What this unseasonably warm day means to us dog owners

Today was unseasonably warm in NJ. Took the two resident rescue dogs and our current foster dog on a wonderful walk in the sunlight with nobody wearing a coat. There was prancing into the sky and ssnorting/sniffing by the foster dog, and peeing on absolutely everything by the resident dogs. We did not want the walk to end- it was wonderful. Upon getting back to the homestead we looked at the backyard and knew it was time to dive in with all the melting ice and snow!!!!!. A half hour later and a half filled black heavy duty leaf bag later, our yard was somewhat cleaned. This has to be up there in the grossest moments of a 3 dog NJ household this winter. Yuck, yuck, yuck. It has been so cold and despite my best chisseling efforts, I had to wait to this unseasonable "thaw."

-- Deb Jacobson,

Laboratory Rescue Beagles