It is pretty cold right now. Actually we also in the middle of a snowstorm. The picture I took of Griffin in the snow isn't a great one and I was going to put it into one of the many threads about snow or cold weather that currently exist on the forum. Then I thought that I might as well use the occasion to start a thread about Griffin, who, like most of our dogs, is a character.
So I am starting his thread today with a less than illustrious photo, but with a little story.
Yesterday I went to the train station and picked up my daughter who had just spent the long weekend in Virginia visiting her father. As we were driving down a long stretch of road beside some wooded land, talking about Griffin, I looked out the window and saw him trotting happily along the sidewalk! Well...he stays in a fenced in yard when he is left outdoors, but my father (who is 93) may have gone out and failed to close the gate adequately. Griffin does not wear a collar routinely (allergies) and I had no leash in the car. So I left my daughter with the dog (she had to follow the disobedient rascal) and drove home for a collar and leash. Then we had to chase him (I in the car and she on foot) up a steep hill in a housing development where my daughter sometimes walks him. She had only been wearing a sweatshirt, so I had to give her my coat, but she had no hat or gloves. I ended up blocking his route with my car and she then had to walk him home since he won't jump into a car and we are not strong enough to lift him anymore!!!
Then today it started to snow. So he lay down outside and got covered with snow. Only when I went outside to take his picture, did he move. I didn't get any good pictures, because as soon as I went out, he wanted to follow me and, therefore, was up against my legs the whole time. As I said, I am posting one, however.
We are expecting 6 to 12 inches and I just got a telephone message from the police department with instructions on how to conduct myself on this declared, "snow emergency". It is cold now (15 degrees), but I think we have all gotten used to it. I don't feel it as much anymore.
I have other photos of Griffin. I have posted some in other places on the forum. I have also had other dogs, including a wonderful Golden Retriever named, "Brit".
NewfieMom
So I am starting his thread today with a less than illustrious photo, but with a little story.
Yesterday I went to the train station and picked up my daughter who had just spent the long weekend in Virginia visiting her father. As we were driving down a long stretch of road beside some wooded land, talking about Griffin, I looked out the window and saw him trotting happily along the sidewalk! Well...he stays in a fenced in yard when he is left outdoors, but my father (who is 93) may have gone out and failed to close the gate adequately. Griffin does not wear a collar routinely (allergies) and I had no leash in the car. So I left my daughter with the dog (she had to follow the disobedient rascal) and drove home for a collar and leash. Then we had to chase him (I in the car and she on foot) up a steep hill in a housing development where my daughter sometimes walks him. She had only been wearing a sweatshirt, so I had to give her my coat, but she had no hat or gloves. I ended up blocking his route with my car and she then had to walk him home since he won't jump into a car and we are not strong enough to lift him anymore!!!
Then today it started to snow. So he lay down outside and got covered with snow. Only when I went outside to take his picture, did he move. I didn't get any good pictures, because as soon as I went out, he wanted to follow me and, therefore, was up against my legs the whole time. As I said, I am posting one, however.
We are expecting 6 to 12 inches and I just got a telephone message from the police department with instructions on how to conduct myself on this declared, "snow emergency". It is cold now (15 degrees), but I think we have all gotten used to it. I don't feel it as much anymore.
I have other photos of Griffin. I have posted some in other places on the forum. I have also had other dogs, including a wonderful Golden Retriever named, "Brit".
NewfieMom
He is a young lad not yet 2 years old and 145lbs. I asked Bruins owners to hold Fiona so I could get a picture, Fiona didn't seem to thrilled, LOL. She taught the boy when they first met so he remembered not to mess with her 
