Well, guess what I woke up to this morning, SNOW! That's right gentle frozen fairies of moisture; soft, shimmering lace drifting onto ones eyelashes as snowbirds sweet song tickle your ears in the slowly expanding light of morning. sigh.... horse crap! I was pelted in the face by the flying ice monkeys of frozen hell sent by the winter witch of the north. I grabbed the dog for his morning business and opened the door. Usually he is doing back flips of joy in anticipation of his morning walk, but not this time. I opened the door and he sat down. "Hey, you like snow, get out there" I swear I saw him shake his head. He looked back over his shoulder at the front bathroom, "Oh no buddy, out you go" and I gave him a push. I could see the advantage in not needing to have his nails trimmed this week because of my dragging him down the concrete walk way. His entire body stiff with protest also gave me the opportunity for a little extra exercise. That's just me, always trying to be positive, smile. Warning, keep your eyes on frozen paths, I did a little Looney Tune kind of dance as my feet lost traction and I took several steps without moving forward. On the positive side, the dog began laughing so hard that tears formed on his cheeks and I was eventually able to pull him down to the driveway. I think I heard him say a dirty word, but I'm not sure.
He finally resigned himself to his duty and all seemed well. Until we made it to the lawn. Yes , it was frozen too. And yes, he did not like it. I have never seen a German Shepherd mix dog walk on his front feet before...now the tears formed on my cheeks. Unfortunately he saw this and circled me. Then he gave a tug on his leash. Bad dog, no cookie! I limped back into the house, dragging man's best friend behind me. And so sitting with my knee in a brace and my dog on his bed, chuckling under his breath I say again, "What global warming?!" Winter is here in case you missed it. Drop by, I'll let you walk my doggie. Peace and love to you all....
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