Dog Days

Mrs. Peeps, researcher extraordinaire, tells me that the term "dog days" refers to the hot sultry period of summer between early July and early September in the northern hemisphere. It also means a period of stagnation and inactivity...This certainly begs the question: are dogs the only creatures who can lay claim to being uncomfortable, uninspired and unproductive in the summer?

I wonder what "cat days" would be; unfortunately, I have a very strange feeling that it may involve going to hell in a handbasket!