Snow Dog

So last week we got the first big snow fall of the season. It wasn't that a big storm passed through, but rather we were getting hit with a lot of lake effect snow. You could watch the bands passing south-east off the lake on the radar animations, and predict how we'd pass from snowy weather to sunny skies and back to snow again. What was interesting was how I was doing that at work and could tell that just 15 minutes away, there was probably more snow falling at home.

And that was making me ITCH LIKE CRAZY to get outta work! I couldn't wait to get home, to see how much snow we'd gotten, and of course, to see what Doogie thought of it.

Sure, it'd be fun to take Tucker out in it as well, but between the cold, the deep snow, and hyper-Doog, Tucker decided he was done with it after just a few minutes.

Here you can see Doogie must have the same interest in getting out there in the snow as I had. That look says he was just BEGGING to get out there in it! (Ok, maybe he had to pee too!?) "C'mon daddy - let's GO GO GO!!!!" (Clearly he takes after me when it comes to snow)


At first he was a little uncertain - it was the deepest snow he'd experienced yet in his young life... But within minutes...BANG ZOOM he was off:


Honestly, is there ANYTHING better than a yard FULL of undisturbed snow? I think not!


And with a pristine yard-full-of-snow, it's fun to watch the tracks and see where all someone's been... Like why fly across the back yard only to veer a sharp right?


Oh I see! It's to turn around and throw out the challenge - "C'mon and PLAAAAAY WITH ME!!!!"


After a short bit of playing - Doogie's got a real taste for the snow!


Here's a couple more great shots - you might want to click on these to get the full size view. No, not to see how my landscaping needs some tidying, but to see zoom-puppy come flying at me from the deck.


That's GOT to be a smile on his face!


Seriously - I think he likes the snow! I'm guessing we had maybe six inches? I'm looking forward to the really DEEP stuff!


Zoooooooom! (Can't you just hear the sonic boom?)


Take note of this picture....specifically his ears. We really started worrying this past week when ONE ear (his left) started being droopy. His ears haven't normally been upright all the time, but they COULD shoot straight up in the ear, or fold back behind him, etc. But now the left ear droops all...the...time. Did we break it? (For what it's worth, within just the last day or so, his other ear is now doing the same...)


Where's Waldo/Doogie? Actually - he's not in this shot - I just thought the pond/snow/trees looked pretty.


Ok, what's he doing now?


And here he's doing it again in the middle of the yard. He'll be running along, start to dip down...


...and bury his face in the snow, then start snuffling around like he hunting critters down there. (There's no critters in the middle of the yard, trust me) What a goof!


And again! Dig dig dig! I DO know in this case he came up with straw and horse manure because he was digging in the garden. Nice.


And he's off again! And airborn!


It's really hard to believe it's not even Thanksgiving yet (and I obviously haven't felt the need to remove the "fall decor" such as bails of straw and the pumpkins under the snow here)...


...and yet we got something like six inches of snow!


At least Doogie seems to like it!


Did I mention I want to rename him "Snowflake"?


Ahhhh....a dog's best friend! (Oh, and you can see here that's we're just too far down the street from the fully-developed part of the neighborhood to have our streets plowed. That's right - our streets don't get plowed by the city unless we have a TON of snow. I think they only plowed when we had something like two feet last year?!)


Oh this again - and this time he could come up with spring-flowering bulbs!


We still have to work on his Christmas-card poses!


You can see here that the yard is no longer "pristine"... We've pretty much covered the back yard, both side yards and part of the front by this time. Here we're about to wrap things up. If you look closely you'll see Doogie way back by the raised garden beds. "Hey Doogie! Time to go in!"


Here he comes!


Oh shit - I don't think he's gonna stop! (And, actually, he DIDN'T! He shot right on past me - I yanked the camera up just in time!)


Ok, I can't blame him for wanting one more lap around the yard before going inside.


Now do I need to apologize for SOOOOO many puppy pictures, or are they just so darned cute that you'll forgive me? ;-)

Oh! And good news! We got DRIZZLE all day today - so now all the snow's a yucky mess, there's brown (and a little green) peeking up through it, it's gross on the sides of the roads, etc... But the temps are dropping, and we're due to get 1-3 inches of snow tomorrow and maybe 2-4 tomorrow night?? YIPPEE SKIPPY! Sure, everything might be coated in a veneer of ice tomorrow (so more slips and falls going in to work!), but at least the fresh coat will cover everything up so it looks pretty.