According to German superstition, if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on this day, February 2 – the Christian festival of Candlemas – winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, according to legend, spring will come early. Unfortunately Ontario, Canada - where I live - is in for another 6 weeks of winter according to Wiarton Willie, our local rodent forecaster. And it appears that this winter will rival last year's for one of the worst for record breaking snow and cold temperatures. http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/winter-hell-toronto-snowfall-may-break-70-year-old-record All I can say is, thank goodness we decided to spend two months of our winter in Arizona! But it looks like winter will still be there when we return home later this month if Wiarton Willie's prediction is accurate. Let's face it, winter always sticks around until March anyway, sometimes even into April, even when he doesn't see his shadow.
So while we have been enjoying lovely sunshine and spring temperatures in Arizona and it's easy to get dogs outdoors, back home it hasn't been the case. So what's does a Vizsla owner do to exercise their dog when it's bitterly cold and there's too much snow to walk through? Well, Corrine Sellars who owns Milo have been spending time indoors learning new sports and tricks.
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