You know it's cold when...

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fjm

Discussion Starter · Jan 7, 2021

...you let the dogs out at 7.30am, and then need a trowel to chip frozen poo off the path when it is finally light enough to find it!

-4C/29F here last night, which is cold for us - much colder up in the hills, of course, where it dropped to -8C/17F. It is still well below freezing, with more sleet and snow on the way. I am very grateful for the kind neighbour who gritted all the paths and drives yesterday - I have done it myself in the past and it was a biggish job, even with a wheelbarrow!

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Axeldog

· #2 · Jan 7, 2021

Oh gosh, chipping frozen poo, first thing in the morning! Hope you had a cup of coffee before dealing with that!
Brrr! Hope it warms up a bit, at least to get rid of the ice.

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cowpony

· #3 · Jan 7, 2021

Welcome to my winter, lol. Cleanup is easier when the dogs use the corners of the yard where leaves accumulate and flatten out from rain. Then I just pry up the top layer of frozen leaves.

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curlflooffan

· #4 · Jan 7, 2021

Oh dear I bet you are relieved that you have a Papillon and a Toy Poodle and not a St Bernard and a Great Dane haha.

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fjm

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 7, 2021

Yes - at least it is a trowel and not a shovel!

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Porkchop

· #6 · Jan 7, 2021

I liken cleaning up frozen poo from the snow an archeological dig in the Arctic. Ugh, that’s on my to do list today. I usually like to pick the poo up right away so I don’t have to excavate it. But there’s a week’s worth out there right now I need to get. Bad owner.

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Rose n Poos

· #7 · Jan 8, 2021

Poopsickle time!

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Spottytoes

· #8 · Jan 9, 2021

curlflooffan said:
Oh dear I bet you are relieved that you have a Papillon and a Toy Poodle and not a St Bernard and a Great Dane haha.

We had a Great Dane who was very prone to diarrhea. Frozen poop was the best! 🤣🤣🤣
There’s quite a difference between scooping soft serve vs frozen solid poopsicles. 🤣

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fjm

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 9, 2021

Just got all the paths and drives clear and there was more sleet and snow last night - just enough to make a near invisible glaze of ice on all the surfaces. it was -10C/15F in the hills behind us last night, and still bitter out even at our lower altitude - I don't think I will be risking a walk for a few hours yet!

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Rose n Poos

· #10 · Jan 9, 2021

Definitely stay safe, please. I'll brave some cold and snow, but not ice!

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Newport

· #11 · Jan 9, 2021

When we get ice storms it is always very hard to get the car doors open. I hope your car is tucked into a garage!

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