Figs & Peaches with Honey and Mozzarella Cheese The dog days of summer are here! To the Greeks and Romans, the “dog days” occurred around the time Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major appears to rise alongside the sun, in late July in the Northern Hemisphere. Canis Major which means big dog in Latin, is thought to represent one of Orion's hunting dogs. The ancients believed that the heat from the two stars combined is what made these days the hottest of