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A refreshing blast of winter coolness on a hot Dog Day Saturday Afternoon — but not too big of a blast.

We don’t want to set off the avalanche!

Oops! Never fear — help is on the way:

“…if you don’t sound like a crazy idiot, you’re doing it wrong” — never mind the dog, these people have the ideal job!

Speaking of 1930s films, here is a silent roll of dogs AND monastery in Switzerland’s great St. Bernard pass on the border with Italy:

You can tell that it’s a game for those young dogs, too.

Of course someone put a GoPro on the dog —

— and got just one usable shot, plus a very heartwarming story.

Of course, dogs can’t help you in a cloud avalanche, but such rare events apparently make you so happy that you don’t care if they mess up your stuff!

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A little lagniappe from June 2024:

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