Pup Patrols Neighborhood for Yellow Snow

As a member of Somerset’s neighborhood watch, Massachusetts dog Leo is always on the lookout for suspicious characters and related hijinks. But when the blizzard hit New England this weekend, Leo added another target to his watch list: yellow snow.

“Kids and dogs are going to be out there munching away,” says Jacob Eastbrooke, a Somerset resident and one of the town’s volunteer firefighters. “It’s a veritable smorgasbord of snow. But there are some bad folks out there who are just going to pee on it and keep moving. Personally, I’m glad Leo’s looking into this. Someone’s got to make sure all this snow stays edible.”

So far, Leo has reported 17 instances of yellow snow to local authorities.

“Our job is a lot easier with a trained pee sniffer out there,” says Somerset deputy police chief Ray Chambers. “Leo just calls it in, and we send a crew to take care of it.”

Submitted by Victoria Smith.

New York Dog Still Digging Out From Blizzard

Pitanga, a pup from Manhattan, is still shoveling three days after the great blizzard of 2013, which blanketed much of the North Eastern U.S. with snow this past Friday night.

“She was very prepared, I’ll give her that,” says Mark Keller, a neighbor who lives in Pitanga’s building. “Snow suit, top-of-the-line shovels, even a blower. She had the roof cleared off pretty quick. Now she’s on to the sidewalks. You’d think the super would really take care of this stuff, but Pitanga always volunteers.”

Submitted by Rafaela Vezaro.