we call her devil dog though right now she's sleeping puppy after a devilish morning full scale training starts next week panamas aren't hard to find and they range from cheap to way expensive i got most of my high end ones at one of the few makers of panama hats in the us paul's hats in san francisco i also have a nice western style panama from montecristi in santa fe we're talking hats that start in the several hundred dollar range and go up from there paul's top end panama goes for and the straw weave is as fine as the best linen i think it's mostly a show off piece he's had it for a decade but keep in mind that panamas aren't all that robust you don't want to spend the money on an expensive panama for casual wear you can find inexpensive ones pretty much anywhere a google search for inexpensive panama hat can be fruitful