Snow day!

Who doesn't like a snow day when there's no work, no school, no responsibilities?

Heck, a good snow day is fun even when you do have those things going on. Today it started snowing at about 7:30am. The pups and I took off into the great white tundra of our backyard to have a little fun. Final note: by the time I posted this at 9pm, we had an estimated 5 (five!!!!!!) inches. Now, I was told when I moved to Seattle that is neeevvver snowed, but this has happened every year since. I'm not complaining, I like it.

This is just the start of a fun filled day in the snow. More pix after the jump.

Everybody Poops

 It is a fact of dog ownership. Of pet ownership. Of life in general. Everybody poops. Every pet parent will have to deal with a smelly problem at some point.  What to do with all that poo? The most common way to get rid of the nasty stuff is to pick it up in a plastic bag and throw it in the garbage, essentially ensuring that  an incredibly biodegradable product lasts thousands of years in our landfills. And with the "average" dog dropping more than 160 pounds per year*, that's not such a great idea, but what else can you do?  

*Based on a water pollution study from North Carolina.