I noticed flocking birds two days ago and thought how strange that was but then I realized that this August, at least where I'm at, it is cooler than normal. May and June were brutally hot with weather that I would expect in July and August. Now it seems the weather is where it normally is in Sept/October. Regarding my dog, one of my dogs is getting her winter jacket in but I just assumed it was weird doggy stuff and didn't think about it until someone else mentioned it.