Reminds me of the first time our dachshund “experienced” snow. About 5 or 6 inches had fallen overnight, and he tore out the back door in mid-air as usual for his morning piddling ritual. Then he belly-flopped in the snow piled up on the back porch, burying himself to the shoulders and froze, literally and figuratively, for the few seconds it took to rescue him. A bit later, after we cleaned a path for him, we let him out again. He gradually got his “snow legs”.
Our early morning walk turned into a quite dangerously icy trip today. My dog is aging, and she can’t hold her core temp as well as in the past, so at least we didn’t have to go 4 miles. I also opted out for a long walk. Sometimes I feel really bad that my hunting dog, who is now a therapy dog, is never off leash outside and cannot really play in the snow. She seems content with the walking, and has a weird habit. She doesn’t eat fresh snow or ice, but she will eat compressed snow after a few days when it gets crunchy. It has to be exactly right, and she loves it! I patiently wait for her to eat all she wants. So far this year, none available, but it will happen.
When all my cats were kittens, I set them in the snow, I picked them up again, took them inside. They never wanted to go outside after that. Go figure.
DaveG1960 over 2 years ago
It’s snow fair….
sergioandrade Premium Member over 2 years ago
Is Buckles a very young dog who hasn’t seen snow before? I’ve seen young cats react to their first snow with dugust.
A# 466 over 2 years ago
Reminds me of the first time our dachshund “experienced” snow. About 5 or 6 inches had fallen overnight, and he tore out the back door in mid-air as usual for his morning piddling ritual. Then he belly-flopped in the snow piled up on the back porch, burying himself to the shoulders and froze, literally and figuratively, for the few seconds it took to rescue him. A bit later, after we cleaned a path for him, we let him out again. He gradually got his “snow legs”.
Moonkey Premium Member over 2 years ago
Our early morning walk turned into a quite dangerously icy trip today. My dog is aging, and she can’t hold her core temp as well as in the past, so at least we didn’t have to go 4 miles. I also opted out for a long walk. Sometimes I feel really bad that my hunting dog, who is now a therapy dog, is never off leash outside and cannot really play in the snow. She seems content with the walking, and has a weird habit. She doesn’t eat fresh snow or ice, but she will eat compressed snow after a few days when it gets crunchy. It has to be exactly right, and she loves it! I patiently wait for her to eat all she wants. So far this year, none available, but it will happen.
CaveCat87 over 2 years ago
That’s what you get for acting without thinking first, Buckles.
crazeekatlady over 2 years ago
When all my cats were kittens, I set them in the snow, I picked them up again, took them inside. They never wanted to go outside after that. Go figure.