Monday, January 24, 2011

Woof, it's cold outside!

Well we've been hit with what the weather channels are calling "severe cold" and "deep freeze" here in Toronto. I'm sitting here by my blessedly warm little radiator happy as can be that my feet are warm and toasty and that I am not out in such ungodly weather.

 One thing that has surfaced during this unusually frosty weather that I am fairly certain is a phenomenon left to the Northern parts of the world is dog booties. Truly, it is not something I ever contemplated, but I suppose a dog's feet must get cold on the ice-lined sidewalks of Toronto. Canadians, being the caring, pet-loving people they are, don't want their pooches to suffer while out on their daily walks and thus arm their pets with booties. If the animal is really lucky it will also get a matching little coat, which will likely match the color of his or her owner's coat/purse/shoes/scarf. What cute pairs these dogs and owners make, walking down the wintry streets of Toronto!