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celstu1 · 01-18-2013, 06:32 AM

Its 12 degrees here this morning! My husband let the dogs out to go pee and Fletch ran to the far side of the yard over the snow, peed on a bush (the yard is not that big) and then he made his way back about 1/2 way across the yard where he went poop. He tried to walk back but his paws froze and he ended up laying down on the snow. This was all less than 3 mins outside. My DH had to run across the yard in socks to go rescue him!!! Poor little guy comes upstairs and jumps on the bed where I am before hubby got there and hes just laying there when Hubby comes in he tells me what happened, so I checked his paws and he had little chunks of ice stuck between the pads I had to get out for him. Poor baby!!!!

Its COLD out there!

rubymoon2072 · 01-18-2013, 06:35 AM

its freezing!! lolas the only one who goes out and she didnt even want to this morning. ur dh is hero running out in sox.. hope hes ok..or they are both r might wanna check dh's feets too. yikes.

Teresa Ford · 01-18-2013, 06:37 AM

Aw, he needed both Mama and Daddy to rescue him, what a lucky boy he is to have you both.

DBlain · 01-18-2013, 06:40 AM

oh my, that was quick, glad you hubby was such a good daddy. We clear a grass patch just outside our door and Lola goes out on a tether, so she can't get out of that area. But given the chance she seems to like to walk and play in the snow so I will have to be careful about that. Do you clear an area for the pups.

celstu1 · 01-18-2013, 06:41 AM

DH said he was busy doing that and he didn't notice if Dex went poop, but clearly Dex didn't because he was mental for me to take him out 10 mins later, so I did and he was mental outside. Trying to find a place to poop and not wanting to stand on the snow, I felt so bad for my boys this AM! DH too! He's such a good guy!!! He's taking the boys to the spa today too!

yorkietalkjilly · 01-18-2013, 07:23 AM

What a gooooood daddy that baby has! Bravo to daddy braving the cold, wet snow in his socks to get his little dog!

Lil Sis · 01-18-2013, 07:26 AM

oh what a good daddy!!!

That is what I don't miss with the snow.. the pictures are beautiful but....

bobohyde · 01-18-2013, 07:35 AM

Ha ha, been there! We don't have snow on the ground, but the grass was frozen crunchy this morning from rain yesterday. Poor Columbo went back and forth and back and forth along the edge of the grass for about 10 minutes looking for a place to poop where the grass wasn't crunching. Finally, he gave up and went back in. The sun's out now, so I'm going to take him out to try again...

celstu1 · 01-18-2013, 08:31 AM

We snow blow a path for them in the backyard to do their business... but we got about 5 inches of snow on weds and the guys were tiling the floor and didn't stop to take a break at all. Not even to shovel the driveway! So now its soooo cold, the snow froze solid and the snowblower won't work in it. Thats why there is no path for my boys. But actually it's so cold, and the snow is so hard, they can walk on top of it. My Fletch is a bit bigger at 13.5lbs so some steps he goes through it, which must have been what got snow up in his pads. Dexter just sails across the snow, he's only 7.5lbs.

lovespandp · 01-18-2013, 08:34 AM

Glad Daddy was there to save him! Poor baby! Sounds like Fletch is going to see some warmed sockies on to get those tootsies warmed up!

Were DH's footsie's frozen too? How the heck did he run out there in socks!

celstu1 · 01-18-2013, 08:38 AM

He came back into the bedroom holding his wet socks. He must have run fast! LOL

We know that Fletch has a tendency to go too far and not be able to come back on his own sometimes... so when we don't go down in shoes, we know we take a chance that we get cold feet rescuing him. LOL He has done this many times. We see the warning signs, where he starts lifting one leg, then another, until he just can't take another step and lays down right where he is. He had me go out in thigh high snow to rescue him once. He didn't go through the snow, but I did with every step!

lovespandp · 01-18-2013, 08:42 AM

LOL Fletch sounds like Peanut- Has to leave his mark everywhere!!

Boys...

Cha Cha · 01-18-2013, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by celstu1

He came back into the bedroom holding his wet socks. He must have run fast! LOL

We know that Fletch has a tendency to go too far and not be able to come back on his own sometimes... so when we don't go down in shoes, we know we take a chance that we get cold feet rescuing him. LOL He has done this many times. We see the warning signs, where he starts lifting one leg, then another, until he just can't take another step and lays down right where he is. He had me go out in thigh high snow to rescue him once. He didn't go through the snow, but I did with every step!

I used to have a little Min Pin that did this exact same thing. The first time it happened it scared me to death until we figured out it was the cold. She was a special needs baby with nerve damage to a hip and I often wondered if that made the cold worse. She was the most thin skinned, cold blooded baby I ever had. I hardly never seen her during the winters because she was under a blanket somewhere.

ilovejoel · 01-18-2013, 09:23 AM

Poor thing

I've had to do that a few times with Joel.

Harrysmum · 01-18-2013, 09:34 AM

Oh what a brilliant daddy!

I love it when they 'save the day'.....

