Are you a bully?

Ya know, Justin Beiber really isn't my thing; but why all the Beiber hate?  I read a story about him and all the comments were completely hateful.  People like to act like they are so against bullying.  Is that just an act?  Maybe we're allowed to bully certain people of our choosing?  Maybe it's cool to bully certain people.  It's all very funny until someone commits suicide.  I have an idea...if you don't like someone's music, change the station.  And be the person you claim to be...someone who thinks bullying is always wrong.

Walking the dog in the snow

It's the end of March and we just got about 15 inches of snow.  Is this what it would be like to live in Wyoming or Idaho?  This is more snow than I think I have ever seen.  So my problem is this:  my boots only come up about half the height of the snow.  I walk the dog around the yard so he can do his business, and the snow gets packed into my boots. We've only had the dog a couple of weeks, so we're still taking him out on the leash.  I'm ready to take my chances.  Open the back door and let him go.  Will we ever see him again?  I don't think I can do it.  We've talked about a shock collar.  I don't really want to shock him (except when I've gotten really mad at him), but it might keep him from getting hit by a car.  Stupid snow.

Hunter

About a week and a half ago, Don and Kelly took a little trip to Pittsfield and brought home a little doggie.  Well, he's not so little.  He's a black lab, and he's probably about a year old.  He showed up at a farm in Pittsfield and they went about trying to find him a home.  They checked animal shelters to see if anyone was looking for him.  Then they put his picture up on facebook on Tri-County Trading.

Our friend Nikki came over to see him and started looking at pet names on her phone.  Usually two of us liked a name and the others, not so much.  When Nikki read the name Hunter, we all liked it.  So Hunter he is.

Hunter will be an inside dog. We are currently trying to train him to not bite, not jump on us, walk on a leash, and house break him. Thank goodness for all the information on the net.