Hi Brenda Rather than Shovelling or Snow blowing it, I have a friend that drops by with his snowmachine and he goes in circles around the yard until most of it is packed. He loves to do it and it saves my grass (as the snow cover stays deep) and the dogs have an open area to play that usually doesn`t get icy as quickly as the driveway does. Merry Christmas Mary-Anne C C Mistral of Waldenridge CGN CD RA TD AGN TEC RACL(Caro) HIC Tersha's Magnum Force CGN PCD RN TD RNCL(Caro) TEC HIC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Payne" <gsdpaz2@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:32 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Great Network Of Folks-Thanks Another chilly one in New England~Got to love it!! Well I would just like to thanks all the folks that sent me information on old dogs and the cold...aka pooping outside. I realize this is part of owning older dogs but I'd like to make it as pleasurable as possible for both him and I.?Paths we did have,? and as of last night we now have about a 20 x 30 area shoveled in one play yard. I'm hoping to learn to use the show blower this weekend so I can age gracefully...LOL this is a killer on the back. Thanks again~ ?Brenda Payne www.jescarkennels.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================