and with the rain and 90s I have my first 2015 mosquito bite.
I'm the lucky one that always gets bit first. In a desert w/ voracious skeeters

damn "gofers"
Heart Guard your dogs, please ppl. Over the years my ex and I rescued/fostered/re-homed 2 dogs with heart worm. One was advanced stage in a Great Dane; we weren't sure he was going to make it. The regimen is bedrest with bathroom priv; yes bedrest for a dog (for weeks nonetheless).
Also, the heart worm test/meds pales in cost...