What is Koda doing?

Ok, so my neighbors were telling me that my dog has been trying to commit suicide lately. They said they think he is just so depressed and bored out of his mind. And I don't blame him. Once school started, we haven't been going on our runs like we used to. And it is so hot outside, that I am usually not out there unless it is dark.

So, I asked my neighbors what he was doing that they thought he was trying to kill himself. They said he just lays down in the middle of the road in hopes that a car will run him over. I didn't believe them, until I saw this one day. So I took a picture.



And now to explain. I had Petsmart cut his hair really short because I am usually the one who cuts it and I needed them to fix all the mistakes I had made. Plus, I really didn't want to have to give him a hair cut for a long time. So, he gets REALLY cold inside our house. It is usually in the 70's in our house, but he still freezes. So this is him, laying on the road because it is black and it is very hot from the sun. Therefore, he is not trying to kill himself.

Secondly, yes, he is wearing his "Cone of Shame." That's because he likes to play with the neighbor dog who is at least 3 times his size until the dog gets so annoyed, she bites him. She always bites him on the neck, and I have had to give first aid to over 4 of these really bad bites. And of course, I have to put his medical collar on or else he will just scratch it until he bleeds to death.

However, if you combine his cone of shame and horribly short hair cut (he looked like a naked mole rat), it does appear that he is trying to kill himself. "Get me out of my misery" is what he could be thinking. But he is a healthy and happy dog. So don't worry.