Meltdown
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 2:36PM 
With the recent political news, I hope this blog gives you a distraction. We are experiencing snow falling off the gazebo only to fall on an unsuspecting dog as if to say WHAT!! That is what happened today. I think she thought it came from the sky. Dennis quickly removed it all so no more slide downs. It is okay. Ella is okay. It happened to Ella - not a visiting dog. That was our excitement for the day.
Ellie and Coco was here for their play and grooming. Ellie never goes to bed for a nap with Nathan but Coco does so I made sure I did her 1st so she could nap. LOL It is funny which dogs love napping and which say - not today!
Panda and her pal in life Logan are back enjoying warm blankets after they go outside. I think they are ones that enjoy it immensely.
Last night the dogs took the covers off me and I woke up shivering. I think they wanted the blankets for themselves.
We remain hibernating but I do go out with the dogs at times to get fresh air. Dennis and Nathan go out much more than me. I hate winter. As they say - it is what it is.
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Late last night our neighbour txted me to warn about snow/ice coming off their roof close to their car, no damage, I got up and moved my car. Years ago, a huge ice dam slide off their roof onto my front hood of my car, hundreds of pounds I guess, solid ice, about 6ft long. Had to replace that hood. Luckily no one was close by, it could have caused serious injures.
Glad Ella is fine and it was only snow.
I am glad Ella was fine too. It was just snow but took my heart out of my chest into my tummy. I now know that it was awful timing and Dennis job now is to remove snow or ice from gazebo tops as it gathers - no chances. In all these years, it was the 1st time. I suppose it always fell but not on a dog. She had to be in an exact position to have it occur. Today we have rain and more rain.
Today she went out and looked up then galloped away. She knew what came and from where so she was communicating - look at that gazebo top.
We did have slide off from our roof too. That hasn't happened since we have been in this house. Just freaky and you learn from experience.
We once had an owner open their door and the dog ran out and got killed. We have had since then a gate across the entryway. Even though it didn't happen here, I put in place a barrier so it would not. Doesn't look the best but who cares. The dogs are safe.