the dog days of summer

It was hot. Spring seemed like a faint memory now even though it had only just left. She found herself longing for it like some wolves missed their friends. The oppressive heat wasn't kind to large, thickly-furred dark colored wolves. Although her double coat helped repel some of it, she was still panting in the bright sun. Luckily the oceanic breeze coming off of the bay was pleasant and balmy. Theory trotted down the shoreline before selecting a particularly sopping wet part of the shore. It was dark and wet from the tide that had just begun to come in. Grinning to herself, the young alpha threw herself down and lay prone. That's the stuff... As the wavelets lapped at her spine, Theo allowed her eyes to half close. It would take a few hours for the ocean to completely submerge her. As the tide slowly rolled in, she'd just inch her way up the beach towards the dry sand. For now the ocean was a welcome, cool relief.