Spiced Apple Cider cures yapping dog annoyance...

I have a confession to make....my dogs are driving me to drink!!!  Yes, this is true...5 little fur balls under the age of 2 are driving me to drink...I am a rummy!!  The minute they begin to "yap" as Brian calls it, I begin to think of drinking...I try to put it off until after noon, that way I don't feel too much like I am breaking some moral code of ethics...you know like they say, "it's 5 O'clock somewhere"....

I don't know what is getting into them, maybe it is just doggie testosterone (four males) but they have been rather "yappy" lately.  And my female, well she has developed this need to whine if she does not immediately get her way...so, how do I deal with this?  Apple cider....Yes, you read right....Apple cider, well Apple cider, spiced with rum and other stuff....a nice mug of hot spiced cider, and those little doggie yapping noises, just don't seem to matter anymore...they are happily yapping...and me?  I am happily happy.  I actually blame one of my ex-coworkers Tina for introducing me to Hot cider (with rum)...see, as a child I was raised with Hot Cider (without rum)...Last holiday season she brought some into work to one of our many shin-digs...and well, I was hooked...it smells as great as it tastes, and it gives me that warm smooshy feeling that gets me through these chilly autumn days without putting any of my little fur balls in harms way....(just kidding) lol!  Who needs an excuse for a nice mug of Cider?

Hot Spiced Apple Cider (with rum)

just in case you well, have yapping dogs too...or any other annoyance....

2 qts. apple cider
1/2 c. orange juice
1/4 c. lemon juice
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp. Allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum (or more!)

Warm up all the ingredients except the rum...add the rum at the very end so that you don't cook away the alcohol....(that would be very bad)...This makes enough for several mugs....enjoy!
(Note: Alcohol consumption and driving would be really bad...if enjoying a mug of Cider, stay home, put your feet up, or cuddle up with someone you love, and don't drive .)