OMG!  The wind has come in all the way from the great lakes and it has even brought snow flurries, if you can believe it.  This is the first winter that Sofie will experience snow (she just turned 1).  Today did not give us any accumulation of snow, so I don’t even know that she noticed on our chilling walk.  My goodness it is cold.  I think that Sofie is the kind of dog that really likes the cold since she has this really thick coat (so did Squash).  Louise, on the other hand, though she looks like a Lab, has a very thin single coat of hair (which falls out everywhere, all the time, like black tumble weed). I think that she is definitely part hound (by her coloring I am thinking Plott hound – brown and black stripes). When I let her out on cold days, she is back at the door quickly wanting to come in.  Poor baby does not even like to sit on the kitchen floor because we keep this old drafty house so cold.  Our house is upside down (we sleep downstairs and live upstairs) and the thermostat is upstairs in the living room, which we keep at about 68 degrees (F), so my bedroom is usually about 63 degrees on a good day.  I know my daughter’s room is usually about 58 at night because her heater has a thermometer on it when I turn it on.  Anyway, I think maybe that I should get Louise a coat.  I have a sweater for her but it does not fit right.  She has this really muscular chest and skinny back end.  I have seen these really nice coats that they have for grayhounds.  I see another internet research project coming on.  The dogs have several blanks in their kennels and I cover it with a sheet at night, so I figure they are OK.  Me, I have tons of blankets, and I warm the bed with a heating pad before I get in.  I know that Lulu would love to come snuggle in my bed with me, but no dogs are allowed on the bed, that is the domain of the cats.  If I let all 5 animals on the bed with 2 humans, I know I would be the one that would never get any space.  Wait! I already don’t have any sleeping room. How is it that an 8 lb cat turns into a St. Bernard when it is sleeping in your bed?  3 cats at night are enough. Well, it is just another dogdaz evening at my house. ❤

Louise's first snow (2010)

Snow Paws

Lulu licking snow off of Squash's head

Squash E Bear in snow light