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Boots I may need to buy some boots. We struck out on the trail at two fifty this afternoon. It was two degrees according to the Honda and there was a strong west southwest wind. It was cold, for sure, and I wore a ski mask, pulled down below my chin. i don't like trying to breathe through a mask and they ice up around my mouth. My mustache gets icy but I can live with that- it's already white. The snow is getting deeper off the trail, six to eight inches, but there had been enough skiers and even a snowshoer or two ahead of us so we had a packed surface to follow. I think it's a bit shallow for shoes still, but it's supposed to snow tonight so I might try mine tomorrow. When we got to the meadow I unhooked Gracie's lead and let her rip, and rip she did. God, I wish I could run like that! I'm old and I smoked too much, but I can recall just busting loose and running for the thrill of it, just because you're young and you can. She was very well behaved even in her excitement and kept running back to me as if "Isn't this SOOO cool!" and then she'd tear off again. I whistled her back a few times and she roared back like Night Train Lane. She bounced off me and without stopping was off again to the races. The path out of the meadow to the north was untraveled and it was work getting back to the Moab Trail and the packed track again. I hooked her tether again and we headed back southwest for the car. That trek takes maybe thirty minutes with no snow if you don't hurry it, but we spent fifty minutes doing it today. I had just mentioned the ice balls that can form between the pads of a dogs paws, in a response to AmeliaCox the other day. They don't exactly cause any lasting harm that I'm aware of but they hurt. It's like walking with a pebble in your shoe, or with a plantar wart, and those hurt like hell! When it's super cold snow packs in between the foot pads and doesn't melt, and gradually builds into a little peastone like ball, attaching to the hairs like an icicle. You need to watch your dog's gait when it's cold like this and if she starts to favor a paw or limp she needs attention. You can hold that paw in your bare hand and melt the ice balls with your fingers. Gracie got a few today, and that was part of the reason we took a shorter route. First her left rear iced up. This happened yesterday but it wasn't severe- it was just the first time it had happened to her and she didn't like it. I held her paw (and she was a little tentative about that, like "What the hell? Out here? My paw hurts and you want to play?") and dried it with a bandanna and we took off again. In a few minutes she began favoring the left front so I ministered to that one, and now she was getting the idea and was very patient about it. Gracie does lift a front paw when she hunts, or smells something in the wind, but lifting a paw is one sign of ice balls and it doesn't hurt anything to check. Speaking of hunting she caught a mouse today. I've seen her hunt them and she trashes their nests but I've never seen her eat one. Leaving the meadow we took a cut off to avoid a hill and fifty feet into the woods she dove into the snow and came out with a bit of nest. I leaned in to look and she had rousted a mouse- he was lying on his back in the snow. I pulled her away then and she didn't resist. I couldn't take a picture of that. I felt badly for the mouse, like Robert Burns turning up a mouse nest with the plow. Poor little guy. Even if she didn't eat him she may have destroyed his winter home. I hope there was enough nest left to salvage and keep him from freezing! When we got home I took a couple of photos in the yard, to compare with pictures I'd taken earlier this year. One was in July at eighty degrees, and the other in October when we got our first snow.           Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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Oh man, those snow pics look so cold!!!
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love the arching tree! I had to laugh though as I was out shoveling lanes for the dogs to get out to the lawn today... and then shoveled part of the lawn too lol. My dogs are not spoiled, they just get everything they want lol Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Oh man, those snow pics look so cold!!! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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More really exquisite pics, dear B... Thanks for the blog plug  I hope that mouse can rebuild his little winter home and I think some dog boots for Gracie would be appreciated although she will take a bit of time to acclimate to the sensation of walking in them. She is stunningly beautiful. I have no idea how she would take to boots. She doesn't like me fucking with her feet- that's one of the things I do when we play-fight. I can go on thawing her feet, but boots might just work better. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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She's a pistol. I've had a lot of dogs, and they're all frisky when they're young, but this one is truly a wild animal. She gets so gassed up! Today it was bitter cold out there. She loves running through tall grass and deep snow and she went all berserkerganger this afternoon when I let her run free. There's a rooster tail of snow flying up behind her and she plows it with her nose and face. She'd come driving at me like a P51 in a dogfight and then peel off at the last minute to circle around for another run at me. If she had working guns she'd have sunk me. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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That is some crazy looking weather! Izzy has killed some large mice/rats, she shakes them and drops them, but she often eats geckos. She's figured out if she hits the siding hard enough they'll fall, then it's all over. I've had dogs who didn't eat their kill, but my last few dogs were Malemutes and they were death on small furry things. Gracie does have a soft mouth- she is a retriever, after all- but I've never seen her come up with a mouse before. I know it's not rational, but I sure felt bad for that poor raided and evicted mouse. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Yeah, she might hate boots. Sled dogs use them and I guess they get used to them. I can go on thawing her feet with my hands, but I feel bad for her when she starts limping. Just like my other dogs, she won't stop even when it hurts. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Oh dear, gorgeous B... You've gotta watch everything you say around me 'she doesn't like me fucking with her feet' sounds like you have an unwholesome doggy foot-fetish... lol... lol... lol One of the first games I played with her when I brought her home as a puppy was grabbing her toes, and we still play foot stomping games- see who can stomp the other's toes. You want to wear shoes when you play with this girl. She plays hard and for keeps! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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As far as I can tell, everyone's kinda sweet on you... I think you might just be one of the all-time most genuinely liked members on here by all sexes and persuasions. If I am ever going to meet the lovely Gracie, I'll be sure to be wearing a pair of Mack boots with steel reinforced toe. Thanks for the tip.  Really, that's one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me. Thank you. I suppose it helps that none of you have ever been in the room when I was farting. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Congratulations to Gracie for catching a mouse.  It was interesting comparing the photos before and after snow.
