About Blizzard
Blizzard is a thirteen (!)
year
old AKC registered Samoyed. She enjoyed spending as much
time outside or playing as
possible until the arthritis got too bad. And she definately rules the roost. She thought
she wanted a fence
for the yard so
that she could stay outside and watch from her perch- until it went in and her view was
hindered.
Blizzard's days
When younger D'Bliz spent her days
patroling the house, napping on the sofa, and looking out the windows. Blizzard does well with the
babies. She keeps away from them for the most part, but she will sniff and
Her evenings
wee for following us around and playing keep away whenever she got a chance
(usually
keep Flurry away from Chris). She also enjoyed tackling Flurry, as long as it is on her terms.
Petting her must also be on her terms, and
she'll let you know if you pet her enough or not!
A past issue was her new found fearfulness
of thunderstorms.
It's not pleasant to have her lay on your legs at 2:30 a.m. when she jumps on
the bed because of them!
She'll give you some dirty looks when you make her get off the
bed also!
Another discovery is Blizzard isn't too quick to come in from the rain if
no one will open the backdoor for her.
She believes using the doggie door to let herself in and out
is beneath her status as #2 in the home.
Since the gates went in to keep the poochies in the
lower section of the yard, a wet Bliz has not been a problem.
lick occasionally (like
when one is crying for too long). She does give me a look as if to say "When are they leaving?" often.
She's glad they leave food on the floor and can't wait to get into the kitchen once they are done eating.
Blizzard is getting old; she has arthritis, hip dysplasia, and it is difficult for her to
get up (2006).
2009 update: Blizzard watches the kids warily. She will tolerate Piper"petting" her in exchange for the
food P.J. tosses on the floor. She wishes Alyx would stop chasing her, but appreciates
that Bailey lets her in when it is too hot outside. Bliz has also been diagnosed with interstitial cystitus,
a condition in which she has lost bladder control. It is controlled with medication; good news
is the medication is also one she can take for her arthiritis. Bad news is she has taken to
laying at the top of the stairs and fussing at 5:15 or so in the morning until I get up and
give her the medication. Right now, we do it because we love her.
Favorite Toys
Bliz loves taking any toy and
playing keep away with Chris.
The usual problem is Flurry gets in the way, so she then gets
body checked and barked at so Bliz can play.
See her defending her man from
the attention of other dogs.
Now that Blizzard weighs 58 pounds, she gets to lose some weight. Space
to tackle Flurry is more limited
due to all of the baby stuff in the family room, but she's learning to
work around it.
Talents
One of Blizzard's talents is singing
while we play a harmonica. It may sound pretty
innocent with just one doing it, but try listening
to four of them sing together! Not
to mention my husband and father-in-law accompaning them on two
harmonicas!
Blizzard's full name is Blizzard
Arctic Avalanche, after her dad Sunswept Artic Christmas and mom Avilanche Teddy Bear.
Her mom
belongs to my sister-in-law Kim. Several of the pups have names that are arctic in nature
(Tondra,
Manitoba, Ice Chip, Snow Mist).
Blizzard's birthday is June 14, 1996.
She remains on light food since her weight is up (not good for her arthritis).
Almost all of Blizzard's siblings
belong to family or close friends- my mother-in-law kept one,
my sister-in-law Traci has
one, and close family friends got 2 of the other pups.
