Brrrrr!

It's always a shock to the California dogs when they arrive in Washington. So many strange plants to sniff and the horrible (to Rat Terriers) rain that they are forced to step in and get their feet wet when they have to go outside for potty breaks.  Apple is great about tearing outside, getting her job done and then running back up to the sliding door.  Salish is still in that early state of shock though, tiptoeing across the spongey, squelching grass, sniffing the moss and ferns and lichen, and shivering in the cold.

Salish, Frodo and Apple, not wanting to leave the deck

As if the wet wasn't bad enough though, the last couple days have brought cold temperatures, high winds and even a little snow and sleet.  No one, especially this human, was happy about it.

 

Checking a fern to find out who was the last to pee there (answer: Frodo)

 

The wind brought down a lot of small branches the dogs feel the need to inspect each and every one

Apparently it wasn't too cold to play though as Apple and Salish had time for some chasing (and Frodo had time for some barking) in the back yard.  At the very end of the video you see Salish fly onto the deck. Who needs steps when you're a muscley dog?



 

I was ready to go inside where it was warm and I said out loud to Salish "So Lishee, what do you think of this weather?" This was the look that she gave me.