out not too long ago, and I don't think he enjoyed himself too much. The wind is really strong, and it blew his ears straight out to the side. It's a good thing he was attached to me by his leash, or I'm positive he would have taken off! The pollen is really getting to him; he stopped 4 times on our walk for "sneeze breaks," and he also had a bout of that reverse sneezing. I really appreciated that discussion further down the board about that! It doesn't happen to him too often, but it really was scary the first time I heard it. I was afraid he was choking or couldn't breathe. Some kind of tree has been pollinating a lot, leaving little pollen sprays all over. You know, I pride myself on living with a really smart hound, but I must confess to wondering about this today. He went up to all of these pollen clumps for detailed sniff analysis, even though it caused about 4 sneezes in a row each time! I guess the drive to sniff everything is stronger than the desire not to sneeze
