another shih tzu snow day

It snowed A LOT last night. We wanted to go outside, but Mom insisted we wear our jackets. We hate wearing them, but I didn’t get very much ice on my tummy this time, so that was good.

Me, Candy and Dottie came back inside, but Nigel wanted to stay outside and explore. Us female shih tzus had been inside for a while when we heard him barking. The Treat Man went to see what was wrong. We didn’t think the snow was very high, and the man had made a path for us, but Nigel still couldn’t get back up the porch steps. He was sitting there with his paws up on the porch, whining. He had a lot of snow on him. The man helped him up; he said the snow must have weighed him down.

I don’t know if it was because of the snow, but Mom stayed home with us almost all day. We were happy, because she has been gone a lot lately. Mom and the Treat Man have mentioned something called Christmas several times. We don’t know what that is, but if it has anything to do with how often Mom is gone, I don’t think we like it.

Flower “Shiver” Shih Tzu

Mom leaves sometimes when the Treat Man does and doesn’t come home until hours later. Sometimes she brings home lots of bags. We saw some toys that look really strange. They look like something I would like to chew on, but I guess they aren’t for us. Mom keeps them on shelves where we can’t reach them. We think they are probably for those little kids that come over sometimes.

Ever since she started bringing those dolls home, she has been calling us her Monster High “dogs.” She said I am so fluffy lately that I look like Abbey Bominable’s pet wooly mammoth, “Shiver.” I have no idea what a monster is, who Abbey Bominable is or what a wooly mammoth is, but I saw him, and Shiver did kind of look like me!

Although those toys must not be ours, we know that Mom has been looking for something for us. We heard her tell the Treat Man that she was having a hard time finding us “stockings,” because some were too big and others were too small. We have no idea what stockings are. I hope it’s not something else she is going to make us wear!