I don't have a real dog right now, we have a cat, who thinks he is a dog. When you whistle and call his name (Pocky - from the old SNES game Pocky and Rocky), he comes running, he will play fetch with a ball, and he loves to rough house on the floor but this requires the wearing of thick leather gloves.
The dog I am going to do in as my first act of the new year is my avatar:
and as you can see, that is now done. Or will be soon if my upload is slow.
There's a story about why this icon as my avatar but it's long and boring.
BTW, it's raining here too, temp is 6 Celsius - 43 F. Not bad for this time of year, usually it's heading towards -20 C and it has reached -40. I'm not fond of winter so it's no boohoo here. Snow is okay, just let it fall on the ski slopes and not on the roads! Or my driveway.
