The August Mutt Of The Month

I took the photograph above of the August Mutt of the Month, seen seated behind the wheel of a late model Kia, parked in front of the Dollar Tree store at the Monterey Shopping Plaza here in Stuart, Florida. I assume the owner was in the store picking up some $1 bargains, since dogs are not allowed to drive, although in the "Free State of Florida," as it is now known, thanks to Ron DeSantis, anything is possible. The Monterey Shopping Plaza used to be an open-air mall with lots of interesting shops, anchored by a Win Dixie grocery store, and even included a really nice independent bookstore. However, through mismanagement it eventually became mostly vacant, and eventually was turned into a strip mall, now anchored by a Planet Fitness (a "no judgement space," as the ads say). As for the dog, the window was open three-quarters of the way, and so it did not appear to be bothered by the heat and humidity. And I assume its owner would not be hanging out too long in a dollar store, but who knows? It is Florida, after all.