Snow

[Merimac]

What are the snow conditions 2-2.5 hours north of the cities?  Would you think about running a dog?

[thunderpout]

Yeah, I would... Does any one ever run their dogs on Lakes this time of year?  I have a local lake that I hit right by my house that is usually void of fishermen that I go to and send my Setter on big loops around a bay until he's toast... no mud to clean up!  Im surprised I never see others doin it, though it doesnt do much for training... just cardio and brushing up on the hand signals...

[Merimac]

I don't do it.  My friend had her dogs go through on the river.  She couldn't stand watching her 2 dogs drown. She went after them and fell in.  The Missisippi has a heavy current so if it pulls you under the ice You are done unless you see a hole some where.  While keeping a level head she threw each dog out of the water on top of the ice.  They were safe.  She screamed for help and with in 5 minutes a young couple ran to help.  The woman called 911. and the guy found long sticks and laid across the ice.  Eventually they got her out.  She was hypothermic but ok.  Good Morning America tried to get her and the couple on the air.  She and the couple declined.

Now I know this is not the same as a lake but weird things happen to me and this dog. 

I did get a tread mill.  I have not made her use it yet but next winter I hope to give her a daily run on it.