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Kody on Snow Watch
Matt
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 10:53am
Whenever there’s something that’s new and different when we go outside, Kody feels the need to let the neighborhood know about it. The snow has definitely activated Kody’s new and different detectors. I’m not sure if he’s barking to warn other people of the snow, if he’s warning them that he’s still protecting the two [...]
Cold Spell
Matt
Monday, November 22nd 2010 5:54pm
We are having our annual cold spell early this year. There’s about an inch of snow on the ground and it’s fer-eezing. My apartment complex has not built the apartments to handle this type of cold very well. Mainly, they just don’t have the oomph to heat the main living areas very quickly. Consequently, Kody [...]
In this video, Suart Brown talks about the importance of play. And he mentions dogs numerous times as examples of creatures that promote play, and will play happily even with other animals, including humans. It made me realize that this is one of the huge benefits dogs bring to our lives. They play with us. [...]
It’s Cold: 200 Dachshund
Matt
Tuesday, March 10th 2009 2:15pm
It’s sunny but very cold today. Kody has been laying by the fire and it seems like just now the place is finally getting warm. It’s below or near freezing in the shade, and about 39 degrees in the sun. The snow feels sure about melting in some places but it’s just thinking about it [...]
The time has changed, but the weather has not. It’s snowing here in Seattle, well Bellevue technically. When I first moved here, it never snowed. If it snowed once a year, it was an amazing thing. But now each year it snows noticeably more and our summers or noticeably warmer. I’m beginning to think this [...]
Li’l Lily Rose is at 15.5 ounces. Just a smidge more and she’ll weigh a whole pound. Probably tomorrow. Kody wants to get out so bad, he is actually running through the snow now and wants to get out and go farther. He also wants to avoid the wetter areas, probably because they are colder. [...]