Explore Kansas Outdoors: What to do when the dogs of summer howl
The only reason I put up with summer in Kansas is… well, because I have to! My only alternatives are to move or die. The first takes too much energy, and the second, well, let’s just say I’ll put up with summer! (Although as I get older door number 2 looks less ominous all the time) The term “Dog Days of Summer” has always intrigued me. This term was long ago given to the hottest and muggiest part of the summer, which someone has determined to be between towards the end of what we normally call summer. So here is a little trivia on the “The Dog Days of summer.”