Moxie yesterday, LOVING the snow

Tonight, Brian and I rescued Moxie and saved him from a cold and snowy death.  If you are not currently in Nebraska, we are in the midst of a pretty nasty snowstorm.  Several inches of snow have fallen on the farm today and the wind is howling away.  Not the kind of weather to be walking around outside in.

We’ve been keeping the puppies in the barn but no matter how fancy my dog pen gets, the dogs always manage to find a way out.  When they get out, they are gone, long gone and no amount of calling will bring them back until THEY decide to come back.  Today, the dogs escaped and I was determined that I was not going out to bring them back.  Hours later, Molly came home, by herself.  That worried me since those two never go anywhere without each other.  But, Moxie is the stubborn one so I figured he would come back later.  Well, it got dark and I grew more and more worried about him.  Brian, sensing my fear and knowing that I would not let it go until I found him, agreed to go look for him.  He came back 25 minutes later to get a knife.  Moxie had ventured all the way across our 76 acres and gotten himself stuck in a wood pallet at the neighbor’s house.  So, I bundled up and trekked across the farm in knee-high snow drifts so we could bring the dog home.  Half way there, I could hear Moxie yelping in agony.  The neighbors said they didn’t even hear him, but I don’t know how that is possible.  We managed to saw through the pallet and get him out, but the poor guy could not stand on his leg.  So, we got to carry him back, through the snow, in the howling wind!
Now, our terrified, but alive, puppy is resting comfortably.  It doesn’t appear that he damaged his leg and I think once he is warm and has filled his belly, he’ll be fine.

We’ll discuss his punishment in the morning…

~ Kelly