We had our first real snowfall overnight, and Alayne took this photo of blind Sophie this morning after she'd been running around gathering up snowballs in her hair. In the summertime her low-slung body with the feathery hair helps tidy up the yard by collecting leaves and other yard debris, and in winter time she collects ... snowballs.
Sophie says it's hard to have a snowball fight with the other dogs when the snowballs are stuck to your body.
Yes, there's a lot of melting that goes on in the house after we let her inside!
Adorable! That is too funny how she gathers all that snow on her fur like that. Joie had her first time in the snow recently, in her Elmer Fudd hat, no less. Though you might like to see... http://www.blogpaws.com/2012/12/blogpaws-wordless-wednesday-got-snow.html
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Barbara Techel | December 18, 2012 at 03:02 PM
Sophie is such a cutie! That's one thing I don't miss about living up north: snowballs on the dogs. And those little ice balls on the hair between their toes. :o)
Posted by: patty c | December 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Little Sophie is looking very seasonal in these photos. Very cute!!
Posted by: Anne in FL | December 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM
One of Santa's 'snow'-deer!
Posted by: Linda | December 18, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Precious little "snow duster"!
Posted by: Glenda | December 18, 2012 at 06:13 AM
Sophie is gorgeous! I do believe that with her snowball skirt, she's showing off the new fashion trend for low-slung dogs!
Posted by: Ann | December 18, 2012 at 03:09 AM
My Pomeranians collect all sorts of flotsam, year-round, including snowballs...
Posted by: DarcC | December 17, 2012 at 08:39 PM
LOL, LOL!!!
Posted by: Leila K. - Western Wash. | December 17, 2012 at 05:14 PM
What a sweet little girl, snowballs and all!
Posted by: Mary H./Washington state | December 17, 2012 at 05:12 PM
Sophie is so pretty in her snowball skirt! My dog ends up with a train of iceballs too, within a minute of being out in the snow. He loves to play in the snow, but doesn't seem to enjoy the subsequent snowball-removal stage, for some reason.
Posted by: Tonya Allen | December 17, 2012 at 05:03 PM
Sophie is stunning! What a beautiful baby.
Posted by: Penny | December 17, 2012 at 04:45 PM
She is so sweet and pretty! Nice to see something like this in lieu of all the horrible media events.
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | December 17, 2012 at 02:33 PM
Longhair dachshunds do like to 'collect' items to bring in from the outside. In wintertime, when we lived in Ohio, I always had to try to get most of the 'dinkelballs' out of Dieter's long, long fur before he made it inside the house. Made the carpet on the back porch look like the re-arming area for a snowball fight!
Posted by: Shirley and dachshunds Sunnie & Dieter | December 17, 2012 at 02:21 PM
When your fishing pond freezes, Sophie can become your Zamboni!
Posted by: Moon Rani | December 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM