Lead Dog

Hello friends!

The calendar flipped a page to December and overnight winter arrived true to form. Old man winter blew into town and filled my woods with ice and snow. My world was repainted WHITE and I could not wait to go exploring!

Since I am a pretty social canine, I prefer exploring with my hooman. So as soon as she peeked an eye awake – I began my tap dance around her bed in effort to hussle her out the door. She was not as excited as I was to go out in the cold. As she pulled on extra layers and covered her paws, I kept up my enthusiasm. I added in some whining, wiggles and jumps in hopes to hurry her along. Once we finally got outside I bounced and burrowed through the fluff. I only had a few good zoomies around the yard before my hooman turned back toward the house. What the heck…this was not an all day winter adventure I had planned!

My hooman headed back indoors and peeled off all her layers. She then got herself a drink and settled in with her google machine. She was going to WORK! I knew that if that was the case…I had some work of my own to do. I positioned myself in front of her and began the DEATH STARE. I sent her telepathic messages with my eyes – “outside outside outside”. Only she didn’t budge.

After a while, I musta dozed off because the next thing I knew it was dark outside. It seems to be dark almost all the time now. This is a REAL problem for me since I like to do my exploring in the daylight. The next day brought more of the same. My hooman at the computer and me on the couch willing her to finish work and play outside with me. When the weather man announced the snow would be melting soon – I began to panic. The only way I’m going to enjoy the snow is if I take myself out. Time for me to take the lead! 

So, I shook off my anxiety and took matters into my own paws. Out I wandered alone into the forest. I was unsure at first. The snow covered trees cast new shadows and there was an eerie silence throughout the woods. As I turned down the path I scared up three whitetail deer (and they scared me too)! I watched their white tails bounce down the ravine and realized I was not the only explorer out today. There was a whole world of adventure awaiting me!  

I carefully hiked down the icy trail and began exploring. I wandered over to the creek and witnessed the current pushing its way through the ice. I stopped by my favorite thinking log and met a new family that moved in for the winter. And I poked my head in on some old friends, just to say hello.

By the time I returned to my yard it was getting dark again and rain was beginning to sprinkle. My hooman greeted me at the door and dried my paws. As I curled up on the couch and began to doze, I could hear my hooman tapping away on her google machine along with the rain tapping against the windows. 

So friends, as we turn the page to the last month of the year – it is time to take the lead. If there is something you want to accomplish before the year ends, the time is now!  Be brave, take the initiative and make it happen for yourself. Do not wait on others to do it for you, rather bring them along on your adventure – the more the merrier!

Bark at you in the New Year!

Your friend, 

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