Originally posted by Glacier
This afternoon I put fresh straw in all the doghouses.

All the straw will probably be kicked out
into the snow tomorrow!


Reminds me of Arrow - my RB Guard Dawg!

He was an INside / Outside Dawg - but MUCH preferred his
fancy, well insulated, Dawggie Howze to the too-stuffie
2-Legger hangout.

As his first winter neared, I thought he'd appreciate a
soft "nest" in his Howze.

WRONG!

First we tried "fresh horse hay" ...
It was tossed out before I got upstairs and looked out the window.

How bout a nice thick RUG?
NOPE! Took him all night; but it was *out* by morning.

Maybe STRAW?
Thanks, but NO! Out as fast as the fresh hay!

Possibly a nice Blanket?
He PLAYED with that - out in his "yard".
Shreded to bits in a day or two.

An old Dad's COAT?
Another chew toy...

A plain ole SHEET?
Just made smaller bits & pieces in the yard.

He's GOTTA have SUMPIN to keep warm / sleep on!
Another rug... *NAILED* down on the floor!
As I left to go in - Arrow was *digging* at it.

And where was Arrow come morning?
SOUND Asleep - ON the ROOF of his Howze!
Rain, sleet, snow - he didn't step foot on that rug for a week!

You WIN!
Took a LOT longer to UN-nail the rug than it took to nail it down;
and I left it in the howze to see if he'd warm up to the pattern...
Yup - Rug OUT, Dawg IN come morning!

We Gave Up - he seemed to *like* his HardWood floor!

Rest In Peace, Lil Buddy ~
Dad sure *misses* ya!

/s/ Phred