Meadowlark Prairie temperature

He felt her tail wag against his hock, and he couldn't help the slow wag of his own tail in response, a grateful smile curving his lips. She leaned into him as she spoke, and he brushed his muzzle against her cheek. He knew she had a lot more reasons to be here than he did; she had her family now, which was more important than anything. The fact that she seemed to want him to stick around even now with everyone else she had in her life made a calming warmth spread through him. 

He considered her next question for a few moments. I guess I don't usually have fun, really, he admitted. There were other things he could usually find to do, and he never really minded that. But I do like to swim whenever I have the chance, he continued. I used to live on the coast, and I miss the water. He swam every day when he lived near the sea and swimming in the lakes and creeks was never quite the same.