We Survived Snowapalooza

Bunny here at the keyboard writing about our crazy weather the past few days.

Most of our friends in the States know that we had one wicked blizzard blow through our area Monday night, all day Tuesday and yesterday morning.  We ended up with twenty inches of snow.  Mom has been off school for three days and Dad's work even sent everyone home early on Tuesday.  That's very unusual. 

By Wednesday morning, some of us had a pretty serious case of Cabin Fever.  We decided to go out for a walk to stretch our legs and get some fresh air.  Plus, we'd almost forgotten what the sun looked like up in the sky. 

I am glad that I had my coat and boots.  Those snowdrifts were deep.  I wish I'd been able to go without a leash, because I wanted to run the whole walk around town and through the park.  Morgan kept climbing up the snowbanks.  Dad told her not to, but Mom said to let her and maybe it would wear her out a little.  It didn't. 

Still, it felt so good to get out and stretch our legs.  It gave us a chance to get caught up on our Idita-Walk challenge, too.  I hear that it's going to be extremely cold today and tomorrow, so we'll probably be itching to hike this weekend.  I  hope we see our owl come back so we know he's okay.  He likes to sit under the awning when it's extra cold, but we didn't see him during the blizzard.

How do the rest of you pass the time when the weather is too brutal to go outside?   Thank goodness Gertie the Groundhog told Willard Scott that we'll have an early Spring!  I'm ready for Winter to be over!

Fashion Meets Function

Bunny here at the keyboard typing about a proud moment for me.

You may know by now that we Greyhounds love our fashions.  I admit it, I have better clothes than Mom and Dad.  Not that there's anything wrong with that!  One thing that we've lamented a bit, however, is the lack of fashions for German Shepherds.  We do so want to keep Morgan up on the cutting edge of fashion with us, but there's not a lot to pick from, and then there's Dad always saying that German Shepherds don't wear things.

However, we've seen a few of our Shepherd friends wearing a few things.  Anna and Shawnee both have their own backpacks, and we've seen Shawnee wear an insulated vest when she's out on her really cold hikes.  For the most part, Morgan doesn't get too cold, but there is one thing that Mom and Dad have worried about.  That's her feet.

When Mom first saw the PAWZ boots, she was curious, but not completely sure.  Okay, mostly she wasn't sure Dad would let Morgan wear them.  We saw our hiking friends all sporting some of them, though, as well as our friends from Two Pitties In The City.  We were pleasantly surprised when Dad said that he'd agree to put them on her, especially on our hikes when it's really snowy and icy.

So, we made a special shopping trip to the dog bakery.  We picked up Blueberry's birthday cake for later in the week, some treats for all of us and some PAWZ for Morgan.  The lady in the store has a lot of Shepherds and she even helped Dad put them on Morgan while Mom and I supervised.  Morgan got used to them pretty quickly, so I expect she'll be out hiking and walking in them soon.

I am so glad we're finally getting her a few of her own fashions, even if it is mostly for function rather than looking good.  She looks good while she's keeping her feet dry and clean.  The next thing you know, we'll have her all dressed up.  Just don't tell Dad!

Let It Stop Snowing

Bunny here at the keyboard writing about our Winter weather here.

The weathermen said that we were going to be getting some snow this weekend.  That's like saying Siberians have a little floof.  It started snowing early Sunday morning and kept snowing and snowing and snowing.  I cracked out my winter hiking boots from Voyagers K9 Apparel and the snow came up to the tops of my boots!  I was surprised, because these boots are pretty tall.

All the snow made for some good napping inside, and I enjoyed sharing a little grilled cheese sandwich with Mom and Dad.  It wasn't a good day for doing anything outside.  We didn't even go to the birthday party for Dad's youngest sister because Dad said he nearly wiped out going two blocks to the local grocery store for butter for our grilled cheese. 

I'd say right now that we have a lot more snow than we need.  If anybody would like some, just stop by with a shovel and you can take as much as you want.  There's enough to make a whole army of snowmen out there!  I'll be inside sneaking drinks of Mom's hot chocolate after she sits the mug down on the coffee table.

These Boots Were Made For Hiking

Bunny here at the keyboard, writing about things I hope will happen.

A lot of you mentioned being curious about my new boots.  I have two different kinds of boots.  One pair is for just going out if the weather is cold to protect my feet from getting ice in them on short jaunts and when the weather is really bad.  Blueberry and Lilac have some, too.  We wrote about those and showed a few videos of them last year.  This year, though, I have a grand plan.

Most of you who read our blog know that Morgan and I have been enjoying hiking a lot.  Most Saturdays find us out on a trail somewhere with our backpacks having fun.  One place we really like is Starved Rock and we've been there a couple of times this summer.  We really want to go back this winter to the Saint Louis Canyon to see the frozen waterfall.  If I'm going to make it there, I'm probably going to need tall boots, and I doubt Morgan or I will be wearing our backpacks. 

So, that's the reason I needed the new boots.  Hopefully we'll go to several places where I can use them, but my big goal is to get to that canyon.  I just happen to be a little Greyhound with big dreams, and now I have the tall boots to go with them! 

A Girl's Got To Have Stylish Boots

The girls have some greyhound fans in Minnesota who have great sympathy for them with the cold weather.  They sent the girls each their own set of boots to wear when the weather is really cold on sensitive greyhound feet.  Of course, as soon as we got them, we had to open them up and have a look. 

We put them on Bunny, who walked around like she's worn them all her life.  She handled wearing them like a pro.

Lilac mostly laid down for her fitting, but she did manage to get around pretty well in hers.

Blueberry wasn't quite as graceful, but Bunny did try to give her some pointers.

I think that once they get the hang of them, they will keep their feet more comfortable for those bitter cold turn outs and probably for the walks Bunny and I plan to start taking.  The girls all send nose kisses to Max and DJ for their thoughtful gift!  They also requested pictures of the boys wearing their boots.  I can't imagine why they'd ask for such a thing!