Peanuts and Snow Paths

We learned that the dog that is Dolly's friend is named either Peanuts or Peanut. I'll go with Peanuts for now. This is the dog that does not like seeing her on a leash or in a halter. He is still friendly to us, he even let me pet him for the first time. He is a mixed breed and looks to have a bit of beagle in him. He has the lines of a beagle with black and tan coloring.  A day or so ago when Gretchen picked Dolly up in her arms Peanuts started whining because that is when it is time for us to go in.

We had 16 inches of snow here. Gretchen shoveled out some snow paths, otherwise we have not even got a good start towards digging out. Snow paths come first because of Dolly. We are not sure how her tunneling through snow will affect her healing pelvis. She still refuses to potty inside the house or even close to it. With her it's the further the way the better. Yesterday she did it on the carport but that is because she had to. We were under a blizzard warning yesterday the first one since 1983 I believe.

Dolly loves the snow paths. It is something new to explore. She wants to run and explore them. When not running she struts. She almost looks like she is smiling when she struts. It is a sight I enjoy watching. She usually makes me laugh at least once a day.

Drop and Freeze.

Gretchen and I overslept today. Dolly was exceptionally anxious to get out of her crate to potty. It was noon and she is usually out by seven AM. So I pulled her out quick and Gretchen started helping me prep her. As soon as Dolly saw that we were both working on her and doing it quickly her anxiety level dropped. it was like AH-H-H, I know I can make it now. Even though we were very late she still absoulutely refused to potty in her crate.

We continue to learn things about her. Gretchen and I were talking about how she adapts to being handled by different people. There is one behavior she is doing for both of us. If anything goes wrong Dolly will drop to the ground and freeze. By wrong I mean when one of us slips on the ice or trips on something. Gretchen has fallen a couple of times. She was not hurt but I do wish this ice and snow would go away. That is not to be. We have a major winter storm heading our way. One forecast had 12 inches of snow for Jefferson City MO but they have since dropped it back to six. We will get an inch of ice instead. I'll take the snow please.