Snow Day

We are having a snow day here and based upon Moose's behavior, I don't think he really likes the snow. I don't think he likes the way it feels on his feet. He seems a little unsure as he walks across it and he is hesitant to go outside. He is snoring behind me right now and sounds very content! He has short fur, I think he prefers being warm and cozy inside. He might be hoping this is our last snow day of the year! Willow on the other hand loves it when we have a snow day. She wants to play in it. We only have about an inch of snow so there isn't a lot of snow outside for taking pictures and it's really slushy so I've pulled out the camera inside.

Moose, part hound?

So here are pictures of Moose and Ollie. We adopted Moose from Lab Rescue of NC. He is 7. We've been trying to figure out what he is mixed with. Ollie pictured on the left is (I think) a Tree Walker Coonhound. Moose, we are fairly certain is part hound. He has longer ears than a lab, shorter fur, and longer legs. In this picture his ears look longer than Ollie's. I'm not sure if that is because Ollie's are cocked a little bit. Moose is just longer and leaner than most labs I know. His personality also reminds me a lot of Ollie.... they can both get into some trouble if allowed :) which also reminds me of my first dog Sloan and she was a lab and wemieraner mix. She was crazy wild until she was about 8. I was hoping that Moose might not have the lab shedding gene. Unfortunately he does. We still love him and all his craziness!

	Moose
	Moose's best impression of a treeing walker coonhound

an update on Moose, our latest rescued dog

On October 2nd, we added another rescued dog to our family and we're calling him Moose. I have vet records on him that say he is 7. He acts like he is 4 and I am convinced he is part hound dog. His nose gets him into trouble a lot. I found the remains of 2 banana peels on the floor two days ago. He was smart enough to not eat the stems. There was absolutely no trace of any bananas and I found most of the peel but I do think he ate some. He loves his walks and he knows to sit when we come to an intersection or anytime we are crossing the street. He'll sit for a long time too - until I say "let's go" he'll just sit and look around. He really is a good dog. I wanted a lap dog and I definitely have one now. He is pretty good at staying too unless it is meal time. We are still working on improving those manners. He's a great dog and we are so happy we rescued him.