This D.C. summer is so hot, even the dogs want to stay in

In a scorching D.C. summer, games of fetch have relocated to the kitchen, dog park visits have become pit stops and midday walks are off the table.

in July, dog owners around the District are adapting to a plunge in their pets’ once-boundless energy.

“When we finally get inside, I take off his leash and he runs straight to the water bowl and drinks it all up. And then two seconds later, he’s on the floor panting and trying to cool off — I’ll give him some ice cubes and I’m like, ‘I’m really sorry, but I did warn you this was going to happen.’ ” Junie, a 2-year-old chocolate lab, typically is stirring in the later parts of the day, owner Hannah Mills said. “I’m hoping her energy lessens as she gets older,” she said in between dog park tosses. “But I kind of let her rule my day.”Junie’s reign can be more demanding in the heat, when Mills and her partner don’t much want to be out themselves. The two have started negotiating.

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