Dog Days of Summer

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Across
  1. 1. When you need to cool off, you can take this, in a pool.
  2. 5. This dog's sense of smell is so accurate it can be used as evidence in court.
  3. 7. This famous mouse's first words on screen were "hot dog!"
  4. 8. A dog's nose has 300 _______ scent receptors. Humans only have 5 ______.
  5. 9. Dogs curl in a ball when they sleep to protect their _____.
  6. 11. On Independence Day, Americans eat enough hot dogs to stretch from DC to LA this many times.
Down
  1. 2. These dogs were once used to hunt and swim, they now come in standard (big!) or miniature.
  2. 3. _____ is National Hot Dog Month!
  3. 4. These ancient people named July 3 through August 11th the Dog Days.
  4. 6. As long as you've got trees, you can take a load off in one of these.
  5. 10. Hot dogs were approved for consumption alllllll the way out here.