Don't you love it when people act as if any traits / talents / looks / hobbies / personality of their dog are a direct reflection of the owners themselves?  For instance, at the dog park, you tell a complete stranger how pretty their dog is and get "Oh, yes, thank you" like they birthed the thing themselves.  Usually you see owners accept positive comments personally --"wow your dog is a really good fetcher," "oh, well you should see him roll over, he's a real champion at that."

Another snow day in Copperland!  I discovered that her favorite snow activity is to have snowballs thrown at her so she can try to catch them in her mouth.  She's better than this video lets on...