Hello Folks
WOW, did we have a storm yesterday, and the wind blew from a very strange direction for us, it came from the east..and that is not normal, we got just over two feet of new snow in a day to go with what had already, the drifts are amazing.. two of my dog runs (20 feet long by 8 feet across and six feet 3inchs high, and the snow is over them.. that means that the drifts are higher then 6 feet, 3 inches.. so that will be a ton of work to dig them out. They are so bad that my husband is using the snowshoes to get to and from the barn.. yikes. We have not seen snow and drifts like this since Iqaluit.. ok, so Iqaluit was worse, we could have drifts that covered houses, but still you get the idea LOL
There was only one dog that wanted to be out in the storm for any length of time and that was Olof, everyone else would go out and come back in fast, but not Olof, he thought the storm was SO much fun.. and he would stay out and play for five or ten minutes at a time, and when he would come in, he would be covered in snow, but if you put your fingers into his coat.. he was warm and dry for the last two or three inches of coat.. no wonder he didn't care at all.. he is a furry little polor bear.. I have never seen such a thick heavy full coat on a puppy as young as him. I know that Monika asked if his coat was to soft, and I didn't think so as his guard hairs are quite harsh, and after watching him come in and go out thoughtout the day in the storm and always coming back in just as happy as a bunny.. I am going to guess that while it might be a bit soft (the undercoat anyway) that its very weather proof..
Everything on the farm came though the storm safe and snug in the barns and house etc.. well back to working outside and everyone have a great day.
WOW, did we have a storm yesterday, and the wind blew from a very strange direction for us, it came from the east..and that is not normal, we got just over two feet of new snow in a day to go with what had already, the drifts are amazing.. two of my dog runs (20 feet long by 8 feet across and six feet 3inchs high, and the snow is over them.. that means that the drifts are higher then 6 feet, 3 inches.. so that will be a ton of work to dig them out. They are so bad that my husband is using the snowshoes to get to and from the barn.. yikes. We have not seen snow and drifts like this since Iqaluit.. ok, so Iqaluit was worse, we could have drifts that covered houses, but still you get the idea LOL
There was only one dog that wanted to be out in the storm for any length of time and that was Olof, everyone else would go out and come back in fast, but not Olof, he thought the storm was SO much fun.. and he would stay out and play for five or ten minutes at a time, and when he would come in, he would be covered in snow, but if you put your fingers into his coat.. he was warm and dry for the last two or three inches of coat.. no wonder he didn't care at all.. he is a furry little polor bear.. I have never seen such a thick heavy full coat on a puppy as young as him. I know that Monika asked if his coat was to soft, and I didn't think so as his guard hairs are quite harsh, and after watching him come in and go out thoughtout the day in the storm and always coming back in just as happy as a bunny.. I am going to guess that while it might be a bit soft (the undercoat anyway) that its very weather proof..
Everything on the farm came though the storm safe and snug in the barns and house etc.. well back to working outside and everyone have a great day.
Well, we finally had to have a friend come over and plow us out , took him over an hour to clear the lanes to the house and then clear the lane down to the barn.. I am so glad that he came and it was SO worth the money he charged as snowshoeing was cool but not for everyday.
A few more photos of the dogs out playing in the snow.. the top photo is of Greenstone Duke, Greenstone Fire an Ice and Greenstone Cool Hand Luke out chasing each other in the snow.
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