{"id":239,"date":"2017-01-06T19:23:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T01:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2017-01-06T21:47:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T03:47:01","slug":"snow-without-you-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/06\/snow-without-you-sucks\/","title":{"rendered":"snow without you sucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, today it has snowed here where we live in Texas, and it is a rare enough occurrence that, though it is usually a pretty big deal, without you to enjoy it with us, it is much less so.<\/p>\n<p>You enjoyed snow so much, it made it fun for everyone. The cold and snow did not bother you. Though I had to bundle up considerably (I can easily picture your frustrated, impatient, and often barking by then, frisbee holding face waiting on me), you refused to even wear the jackets or sweaters I tried to put on you -sometimes I forced something on you anyway so neighbors would feel better about you being out on walks in that weather. (video below)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-022.jpg\" alt=\"2010-022\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-022.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-022-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You jumped through the snow and ran as you could, until I held you back to keep you from falling on the ice. Your energy for things like this was always incredible. It was like you were experiencing it for the first time, every time. It made us appreciate it more seeing your joy for it. You&#8217;d run and play in the snow until you remembered the real reason for being out there and stopped to take care of business. The yellow snow joke would always arise as you relieved yourself and even the steamers often inspired a phone pic which was sent to cousin Steve to commemorate the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-021.jpg\" alt=\"2010-021\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-021.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-021-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, your long-haired feet would accumulate so much snow between your toes, you had trouble walking and I would have to break it apart and remove what I could on the walk. Which meant removing my gloves and freezing my hands while you chewed at my arms for touching your feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-025.jpg\" alt=\"2010-025\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-025.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-025-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we finally arrived home, I would have to soak your feet in warm water to melt those snow-packed feet, clean the rest of the snow off you and wrestle\/towel you dry. Then crazy Sophie would arrive, jumping, biting, attacking and playing throughout the house with your cold-inspired energy.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just not the same without you baby, and I suppose it never will be.<br \/>\nMiss you, Soph<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-016.jpg\" alt=\"2010-016\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-016.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-016-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-017.jpg\" alt=\"2010-017\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-017.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-017-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-018.jpg\" alt=\"2010-018\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-018.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-018-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-019.jpg\" alt=\"2010-019\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-019.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-019-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-020.jpg\" alt=\"2010-020\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-020.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-020-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-023.jpg\" alt=\"2010-023\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-023.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-023-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-024.jpg\" alt=\"2010-024\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-024.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-026.jpg\" alt=\"2010-026\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-026.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-026-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-028.jpg\" alt=\"2010-028\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-028.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-028-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-029.jpg\" alt=\"2010-029\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-029.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2010-029-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"yup, yellow snow it is\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_4630.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">yup, yellow snow it is<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"840\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"745\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fVqeOEiePLA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, today it has snowed here where we live in Texas, and it is a rare enough occurrence that, though it is usually a pretty big deal, without you to enjoy it with us, it is much less so. You enjoyed snow so much, it made it fun for everyone. The cold and snow did &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/06\/snow-without-you-sucks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;snow without you sucks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-sophiegoldendoodle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions\/274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sophiegoldendoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}