Day 9: An exercise in self control

Jan 11 2011 . . . In another lifetime we had a German shepherd that tended to run a little on the nervous side. His first Ohio winter, I was letting him out the back door to do his duty when he saw snow covering the ground for the first time. Hackles up, he starting barking at the yard as if he were saying, just what the hell is this sh**!

Not so with CCI puppies. Ask any puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence. These fuzzies love the snow. Micron loses his mind, but in a good way. Not in a German shepherd way.

Here's a shot of him all regal looking. A serious, over the shoulder pose. As if he's thinking deep thoughts about the world economy or something. But really, I just got lucky and snapped the shutter before I lost him to the snowscape. He was a good boy for this wintry photo session. Afterwards, we took off the training cape and gave the release command.  He was a happy, thoughtless dog for the next little while.