dr. jill chase, thank you so much. if you have a question about your pet's health and well- being, we want to hear from you. email us at pets@kpix.com and we'll have dr. jill chase give us answers every friday here at noon. we'll be right back. today -- a sweet choice for your next dessert. lorida... as >>> time for a lunch time tip of the day with flesh grocer tony tantillo. >> reporter: ell, today's tip of the day is going to be is with honeydew melons. right now, at this time of year when they are getting picked, the sugar content is so high when they're picking them that they are just wonderful! this window between now and about 2 or 3 weeks when it starts to cool down a little bit with the growing areas the sugar content will drop but now they are at the peak, perfect. selection and storage is very important. when you buy it, make sure it's got a beautiful creamy green color all the way around, very, very important. heavy for their size. that means they are full of juice with a small cavity. when y

dr. jill chase. if you have questions, email us and we'll have dr. jill chase answer your questions friday at noon. we'll be right back. are off the rails. we get an inside look at the weeklong fix at the trolley's powerhouse. that story and more at five. >>> starting today san francisco's iconic cable cars are off the rails. we get an inside look at the week long fix at the trolley's powerhouse. that and more at 5:00. >>> so it's a first day of fall. >> yes. >> nice weekend ahead. >> yes. >> just a matter of minutes at 1:02 autumn officially arrives, to be precise. ever since i got that tweet saying it's the tamale festival, i can't stop thinking about tamales. >> pretty good ones too. >> but i want to go to gilroy! >> let's go! >> enjoy your tamales this weekend, everyone. bye! ♪

dr. jill chase is bringing back a cute puppy.alking about puppy proofing your home. >> he is four months old. he is a puppy, as well. and, um, so puppy proofing. i'm big on preventative veterinary care. that's my thing. i feel like we can prevent them from getting sick and that's the way to go. so puppy proofing would be definitely in line with that. we want to make sure that when we bring the puppy home, we do not have the opportunity to eat things that they should eat which would then potentially lend them to having to have stomach and intestinal surgery because they got obstructed. we don't want that. so when you get home it's like childproofing your house. pick up everything off the ground. i always tell my owners, you cannot be mad at the puppies. the expensive shoes should not have been left where they could get them. all clothing, anything important to you, ribbons, anything on the ground should put up and it's important when you're not around that they be somewhat confined. when we're taking them outside to go, they want