Leroy wrote:
> I live in Missouri in the middle of the woods.
> 

Whoa, so do I.  I'm east of Buffalo a ways--whereabouts are you?

Didn't get much ice where I live this time, though I did have a dog 
emergency one night.

About 4 am, heard the elderly chow/German shepherd/possible grizzly bear 
barking outside.  My house is on a steep hillside...deck across the 
front...steps down to a landing, patio *this* way, more steps *that* 
way...Anyway, the old dog was on the landing at the bottom of the steps, 
sprawled on his belly on the (wet, not-quite-melting) ice, one hind leg 
forward and one back, and absolutely couldn't move.  The more he 
struggled to get up, the more he slid toward a bad fall down the next 
steps down.

Couldn't stand up on the nasty stuff, had to crawl/scoot/slide to get to 
him and drag him away from the steps.  Then crawled back up, grabbed a 
blanket and a big towel--spread the blanket down the steps, got the 
towel under the dog's belly to lift him, got him started up the steps on 
the blanket...Did I mention that this dog weighs about 70 pounds and is 
quite grumpy?

Anyway, finally got him rescued and he doesn't seem to have suffered any 
ill effects.  But we're both REALLY REALLY REALLY tired of ice storms...

--Sherry "Mutt Whisperer" Shaw


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