Maddie goes outside for the reasons most dogs go outside, but she won’t go with out one of us. We tried just opening the door and letting her out, but she just sits on the steps until we come out and walk around with her. So, we hook up and head out, regardless of the weather.

The other day, one of the bunnies that lives in the yard was sitting at the base of the steps. Maddie was standing at the porch door, wondering why I wasn’t opening it.

“We have to wait for the bunny!”

We had to wait

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76 responses to “Hang On Pup – #1LinerWeds #JusJoJan”

  1. I like those red sunrises (or sunsets) with the trees in silhouette.

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    1. When I see those, Frank, I’m glad she took me out.

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  2. It’s 0 degrees and Maddie wants to stop and smell the leaves! Ye gods! The upside of these frigid mornings is that you do get some great photos. This one of the flag is really good, I think, with the contrast between the evergreens and the bare trees above and behind; the evergreens appear to be saluting. The river photo makes me cold just looking at it, but I think it’s a great image.

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    1. I do get to see some pretty skies, Maureen, but there are days I think we could wait for a few more degrees to arrive. I do like that flag photo. When I look at it, I realize that there are service men and women standing guard in conditions like this somewhere. It’s funny, I think the river looks colder when it’s flowing than when it’s frozen over. Have a great day – stay warm.

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  3. -18 Celsius?? That is lower than I’ve ever suffered through. :o Bestia is all too glad to go somewhere without either of us but we don’t let him. Hang on! Be like MuMu and soak up all the sun you can get.

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    1. Be like MuMu – that’s the ticket 🙂. There are time Maddie would play in the yard without us on a leash, but she won’t do her business without us.

      It won’t stay this cold for very long.

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  4. Please explain to Maddie there is a bunny bereft blogger in Maine who needs her daily bunny photo. Canine patience will be greatly appreciated.
    ❤️

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    1. I tell the bunny he has to sit up and look pretty for River. If anyone is listening, they must think I’m nuts.

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      1. Keep the neighbors guessing.
        😉

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  5. Most excellent close up btw.
    👍

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    1. I’m glad you like it,

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  6. Five degrees here Dan. It’s colder than anything a witch has!

    Old Glory looks proud and smart despite the weather. The sunrise shots are beautiful. The shot looking across the Connecticut River is so bleak but at the same time beautiful. You’ve managed to catch in a photo how cold it is! I love the frozen leaf.

    MuMu has the right idea this time of year. Curl up in the sun and sleep winter away!

    Maddie doesn’t go outside just for ‘business’. She needs to check for bombs and uninvited critters. Who knows, she might find a leaf stuck in the fence! It’s the equivalent of you and a newspaper when you’re on a ‘business’ trip. Lol!

    I thank everything that’s holy, and that includes Swiss cheese and my underwear, that we have a new furnace and it’s up and running! 🤗🤗

    Hope you all manage to keep warm and safe.
    Ginger

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    1. You crack=kid me up today, Ginger. Between the witch’s parts and your underwear, I’m almost snorting coffee through my nose.

      I love seeing the the river in winter, but some days I feel like I should fight MuMu for that shelf.

      Maddie always checks the perimeter first for any signs of intruders. :Sniff, sniff, sniff, point, “the bunny was here.” To which I reply, “good to know, Maddie. Now can you pee.”

      I’m glad the new furnace is working well, you sure needed it last night. Stay warm. Tell Murphy Maddie says hi.

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  7. You are so brave! Maggie would be getting a doggie door and taught how to use it if it were me! I cannot deal with the cold 🥶

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    1. She would stand and look at the door, When we tried getting her to go on her own, she just sat on the steps like “aren’t you coming?” We tried walking out ahead of her, but when we came back, so did she.

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      1. Dogs are so funny! Ours go out the doggy door, then sometimes stand by the glass sliding door looking in like they forgot the have a doggy door!

