The weather has lightend up a bit, and there has been a lot of snow melting.
This was really needed as we got so much snow that you couldn't even see over some of the snow banks, and our driveway was losing width to snow banks, which made it hard to park the cars.
Now, we are seeing bits of grass and temperatures as high as 10 degrees! Yay!
This is our dog Skye.
Windgates is the name of the breeder she came from, in case you're wondering about the name on the photo.
She is also eagerly awaiting spring. There isn't too much for a dog to sniff when the snow banks are 3 feet high in most places. And it's too wet to play frisbee because she loves to do this dive-roll action.
I have been doing some reading on Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties) and they require quite a bit of exercise. More than we have provided for this little one lately. In the deep of winter I am guilty of the 10 min around the block because it's cold and dark out. She would have to wait until Saturday for a proper walk.
My new goal for the spring is 30 minutes every morning and 30 - 60 minutes in the evenings. This will also help me get back into better shape too. Good for dog, and good for me. So far she is enjoying more time outside that what she had in January and February on weeknights.
Do you have a dog? Have you considered how many hours a day he/she needs walking?
Shelties also require lots of mental exercises. They are the 6th smartest dog breed and they need a job to do, or else they make their own job of barking at everything in sight, or chasing things.
My next goal is to find some fun games that go beyond the frisbee fetching to figure out how to challenge this sweet friend of ours.
leave a comment if you have a dog and share with me how often you walk yours.
Thanks for reading,
Cassie
