MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
Animal back story. A couple weeks before cold snap we had rescued a big dog from a local shelter. He was said to have only ever lived outside which was OK with me. In addition the owner had died a year ago and wife was unable to communicate with him and he roamed the neighborhood free. Eventually, a neighbor complained to the woman threatening fees. She called the animal control and they had to trap to catch him. After a week in a cage I found and went to visit him. I felt a connection and brought him home the next day. He would not move on a leash. Just plant his but like a mule. I bought a dog house he would not get in. I prepared a shelter best i could that he would use. The first real cold night the power failed I went to check on him in his shanty and sat an hour with him. In that time the power cycled back on. He was alerted to a gulping sound the pond quoi pond was making. The skimmer door froze closed and the pump was running dry. I went to remedy that issue and chief was investigating snow and ice for the first time. At 4 am -6 degrees he falls in the pond. Only his back half was in as I plucked him out. As he attempted to scurry away I tackled him so we wouldn't run off. I then carried his 92 lbs inside to dry immediately. He remained inside and only went out on a leash the rest of last week.