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        1. Ha! I fear that if we had a doggie door, the bunny and squirrels would be living on the porch.

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  8. PS: Did you not have any thoughts on my editor being so slow? Or maybe you missed that post a couple of days ago. Anyway, could all of my old posts be causing my editor to be slow as molasses?

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    1. I must have missed that post (I missed a bunch lately). I don’t think any volume of previous posts would affect the editor. The speed of your Internet connection would. You might try clearing your browser’s cache. The other thing that can cause problems is if your theme is not compatible with the features of the block editor. I had to change themes last year, and I had been using a “lock Editor Compliant” theme, but it was not being updated.

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      1. OK thanks I will check it out

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  9. I was a loving dog owner for over 30 years but must admit they were showed the open door and encouraged to do their thing all by themselves. If it was really cold or wet, I’d stand by the door to let them right back in. Maddie has no idea what a good deal she has. Your animals, inside and outside, are lucky creatures – you take good care of them all. Happy Wednesday to both you and Maddie. Stay warm.

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    1. Thanks Judy. Maddie is our fourth dog, but the only one who wants to take us with her. We had a male setter we had to drag out in the rain *he hated getting wet), but nothing like this one.

      We are staying close to home today, but it’s heading back up into the 30s. I know you know exactly how warm 30 can feel after a few days in single-digits and teens.

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        hmmm those are cool

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      2. Dan, Maddie and Murphy must be related. Murphy will NOT venture into the backyard unless one of us is with her every step of the way…..Mommy’s right here….Daddy’s right here! Doesn’t matter if it’s torrential rain, a blizzard, a tornado or scalding sun, or perfect weather, she requires an escort.

        And no matter how much we plead, “Hurry up. You’re killing me here”, her expression is, “ I can’t find the right blade of grass to pee on”! Sheeesh!

        Good thing we love her to the moon and back! Lol!
        Ginger

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        1. Hahaha – Oh how we know those pleading instructions, Ginger. My wife jokes about anyone who might be listening when we’re out there.

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  10. You should have a street crossing sign in your yard: One saying “Squirrel Street” and the other “Bunny Avenue.”
    Makes perfect sense, unless “Maddie Crossing” is preferable.

    Happy Wednesday, Dan!

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    1. The squirrels come right up to us, but the bunny is scared. At night, we search (with a flashlight) for the bunny and go the opposite way to avoid it. Once they find a place where they can eat, they like to stay put. Signs might help, and maybe a traffic cop/

      Happy Wednesday, Mary. Up and over the hump.

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  11. You have the bunny trained so that River will be happy? Honestly, the things you do for your longtime bloggy friends– of which I hope I am one! Good one-liner

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    1. Of course you are one! You’re the first person ever to let me be one of the cool kids 😏

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      1. That’s really resonated with you over the years! I’m honored to have you among them.

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        1. It has. It’s one of the more interesting comment invitations I’ve seen.

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  12. She stepped on my leaf! For shame! Given that she has given me so many in the past I must forgive her. Great shots!

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    1. She did, Pam. It was so cool. The stem was stuck in the snow and the snow had frozen around it. I was ready to take the picture when “STOMP – SMUSH!”

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  13. Dang Dan, your post made me shiver, i keep returning to the pink sunrise for consolation. It’s so lovely. Maddie, the photobombing queen. 😂❤️

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    1. I don’t mind when she stands in front of the subject. This time, she destroyed it :(

      These past few days have been the coldest we’ve had all winter. But, it’s heading back into the 30s today. Phew.

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  14. 0° is cold, Maddie!

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    1. I don’t know why she doesn’t know that, Maggie. Setters don’t have an undercoat. She should be freezing out there, but she loves walking around and sniffing things on the ground and in the wind.

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      1. Maddie sounds like me. Sometimes we just need to get out of the house and explore. Have a good week, Dan.

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        1. We joke that if we don’t take her out, she’s going to go (or drive us) crazy. Today she actually pointed at her coat.

