How are you doing?
I've been talking to neighbors who have animals and asking them if their dogs are eating more these days. Why yes they are! I'm seeing this with Lucky. He normally eats around noon although I put his food down at breakfast. Now he eats as soon as I put anything down.
I looked it up and multiple sources relay that dogs need 2-3 times more than normal in cold winter. This is especially true for Lucky--and dogs like him who are active. Lucky is walked different times during the day. The temperatures have barely been above 0 degrees Farenheit so it makes sense he is hungrier.
One of the downsides of town life is the thick amount of salt when we walk. There's still a lot of ice out there too. Lucky's paws are getting rough to the feel and I just re-ordered another tin of Bag Balm. 
Our groomer Jessa had recommended it years ago and we've put it on all our dogs paws (none of them would wear booties).
A robin has moved into our Beauty Berry bush. He or she is there everyday and yesterday chased a bunch of sparrows away. I'm glad. Many of our robins remain here in the winter. Often we see flocks of them together at the park and learned years ago that they did that to stay warm and find food together.
Many robins die in the winter of starvation and/or cold. One article suggested that the birds can lose 10 percent of their body weight just to keep warm in a single night. So we have been feeding birds but the squirrels steal most of the seeds. I'm glad the robin has moved here and is happily eating the berries.
Wishing you a safe and happy day!
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