Smart pup!

This morning we're dealing with 18 inches of new snow (through last night) on top of the foot and a half to two feet on the ground, and the piles along the front & back of the house where the roof snow lands and temperatures above freezing AND RAIN! 

The roof took about 3 hours to shed all but a couple of lumps.  Now the pile along the house is high enough that it partially obscures some of the windows.  More importantly, the back half falls on the deck that extends from the back porch to the end of the house and is our main way in & out of the house.  Every time the roof slides, we have to shovel piles of heavy, compacted snow to be able to get to the gate.

During the time it was still sliding I went to the kitchen.  Marley followed, of course, so I offered him the chance to "go potty" and opened the door.  As he started out I told him to "be careful" because there was a chunk hanging over the area where it transitions from porch to deck.  He stood on the porch a minute or so, looking out at the wall of snow, then up at the hanging block of snow and came back in. 

Smart dog.