The Rubester

Ruby, our yellow lab, has developed a wonderful new skill this winter. The roads around us are plowed so have a bank of snow that has built up along the shoulder. The road itself is snowpacked and fairly slick. Ruby will gallivant along at the edge of the road then will put her nose down into the soft new layer that has built up along the pile created by the plows. That's a signal that the frivolity is about to begin. She then starts a roll. She is generally on the right so drops her right shoulder into the snow bank. This is particularly successful going downhill because as she rolls onto her back she slides along the road for as long as possible...doing a bit of a sledding-on-the-back routine. This can last for quite an extended period of time. She rarely breaks stride in the entire endeavor - whether she does a half roll or a full. She is back on her feet before either Hondo or I can catch her. She's the best snow-dogger around!