It's the Dog Days of Summer. Anyone else thought they were called the Dog Days of Summer because it's seriously HOT and that makes ya dog tired?  NOPE, that's not it!   It's a Greek thing... Who knew?  In antiquity this period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before ( July 3rd) to 20 days after (August 11th) the conjunction of the dog star Sirius and the sun. Class over, now go take a picture of your dog in sunglasses.