Dogs...

I have often wondered if Big Jack has some Malamute genes.  He does not like going into a doghouse, though he will if the weather is really bad and I throw treats in. He will curl up in the snow if you leave him out, rather than go to his heated house.  The weather has been cool; very nice for January, and I put a bed on his porch every day to keep him off the ground, plus I keep his heat lamp on in his doghouse.  This is how he prefers to spend his time outdoors.

We put him in the mud room at night, where he has wool blankets for a bed, and a cat to sleep with. He enjoys a couple truck rides per day as he goes between the farm and the house at Belle Prairie.  Jack is 14, or very close to it now, so we like to make every day a good one for him.