When out in the woods with Nico, his tail helps me keep track of him; all I need to look for is the wagging white tip of his tail up in the air.

The couch from Nico’s perspective.

White stripe.

It appears as though winter is on a temporary retreat here in the Adirondacks.

Twenty-four hours after arriving home from a family visit with lots of dog friends and this is what Nico looks like. He has been absolutely wiped out all day.

It appears as though Cousin Ziggy has usurped Uncle Dickens as Nico’s favorite play friend.

We have five dogs at our family Thanksgiving, needless to say, Nico is ecstatic about all of the dog friend time.

Nico likes to run through the woods with reckless abandon. Today I saw him jump through, not over, through a downed tree.

As soon as I came home from work and flopped down on the couch, Nico curled up right next to me.

It’s a lazy day for Nico. He barely got up from his bed in Shelly’s office to greet me when I came home. We’ve all been there.

Well, it looks like motorcycle season is over for the year. Nico stood guard in the shed door while I finished winterizing my bike.

Nico and I went out this morning for our first ski of the year. We explored several miles of logging roads

Apparently, we are continuing with the one-paw-up routine.

Sometimes I wonder if a little pointer is buried in Nico’s mutt genes. Or perhaps his paws are just cold.

Tonight we had our first heavy snowfall of the season. Nico seemed to enjoy running around in the snow and taking in the change in scenery.

Doing one thing but focused on another.

I’ve been trying to teach Nico to let me balance a treat on his nose. This is about as far as we can get in terms of staying still and not grabbing at treats when they are close by. Baby steps.

Today was the first day of snowing in the Adirondacks this season with big heavy flakes. Nico was having fun trying to lick them out of the air.

This is Nico trying real hard to relax in the back of the car. He is generally good with car rides but gets very excited making it hard to relax on longer rides.

Sometimes one bone isn’t enough, you need to have a few backups on hand (or paw). Nico’s favorite by far is his Benebone.