We have been waiting for over a year to experience some snow with Avalanche. I mean, being Canadian but living in a place that rarely gets snow means we are always hoping for snow, but since adopting Avalanche last year, we've been impatiently waiting to see how he would behave in snow!
When we picked him up from his hotel on Tuesday morning, he was pretty excited just to get home, so he played in the snow with us for about ten minutes, which was wonderful, but then decided he wanted to go in the house. While he loves his hotel (he is always so happy to get there and he leaves us without so much as a backward glance!), he just wants to be with C, so the relief of being home after four nights away overrode his interest in the snow.
On Friday, we got a pretty good amount of snow, and it was a different story. Avalanche LOVED the snow! He and I spent time outside together while C worked and witnessing his joy was everything to me. Yesterday we took him for a long walk and then to a dog park and we only left because we were so cold; I'm sure he would have stayed for hours if it had been up to him.
After only having miniature Dachshunds for almost a quarter of a century, there are moments where we wonder what we've gotten ourselves into with this large, fluffy beast who doesn't particularly care for being loved on and whose attitude can best be described as aloof. But after watching him play in the snow, thoroughly enjoying the freezing temperatures, it was clear this is exactly what he was made for!
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