Report to The Agency: M3 home on the range

Report to The Agency: M3 home on the range
Winter in this part of the world is pretty intense at times, especially for us short-hairs. The cold and snow are nothing, of course, compared to my posting Varttasaari, Finland. It got so cold there the winter I was there the dogs were getting stuck to the fire hydrants – it was terrible.
Still, the cold and snow here has been pretty impressive so far, so I was a little unsure how to convince my adopted humans to take be to the off-leash park the Great Tzu had told me about. But as luck would have it, I managed to get a message to a dog that lives with some friends of my humans, and eventually the idea was planted that I should go to the park as well.
As it turns out, the park is really quite pleasant. There’s a lot of open space, and a wooded area, and there is a fence around the entire perimeter, presumably to keep out cats and humans who don’t like dogs. Everything is covered in snow, of course, and with the fallen logs and thick brush it reminds me for all the world of the puppy wilderness survival training park at The Agency.
Best of all, of course, is the number of dogs who come here to exercise and engage in interesting conversations about their humans who stand around in small groups, clutching mugs of tea, coffee or hot chocolate and try to keep warm in spite of having so little fur.
There are so many different kinds of dogs who come to the park. From huge, lumbering Great Danes and Bouviers, to tiny little Chihuahuas and Russian Afghan Hounds who speak in snooty accents. A few of these dogs are with The Agency and signalled me when I gave the secret paw gesture.
I enjoy being able to run at full speed through the park, jumping over logs – and other dogs – and rolling around in the snow. A few of the other dogs – a couple of German Shepherds and Dobermans - have tried to keep up with me, but I have the excellent training of The Agency to my advantage, and I can run like an English Foxhound when given the space, and out-manoeuvre the others like a Canadian hockey player. The only dogs who have been able to catch me have been a very large Alaskan Malamute, and a dog of such mixed breed that he looks more like an Australian Dingo than anything else; both dogs are, of course, agents.
The park will be a perfect place to leave small messages.
As always
M3