My friend Joan brought her pug Mister Egg to the gathering on Prickly Mountain yesterday. There we met a couple of dachshunds -- long haired AJ, who was not very cooperative in getting his photo taken, though I managed to sneak a few, and short-haired Hailey. All the dogs gathered around as we ate hotdogs, sausages, fruit, dip and guacamole and enjoyed good conversation and the waning dog days of summer.