White on White

I awoke to an insulated sky of gray and large white flakes descending steadily and quietly. It was if an enormous baker was sifting confectioner sugar through a wire mess strainer onto Mexican Wedding cookies below. There was not a breeze in sight, but the snowfall had reached 4 1/2 inches as light grew.

This is the weather that Great Pyrenees Covet and I currently have three in my life. This afternoon, my two Pyrenees Gabriel(2) and Dakota(15) took to the snow, galloping and careening across the fields of snow, giving merit to their dew claws, lying on their backsides and making "Dog Angels" in the snow. Their DNA seems to be activated in the presence of the white fluff. It's a sea and symphony of white on white.

Earlier in the day, I had picked up a friend of mine and her delightful one year old Great Pyrenees Monty for a field trip to a large enclosed field brimming with snow. His beautiful agile body gathered ground in gazelle like motions. His joy was expressed in his giant sized bounding steps. After minutes, he would gaze around at me and his "mother" Sabine.

Sabine Lucas has done a remarkable job with Monty. A dog clearly suffering from abuse, Sabine used her knowledge as a healer (she is a Jungian analyst by training having studied in Zurich many years ago see her website at www.pastlifedreams.com) and considerable patience to win Monty's trust. Less than a year ago Monty shook in the corner of the room at the very sight of a leash. Today, through desensitization techniques, exercise, sound and light therapy, exceptional home made diet, patience and a lot of love, Monty walks outside with the best of them, running to his owner at the very sight of a leash in anticipation of a hike outdoors. Today was his virgin voyage across fields of snow. I feel privileged to have witnessed it.