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The snow is pretty but you can keep it. Lovely pics of the yard. Funny how we feel for the animals in nature. I save frogs and snakes from my pool all the time. I hate finding drown animals. The crabs still have not figured out the chemicals in the pool will kill them. I hope the mouse was able to rebuild quickly.
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Congratulations to Gracie for catching a mouse. It was interesting comparing the photos before and after snow. It was so lush looking in July, and so beautiful and colorful in October, and then monochrome yesterday! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Hey there, I was trying to think of the name of the product and finally looked it up... there is a wax product for dog's feet called "musher's secret"... I have no idea if it is messy or not but we are going to give it a try for our dogs... they get the ice thing going on too. It is around 25 bucks and can be ordered online... may be easier to deal with than boots. We booted up the dogs while quail hunting in AZ one year... the boots worked good for their pads but ended up wearing the fur around the ankles where the top of the boots hit. Plus they did not quite know what the fuck was going on with their feet, was funny they kind of high stepped for the first 20 min. lol. Kind of a catch 22 I guess. Anyway, just thought I would pass along the info. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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The snow is pretty but you can keep it. Lovely pics of the yard. Funny how we feel for the animals in nature. I save frogs and snakes from my pool all the time. I hate finding drown animals. The crabs still have not figured out the chemicals in the pool will kill them. I hope the mouse was able to rebuild quickly. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Amazing contrast from the summer to winter, eh? Stay warm out there! The contrast is kind of cool to look at, isn't it? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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You might want to try Musher's Secret on Gracie's feet. It should protect the pads and reduce the "snowballs" between the pads. The snowballs can cut the area between the pads.
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1/9/2015 9:18 am |
Don't hate me but, I am not a dog person. Gracie is absolutely gorgeous in that first picture. And I like your stories.
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You might want to try Musher's Secret on Gracie's feet. It should protect the pads and reduce the "snowballs" between the pads. The snowballs can cut the area between the pads. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Don't hate me but, I am not a dog person. Gracie is absolutely gorgeous in that first picture. And I like your stories. And badgers...you can trust a badger to be bad tempered and mean. But dogs...dogs are very special to me. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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1/9/2015 11:39 am |
OK- I won't hate you. I'm fond of animals in general, with a few exceptions. I don't get people making pets of pigs- we had pigs on the farm and you don't want to turn your back on them. See "animal Farm" by George Orwell. And badgers...you can trust a badger to be bad tempered and mean. But dogs...dogs are very special to me. But a cat person to the core. Gracie, however, is simply beautiful. I've read Orwell. Have you heard "animals" by Pink Floyd? Specifically "Pigs"? Scary. "Dogs" is a good one, too. It's three songs about humans that act as animals - Dogs, Pigs and Sheep. One of the greatest recordings ever made, in my humble opinion.
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When I saw the title I had to drop in and see what you did write.. Love your pics.. Boy your getting lots of snow there aren't you .. hugsssssssss V Stay warm! I think new doggie boots might be in order.. Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I got both today! But she didn't get her hike. We were waiting for a guy from the water department to show up, and he was late. There was a lot of snow to plow, and I kept getting stuck because of all the ice underneath- I couldn't get any traction with this deep snow and the icy surface underneath. So we gave it up. Your warning came too late, Lola- I had to shovel to get the civil servant into the yard. He was useless. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Don't get me wrong. I AM an animal lover all around. But a cat person to the core. Gracie, however, is simply beautiful. I've read Orwell. Have you heard "animals" by Pink Floyd? Specifically "Pigs"? Scary. "Dogs" is a good one, too. It's three songs about humans that act as animals - Dogs, Pigs and Sheep. One of the greatest recordings ever made, in my humble opinion. I hadn't thought about or listened to that for years. I liked Pink Floyd! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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When I saw the title I had to drop in and see what you did write.. Love your pics.. Boy your getting lots of snow there aren't you .. hugsssssssss V Stay warm! I think new doggie boots might be in order.. Gracie did get boots and we'll try them tomorrow. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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What a difference eight inches makes. LOL! Something how the same spot can look so different buried under snow.  Indeed! Today we got another sixteen or eighteen. that's too much to do anything but stare at it and admire it in wonderment.Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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