We've got about 5" of snow here at the mo - Harry's only 2 years old and has only seen it once before....he went flying out just now to pee, realised something was wrong and different, ground to a stop....and skidded about 20 feet

The look of shock and confusion on his face was amazing!!!

Sally + Harry x

01-18-2013, 06:32 AM	#1
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Hubby had to rescue the dog! Its 12 degrees here this morning! My husband let the dogs out to go pee and Fletch ran to the far side of the yard over the snow, peed on a bush (the yard is not that big) and then he made his way back about 1/2 way across the yard where he went poop. He tried to walk back but his paws froze and he ended up laying down on the snow. This was all less than 3 mins outside. My DH had to run across the yard in socks to go rescue him!!! Poor little guy comes upstairs and jumps on the bed where I am before hubby got there and hes just laying there when Hubby comes in he tells me what happened, so I checked his paws and he had little chunks of ice stuck between the pads I had to get out for him. Poor baby!!!! Its COLD out there! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

01-18-2013, 06:35 AM	#2
rubymoon2072 Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA Posts: 9,209	its freezing!! lolas the only one who goes out and she didnt even want to this morning. ur dh is hero running out in sox.. hope hes ok..or they are both r might wanna check dh's feets too. yikes. __________________ Cedric N Lola N Keylo RIP Punkee Princess

01-18-2013, 06:37 AM	#3
Teresa Ford Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida Posts: 3,863	Aw, he needed both Mama and Daddy to rescue him, what a lucky boy he is to have you both. __________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal.

01-18-2013, 06:40 AM	#4
DBlain Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI Posts: 6,190	oh my, that was quick, glad you hubby was such a good daddy. We clear a grass patch just outside our door and Lola goes out on a tether, so she can't get out of that area. But given the chance she seems to like to walk and play in the snow so I will have to be careful about that. Do you clear an area for the pups. __________________ Lola my amazing little yorkie-pom Donna

01-18-2013, 06:41 AM	#5
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	DH said he was busy doing that and he didn't notice if Dex went poop, but clearly Dex didn't because he was mental for me to take him out 10 mins later, so I did and he was mental outside. Trying to find a place to poop and not wanting to stand on the snow, I felt so bad for my boys this AM! DH too! He's such a good guy!!! He's taking the boys to the spa today too! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

01-18-2013, 07:23 AM	#6
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	What a gooooood daddy that baby has! Bravo to daddy braving the cold, wet snow in his socks to get his little dog! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

01-18-2013, 07:26 AM	#7
Lil Sis Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,008	oh what a good daddy!!! That is what I don't miss with the snow.. the pictures are beautiful but.... __________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy

01-18-2013, 07:35 AM	#8
bobohyde Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: c Posts: 427	Ha ha, been there! We don't have snow on the ground, but the grass was frozen crunchy this morning from rain yesterday. Poor Columbo went back and forth and back and forth along the edge of the grass for about 10 minutes looking for a place to poop where the grass wasn't crunching. Finally, he gave up and went back in. The sun's out now, so I'm going to take him out to try again...

01-18-2013, 08:31 AM	#9
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	We snow blow a path for them in the backyard to do their business... but we got about 5 inches of snow on weds and the guys were tiling the floor and didn't stop to take a break at all. Not even to shovel the driveway! So now its soooo cold, the snow froze solid and the snowblower won't work in it. Thats why there is no path for my boys. But actually it's so cold, and the snow is so hard, they can walk on top of it. My Fletch is a bit bigger at 13.5lbs so some steps he goes through it, which must have been what got snow up in his pads. Dexter just sails across the snow, he's only 7.5lbs. __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

01-18-2013, 08:34 AM	#10
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	Glad Daddy was there to save him! Poor baby! Sounds like Fletch is going to see some warmed sockies on to get those tootsies warmed up! Were DH's footsie's frozen too? How the heck did he run out there in socks! __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so." Last edited by lovespandp; 01-18-2013 at 08:35 AM.

01-18-2013, 08:38 AM	#11
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	He came back into the bedroom holding his wet socks. He must have run fast! LOL We know that Fletch has a tendency to go too far and not be able to come back on his own sometimes... so when we don't go down in shoes, we know we take a chance that we get cold feet rescuing him. LOL He has done this many times. We see the warning signs, where he starts lifting one leg, then another, until he just can't take another step and lays down right where he is. He had me go out in thigh high snow to rescue him once. He didn't go through the snow, but I did with every step! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

01-18-2013, 08:42 AM	#12
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	LOL Fletch sounds like Peanut- Has to leave his mark everywhere!! Boys... __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

01-18-2013, 09:23 AM	#14
ilovejoel Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 3,299	Poor thing I've had to do that a few times with Joel. __________________ ℜachael JoelRoxy iLoveJoely.com

01-18-2013, 09:34 AM	#15
Harrysmum Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK Posts: 5,062	Oh what a brilliant daddy! I love it when they 'save the day'..... We've got about 5" of snow here at the mo - Harry's only 2 years old and has only seen it once before....he went flying out just now to pee, realised something was wrong and different, ground to a stop....and skidded about 20 feet The look of shock and confusion on his face was amazing!!! Sally + Harry x