US News, Idaho - Snow makes it easy to hop fences and dogs get to roam in Post Falls

[dogs4life]

I just had to giggle at this story, I can just see all the dogs eyes light up once they walk over the fence and go pee till their heart's content.

I'm sure it's very frustrating for Animal Control and for those dogs that cannot figure how to get back home, it can be dangerous and even lethal, but I just had to giggle a bit, as that would have been one of Montana's dreams come true

Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper - Local and National News - Kootenai County, Idaho : Big snow means no fences for dogs

"People are calling in left and right with missing dogs and realizing dogs are just walking over their fence," said Post Falls animal safety officer Kristi Williams.

Kootenai Humane Society executive director Phil Morgan advised keeping dogs inside as much as possible during the cold weather, and even providing an "alternate potty spot" for animals that are especially reluctant to go outside.

[PawNclaws]

Yeah with all the snow going on, people need to really keep their eye on their dogs. I think there is a total of 10 feet up that way, thankfully we didn't get that much !

[dogs4life]

It can be dangerous, but I don't see any seasoned dog owner really having any problems. It's probably all the people either new to snow or new to dogs that are having problems. I used to live 1.5 hrs from Post Falls and they are used to getting snow by the foot.

So how do you potty your dog with 10 foot snow drifts anyways? I've always wondered about that.

Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper - Local and National News - Kootenai County, Idaho : Snow anyone?

The intensity of last weekend's storm, which unloaded 21 inches of heavy, wet snow in Coeur d'Alene, is unlikely to occur again this week. Cold temperatures will make the snow lighter and drier, and none of the fronts is expected to last as long as the weekend storm, which snowed 38 consecutive hours, climatologist Cliff Harris said.

Harris said with the four upcoming storms, this is very likely to be the snowiest January on record.

Normally, the area receives an additional 2 feet of snow from February through April. Harris said he thinks it's reasonable to expect that much snow before spring comes.

[PawNclaws]

Snow shovelin a path would probably be good. We've never had that much snow, and honestly, I can do without lol. I think another danger would be snow falling off of higher areas. A friend of my moms, actually had a dog get crushed by a large amount of snow & ice that fell off her roof.