Snow bound roads & paths... winter white landscapes... icy cold blizzard winds... sound bleak?? No way!! Perfect conditions for plenty of crazy doggy excitement & exstatic fun. The snow brings a whole new heightened state of exhileration to a wintery walk in the wilderness... its electrifying... new smells... new sensations... new adventures!! Just one member of the doggy duo missing... Drifty-boy... but Finn has his besties for company again, Miss Molly & Curious Cuillin!
Bounding through the drifts, chasing each other is so much fun and our inquisitive little cold noses pick up every scent to follow and trail back & forth across the path, through the trees and up & down the snow-packed bankings.
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Poor little Mollydog struggled at a few points with snow clankers building up on the her soft feathery tummy & leg hair. At a few points she looked like the abominable snowman and we had to break the hard packed icy snowballs from her fur before she was carrying her own weight in snow!! But after a certain point, once out in the open of the glen, the snow changed in texture becoming more dry and crystalline and less wet and sticky so it was no longer a problem... I wonder if its possible to get anti-balling plates for dogs?
A wee sensory bonus on the way back. We ended up following the tracks of a stalker's quad-bike with the fresh scent of venison blood to follow... all of a sudden the rest of the walk was very focused... and quiet... i'm sure the dogs expected to find their dinner at the end of the trail!!