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  15. You have such a menagerie in your backyard–I so enjoy seeing photos of all your ‘kids!’ With the winters you have, I am very happy to have cats instead of dogs. One dog we had would stand out in the pouring rain looking up at. We’d be at the door saying, “Come on, Daisy! Do your stuff and get back inside!”
    The black and white photo of the Connecticut River is very pretty. Stay warm, Dan!

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    1. “Do your stuff” is being said every morning, Lois, as Maddie walks around checking the perimeter for signs of intruders.

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      1. She wants to go where no one has gone before. 🤣

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        1. Haha, you might be right.

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  16. Burrr! It’s certainly cold there. I could almost feel it coming off the flagpole in your photo. I’m surprised the animals can potty without it freezing before they’re done. Wishing you sunshine and warm breezes. Hugs.

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    1. Haha – Thanks Teagan. We have sunshine today, but the breeze feels like 11° even though we’re up to 33°. I did take Maddie for a walk. We both need the exercise, her to calm down, me to work off those beers 😏

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  17. Brrrr! Looks cold. I wouldn’t be too excited about a walk either. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. We got up over 30°, do we did walk. The windchill is still in the low teens ☃️

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  18. Nice frosting on the leaves Dan. Every so often I get to dog sit. They are interesting creatures. I tend to assign all the sniffing to reading the neighborhood message board both dogs and other creatures.

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    1. Exactly, John. We hadn’t walked since Sunday, so today’s walk included a lot of sniffing. Catching up on the news and gossip.

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  19. Beautiful photos, Dan. Your favorite tree is particularly lovely. Great one-liner! 😊

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    1. Thanks Gwen. The red color in the skies always makes me smile.

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  20. How nice of you to wait for the bunny. Pictures are terrific, as usual – and they still make me homesick.

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    1. Thanks GP. Sorry to make you homesick. I should have taken a photo of the thermometer at 6°

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  21. Dan, it sure looks cold there. We had an uncommon 80 degrees in CA yesterday. Lately, temps have been running from 50 -70. Love the sun/trees photos, and Maddie, MuMU and Bunny. Seeing CT warms my heart.

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    1. I’m glad you enjoy the pictures, Christine. 50-70 would feel nice right now, but 20-30 isn’t bad. It’s the Zero to 10 that gets to me.

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  22. Oh, those walks in the cold are the best, Dan! And I am enjoying tagging along with Maddie and you from my kitchen take with a cup of tea. P.S. Maddie is a wonderful companion.

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    1. Thanks for joining us, Rebecca. We bundle up and walk if it’s above 20° f – below that, we worry about Maddie’s feet.

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  23. Cold weather pics, Dan. I would die at 0 degrees. Thanks for braving the weather for Maddie’s sake.

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  24. BEAUTIFUL winter views, Dan. Hope Maddie didn’t mind waiting for the bunny:)

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    1. Thanks. He/she is one of two living under either our porch or my workshop.

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  25. Very nice pictures, Dan. I’m glad you waited for the bunny.

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    1. I tell Maddie, “we feed you, the bunny has to find food to eat.”

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  26. Waiting for the bunny is an exercise in patience I suppose when she wants to go out, but once out she’s amazing not chasing them or the squirrels! I love your pink sunrises.

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    1. She would probably chase the bunny if she was off leash. She’s ok with them until they run. Then I think instinct takes over.

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  27. Maddie is such a good girl. My Marley would be out the door and after the rabbit in a flash if he saw it. We’re working on that. Thanks for the pictures. Your favorite tree looks great.

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    1. I’m not sure what Maddie would do if she was on her own. She won’t go out without dragging us along, so when I see the bunny, we wait or walk around if we can.

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  28. I love this! Thanks for the photo of your (my) favorite tree. The flag looks majestic.

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    1. I’m glad you like this Jennie.

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  29. Bright skies and gray skies, they’re all beautiful!

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