Kia & Chipper ~ Fun in the snow

Spent the weekend at my parent's house watching my sister's dog, Sasha. On Superbowl Sunday, my other sister brought over her dog, Seamus. Chipper and Seamus clashed a few times, but overall they all played well.

It was so cold that when they'd bury their faces in the snow, their fur and whiskers would frost over. We spent no more than 15 minutes at a time outdoors.

Chipper started his first day of Doggy Day Care today. He had his tail tucked when they led him back to the kennels. He probably thinks I abandoned him. Poor guy. I felt like a mom dropping her kid off to school. I started to get teary eyed.

On to photos...

Saturday

Kia, Sasha, and Chipper (we had Chipper on the tie out at first till we were sure he would recall)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1859.jpg

Near collision
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1864.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1866.jpg

Snow faced Kia
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1869.jpg

Handsome Chipper
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1870.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1874.jpg

Taking a break
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1878.jpg

Sasha being bossy
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1880.jpg

And Kia nipping back
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1881.jpg

More in the next post...

Running...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1884.jpg

and running...
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and running...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1889.jpg

and running some more.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1890.jpg

Sunday
Seamus and Sasha
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1916.jpg

Huddle
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1919.jpg

Deciding on a new game
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1923.jpg

Seamus likes to crawl in the snow.. it's so cute to see him sliding along on his belly. :D
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1926.jpg

even more in the next post...

Kia playing keep away
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1938.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1939.jpg

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Enjoying her prize
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Wooing at me to throw the stick
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1948.jpg

Prancing
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Frost face
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1951.jpg

Sasha's icy face
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1952.jpg

Lovely Kia
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1953.jpg

Only a few more and that's it.. I promise!! :o

Drowsy Kia
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1895.jpg

Kia smiling in her sleep
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1897.jpg

Wrestling with Chipper
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1902.jpg

Yin and Yang??
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1908.jpg

Upside down smile
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1905.jpg

Pooped out Chipper
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1960.jpg

And that's it! :D

Great pics!!!!! snow dogs!!!!!:D

OH WHAT FUN!!!!! :D Such great pictures, Kimmy! I am so jealous of all of that snow. We finally got a bit last week, but it had melted by noon. :rolleyes:

Sasha's icy nose gave me the sssshhhhivers! :eek: LOVE the sleep-eyed Kia ... too funny.

Kim

OMG... I am Laughing out LOUD!
I just love the frosty faces!! That's when you know it's C-O-L-D!! :eek:
Wow... you got a lot of great action shots!
I wasn't aware that Kia was so good at keep away! Wow!

HAPPY HAPPY KIA!!! I love this one!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...s/IMG_1884.jpg

I love the pooped pups pics too...

Great series of shots you got there. :D I have as much fun watching
dogs romp in the snow as they do playing around in it. I'm so glad they all
had a great time. :)

Oh,is this Chipper's first time at day care? How did he do?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Chipper is so cute and I love Kia's icy face and upside down smile!!

Great pictures, they all looked like they were enjoying themselves!

Great pictures! It's fun to see them all running around in the snow. You only stayed out for 15 min. at a time? From those frosty faces, it looks like they've been out for hours! Kia's got a great smile, awake, asleep, & upside down! Star & Sherm send wooooos.

Thanks everyone! :) I don't think I could of been out for longer than 15 minutes even if I wanted too. My shutter finger even though gloved, was soon numb. I'm amazed the camera didn't just shut down from the cold. :D

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Originally Posted by lizbud

Oh,is this Chipper's first time at day care? How did he do?

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The Day Care Manager said he was just perfect! He was a little nervous and anxious at first, but they said once he realized he was there to play, he soon warmed up and was going crazy. They have a quiet time kennel and they said not many stay quiet, but he just laid right down and napped. :D

He made friends with a German Shorthair Pointer and an English Springer. The employees said they were having a blast chasing each other in the yard.

He's crashed out right now. I think Kia is pretty happy. ;)

I'll be taking him back on Thursday and I'm pretty sure this will be a regular thing.

Aww, good to hear he did well. :) He probably didn't know what he
was in for when he first showed up. I'm glad he had a good experience. :)

Kia probably liked the little break herself. :)

Those are some great pics! That near collision one made me laugh. I'm so jealous of all of you that have snow. Those dogs almost had more fun than was allowed. Thanks for sharing.

Great pictures Kimmy! I love watching dogs play in the snow! :) I can imagine that everyone crashed after coming inside. The picture of Kia smiling in her sleep is a hoot! It looks like Kia and Chipper are doing very well together. It's so good to see him happy and well. :)

Great pictures, Kimmy!

I have to say, I quite like Kia's floppy-eared looked. She is so cute.
LOVE the fictures of the frosted-faces. I'm so jealous of that snow!

Thanks all! Despite the cold, I love watching them run and play. :)

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Originally Posted by Kfamr

I'm so jealous of that snow!

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And I'm jealous of all that beach time! :D

It is fun watching them in the snow! They all look like they had a blast.
I'm with you, I'm jealous of Kay's beach time. ;)

That looks like so much fun, I wish we had snow like that here! We would all be playing in it! ;) Chipper fits right in! And, I love Seamus!