Today was one of our colder days of our cold spell. It was in the low 50s when I walked the dogs after school, 3.5 miles along the dirt path by the BLM/NFS maintenance barn. Carr Creek has already dried up from the rain we got last week. Today the sky was clear again, but another storm is due early next week. We were the only ones out this time.
Each dog got a slab of steak after the hike. All rested soundly into the night except for Sadie, who started barking around 10:30pm. She acted like she was having nightmares. This is known as "sundowning," as dogs with CDS will start barking after sunset for no apparent reason and pace around frantically. None of the other dogs joined her in a choir as she walked up and down our hallway. I got up to feed her a can with both a Newtricks chew and 3mg of melatonin, which seems to have calmed her down quickly. Tonight was perhaps her worst night yet.
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