What does The Old Farmer's Almanac list as the traditional timing of the Dog Days?

The Old Farmer's Almanac lists the traditional timing of the Dog Days as beginning on July 3 and ending on August 11. The "Dog Days Of Summer" is a common phrase to reference the end of summer. This is when the final end of year cookouts are happening when the kids are getting ready to return to school, and the blazing end of summer heat comes in.

The phrase itself comes from the Ancient Romans. They used this phrase to reference when they had to sacrifice a brown dog. The purpose of sacrificing the dog was to appease the bright star Sirius and hope the star would bring some relief from the heat.