The Weather Brings Changes

                 Dakota is starting to change her actions and habits because of the weather. The first thing that Dakota is changing is that she's starting to grow a thicker fur coat. The reason she is doing this is because it is becoming colder. Her body is adapting to the climate becoming colder. I have also noticed that her personality is starting to change.
              Dakota wants to play a lot more, and she has a lot more stamina in the fall and winter. Dakota breathes more heavily in these seasons though. I think that she wants to play more because it helps keep her warm. I compared Dakota to me when I play sports. I feel like it takes a lot longer to get warm from running in the fall and winter compared to running in the spring or summer. This is why Dakota is starting to run a lot more. She wants to keep herself warm so all she does is run around all day.
              Another thing that Dakota is starting to change is her eating habits. She doesn't drink that much water outside. She used to drink a big bowl every day. Now she drinks about a fourth of the water outside. To compensate for this she drinks a lot of water inside of my house. She drinks about four times the water she used to drink inside. I compared this to a human and found that this is probably true. Most humans when it is cold drink more water inside during the fall and winter than they do in the spring or summer. Another thing I noticed is that in the summer when I let Dakota in she would rush for the food bowl right away and eat like there's no tomorrow. In the fall she's doesn't eat right when I let her in. She takes her time before she goes to the food bowl. I think she wants to get warm before she eats. I have no idea why she doesn't like to eat while she's cold but she doesn't. My other dog Noah doesn't like to eat right after he gets inside either. I realized that it wasn't just Dakota that doesn't like to eat when she's cold. I realized that it is a normal thing for dogs to not want to eat while they're cold. Dakota's actions and habits are changing because of the season changing. I can't wait to see how else Dakota will change during these upcoming seasons.