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We have had about one foot of snow in the last day or so. Officially it's nine inches but here locally I think we've had a bit of river effect snow. A storm cell will feed off the moisture from the river and drop more snow in a small area near the river. This does not happen nearly as often as people would think but the snow is too deep for a Dachshund to walk in.
During a normal snow Dolly would bark to be let out, make a short trip into the snow, do her business, and then immediately bark to be let back in. She would then hibernate most of the day until it was time to potty or go bark at intruders. That is not how it worked this time.
When the snow first started we took her on a potty run. The temperature was not too bad and the snow had an energizing effect on her. She did not want to come back in, she wanted Gretchen to stay outside with her and let her play in the snow. When they finally got back in Gretchen had snow in her hair. She has black hair with very little gray in it and the snow had a nice effect. I told her she looked like Mrs. Santa Claus. Once back in the house Dolly was awake most of the night scratching at the door of her crate wanting to go outside.
The next morning she was more hyper than usual wanting to go out desperately. By this time we had all the snow we were going to get. So we took her out. She did not have to go as badly as she was letting on like. This is the deepest snow she has dealt with in her short life. She did not like the fact that she could not see over the snow. What she had to do was tunnel through it to get to her potty spot. Of course Gretchen was not too impressed with the snow either. After a bit of tunneling Dolly was more than ready to come back inside and sleep.
While Dolly was sleeping Gretchen and I went out to see what we could do about the snow. I had to knock snow off the satellite dish to get it working again. I have a device I rigged up a long time ago to knock the snow off. It is far from perfect but so far it has worked. While I was doing that Gretchen was shoveling a snow path for Dolly. It's a short path but it goes in a circle in the driveway. I also used the shovel for a minute or so to get rid of a small patch of very slick snow off the carport . I was very aggravated that my back only allowed me to do it for a few minutes. In my younger years I loved shoveling snow and would not allow Gretchen to do it.
Dolly did not want to go out. She waited until she was desperate before she signaled to me that she needed out and even then she acted like she really did not want to. Once out everything was OK. Gretchen led her around the circle and once her potty business was done she started her strutting routine. She did attempt to go off path and tunnel but she immediately went back to the path.
This morning it was the same story. Yes she wanted out but not with the urgency she normally shows. Once out she did a large amount of potty and then proceeded to strut. When she struts it almost looks as if she is smiling. We did try to tunnel again but was easily led back to the path. Once back in the house she stayed in my lap for a long time but then she signaled that she wanted back in the crate. That's where she is right now and she is sound asleep.
During a normal snow Dolly would bark to be let out, make a short trip into the snow, do her business, and then immediately bark to be let back in. She would then hibernate most of the day until it was time to potty or go bark at intruders. That is not how it worked this time.
When the snow first started we took her on a potty run. The temperature was not too bad and the snow had an energizing effect on her. She did not want to come back in, she wanted Gretchen to stay outside with her and let her play in the snow. When they finally got back in Gretchen had snow in her hair. She has black hair with very little gray in it and the snow had a nice effect. I told her she looked like Mrs. Santa Claus. Once back in the house Dolly was awake most of the night scratching at the door of her crate wanting to go outside.
The next morning she was more hyper than usual wanting to go out desperately. By this time we had all the snow we were going to get. So we took her out. She did not have to go as badly as she was letting on like. This is the deepest snow she has dealt with in her short life. She did not like the fact that she could not see over the snow. What she had to do was tunnel through it to get to her potty spot. Of course Gretchen was not too impressed with the snow either. After a bit of tunneling Dolly was more than ready to come back inside and sleep.
While Dolly was sleeping Gretchen and I went out to see what we could do about the snow. I had to knock snow off the satellite dish to get it working again. I have a device I rigged up a long time ago to knock the snow off. It is far from perfect but so far it has worked. While I was doing that Gretchen was shoveling a snow path for Dolly. It's a short path but it goes in a circle in the driveway. I also used the shovel for a minute or so to get rid of a small patch of very slick snow off the carport . I was very aggravated that my back only allowed me to do it for a few minutes. In my younger years I loved shoveling snow and would not allow Gretchen to do it.
Dolly did not want to go out. She waited until she was desperate before she signaled to me that she needed out and even then she acted like she really did not want to. Once out everything was OK. Gretchen led her around the circle and once her potty business was done she started her strutting routine. She did attempt to go off path and tunnel but she immediately went back to the path.
This morning it was the same story. Yes she wanted out but not with the urgency she normally shows. Once out she did a large amount of potty and then proceeded to strut. When she struts it almost looks as if she is smiling. We did try to tunnel again but was easily led back to the path. Once back in the house she stayed in my lap for a long time but then she signaled that she wanted back in the crate. That's where she is right now and she is sound asleep.
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