We are lucky enough not to have to rely on our own experience to enjoy the snow; some of our greatest enjoyment has been in watching our animal family have fun with it!! We hope you like it too ......
The first to venture out was Mij, none too sure but just having to explore!
She has been out lots since the initial snow fall but (just like a cat) these trips have been as short as she can possibly make them ........ Not comfortable enough, obviously!!
Rocky and Rosie were keen to explore too!
Rocky soon had his nose well in the white stuff .....
"What does this smell of then"?
Rosie's snuffling around uncovered an apple that I had put out for the ground feeding birds ...... New toy!!
Although neither of our Otterhounds will play ball, Rosie spent some time picking up the apple tossing it away then pouncing on it again.
We have no doubt though, that if we swapped it for a ball it would be totally ignored! She wouldn't be fooled!
The "Ughh! My nose is very cold" look!
"I spy a playmate"!
"Come on, play with me Mij"!!
"No! Zizz znow iz too freezinc"!!
"She's gone, well how do you like that"!!
Rocky looked on in an iced up sort of way.
"Will you play with me Rocky"?
"No"!
"If you run away I'll bite your legs till you play"!!
"Rat's! I'll have to distract her"!!
"You just sniff this really good smell Rosie, while I pop inside for something"!
"Oh no you don't ........ Got your leg"!!
And eventually she annoyed Rocky into a beloved wrestling match.
Moving up into the garden Rosie thought she had it made ......
"Sorry Rosie, no more this morning .... I can hear my nice warm sofa calling"!!
"Be like that then lazy hound ..... I'll play with the white stuff on my own then"!
And she did .... for hours!! Bless!
Night time walks were interesting for them ... most of our snow fell by night.
"My nose isn't tickling very much ..... It's too cold"!
"So is mine ...Herumph"!!
But after the bunnies had been out at dawn our hounds begun to find some bone tickling smells ...... Or should it be hound disapearing smells?!
Bunnies, bunnies, bunnies!!
Post bunny hole exploring!
"Ooh, ooh, I've got a bunny home smell" ........
"Hello bunnies ...... Come out and play"!
But bunnies are warm loving animals, so they stayed all tucked up in bed!
Snow does make Rosie smile though.
Not so much Rocky, but he does have some fun along the way.
"Look Rocky, I've got an ice cream"!
Rocky's usual position when out in the snow.
It may make life tough for a while, but snow really makes the world look nice!
Night walks are colder, but I think it's only our hounds noses that get cold ..... Well, they will keep dipping them in the snow!
"Will you stop with the photo's please ....... I'm trying to find a scent"!
Rocky and Rosie may have totally different personalities but when they do the Ottehound thing ...... they are always in perfect unison!
See what I mean?
So what do our hounds do when they have had another full day of playing in the snow ...... Going out to find interesting scents and generally just being Otterhounds? ......
Night night Rosie!
And night, night Rocky ..... Dream of some lovely white stuff that's full of scents and lovely and warm when you put your nose in it!!
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