The Things We Carry

Cooling pad. Check. Water bowl. Check. Obsessive owner. Check check. We’re leaving the house. Burke is packing her bag and I am rolling down my checklist. ‘We have piskoty and a water bowl?’ ‘Check, check.’ ‘Bottle of water, cooling vest, cooling pad.’ ‘Check, check, check.’ ‘Benadryl.’ ‘Check.’ ‘Poop bags. Sweatshirt.’ ‘Check. Check.’ We pat our …