More Melody

Here's a few more photos of Melody. She's such a little cutie!

She weighed 20 pounds at her last vet appointment. 

That's the exact same amount Blondie weighed at that age.

She often takes naps near her bowl.

It's as if she's telling us, 

"I don't want to sleep through any meals!"

If she's not napping there, she will probably

be cuddled up next to her "big sister" Blondie.

Today the girls were by the door. I felt like they
didn't want us to leave after all that time spent
together during the cold snap. It also reminded
me of this photo of Rusty taken in the same spot.

Well, it was time for me to get out of the house.

But I didn't get out before shooting this movie

of Melody climbing our stairs. This was a big

deal at our house because Blondie has been too 

frightened to climb stairs for a long time. We are

hoping she will conquer her fear now that she

sees the puppy doing it without any trouble.

Digging Out from the Snow

Today was our first day of normal after a polar vortex brought record low temperatures. We stayed indoors for nearly three days before venturing outside yesterday to clear the driveway and sidewalks. The cold did not seem to bother our golden retriever Blondie too much although we made sure she and the puppy Melody did not stay out in it too long. Here are a few photos to give you an idea of what it was like.

So what did we do with our days spent indoors? Well, naturally we played with the dogs a lot. Some of the time we used to take photos and video of Melody which I'll post next.