Why Do They Lay In The Sun?

[toughgirl27]

We are on our 5th day over 40 degrees.

Dogs have spent every day all day inside with me in the airconditioning.

Every 3-4 hours I let them out for a stretch & toilet break.

Each time at least one or 2 of them will go past the shaded deck to lay (and pant) right in the middle of the backyard in the stinking hot sun until I call them back in again.

Why on earth would they do this???

Yeah Simba does this, too. And he's a Samoyed!!!!!

I have to force him to come inside where it's cool.