Smokey got to experience his very first snowfall (7 1/2 in)
just in time for Christmas.He was a little cautious a first,
some of the drifts were pretty deep. After awhile he just
loved it and played around till he was pooped. I got a
chance to get some new pictures & will post some later.

I'm having a new fence put up for the backyard & I'm really
dreading the time between when they take down the old
one & finish putting up the new one.I can't leave him off leash
to run & do his "laps" around the yard anymore and there
are a lot of loose dogs roaming through the neighborhood
lately. I ran into two of them the other day when I had Moki
out front for "walking on leash" training. It was pretty scary
for me, as the one male zeroed right in on Moki & growled.
Moke, bless his heart, has never had a bad experience with
a person or another animal, so he was like, Oh Good, dogs to
play with I was talking in a gruff voice to the other
dogs and all the while pulling Smokey up the hill & onto my
porch. I don't know if it's mateing season or what, but I've
never seen so many dogs running loose before. I'll be glad
when the fence is finished , but really dread the in-between
time. Has anyone gone through something similar? Ideas are
welcome. Thanks, Liz & Moki.