Well.
Saturday we had ANOTHER snowstorm.
Which was fine – because remember, my human had NOTHING to do. So after several walks and playing numerous
games, she decided to do something she rarely has time to do – she watched a
movie. She decided to watch “The
Martian” because it has been nominated for several awards. By the end of it – she had to laugh. She kind of felt like the guy in the movie. He was alone on Mars. And Mars is a very cold planet – so he had to
wear a special suit if he went out. Very
much like my human – who was sequestered at home because of the storm. And every time she took us out, she had to
dress like she was on Mars. The only
difference with Matt Damon’s story was that he didn’t have three dogs to
entertain him. Personally, I think it
would have been a less boring movie if he had.
But that’s just MY opinion…
So yesterday, the storm was all over, and
after the luge run had been plowed and my human shoveled the entrance to the
garage and the front door, she thought we might as well go for a little
run. All three of us. Off leash.
She figured the snow was too deep for any of us to take off. Just to give you SMALL idea about the
PONdemonium that takes place in this house, EVERY day – here is a scene as we
are getting ready to go out. That would
be me – demonstrating my “Pole” Vaulting routine as I wait for the door to
open. As my human get closer to the
door, I leap. Straight up. One must be very careful when I am “in this
mode” as I am capable of causing dental malalignment.
Then there was the insanity when she let us
out. She TRIED to get a video of that –
but it is really hard to do. Between all
the barking, racing and rolling – one would need an entire film crew to capture
the action.
What started though, as a joyful run,
quickly became not-so-joyful. My human,
in her effort to get us OUT OF THE HOUSE to burn off some energy,
neglected to do something important. She
didn’t put on our snowsuits. Well- on me
or Frodo. Paxton doesn’t seem get the
infamous cannonballs of snow that stick to our legs, our belly and other
regions- that become VERY uncomfortable – so he doesn’t have to wear the spandex.
In this photo, you can see some of them
forming on my legs.
By the time we got
back to the house, Frodo was walking as if he had just been riding a horse. He probably weighed another 20 lbs. I was bad – but not QUITE as bad at him. If someone knows a good method for getting
snowballs off – LET my human know. She
put both of us on the grooming table and attempted to blow them off with the
dryer. And she manually tried to break
them up. It took like 6 hours. OK.
Maybe not THAT long – but it felt like it. By the time we were done, my human was ready
to collapse. But we were ready to go
back out again. She just looked at us
and said “NOT a chance.” So that was
that.
Today my human is going to see if she can
get a Vet appointment for Paxton…He has a lump-thing above one of his teeth –
and it has her very concerned. He doesn’t seem
to care about it – and hopefully it is nothing serious. Paws crossed.
I also have another scent class
tonight. So I’ll be on my best
behavior. Probably.
Anyway – have a happy Monday. A new week – that holds the opportunity for
new adventures. And I hope all of yours
are good!
© Linda
Wozniak
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