Today the temperature is below freezing hovering around 20ºF / -6ºC, and it is only going to get colder over the weekend. Yet inside it is warm, and the sun is shining outside, giving Asa and myself the false impression that it is ok to go out and play. After all, we finally have a yard full of snow, and we don’t want to waste it. Therefore we are playing every dog’s favorite winter game – in and out of the house! Where we stand by the door demanding to be let us out, then come running back inside instantly, only to demand to go back out seconds later. Fun right? So much so, that Asa has written a parody to Bon Jovi’s 1985 hit, “In and Out of Love!”

In and out the house
In and out the house
In and out the house
In and out the house

In and out the house
In and out the house

Cold weather
Somebody turned down the heat
Need a sweater
‘Cause outside it is starting to sleet
It is colder than I’ve ever known
With snowbanks up to Mom’s knees
She’ll let me in when I’ve had enough
Mom’s been trained, puppy lessons learned

In and out the house
It’s what I’m barkin’
In and out the house
It’s the game that we’re playing
In and out the house
Too much is never enough
Gotta get outside!

Running wild
When me and my boys hit the snow
Right on time
I’ve got to go out to pee now
Mom said, “Hold on, do you really have to go?”
“One more time, because I said so!”
One endless game is fine with me
“Please don’t make me repeat this plea!”

In and out the house
It’s what I’m barkin’
In and out the house
It’s the game that we’re playing
In and out the house
When we’re together
In and out the house
Let’s play this forever
In and out the house
Hear what I’m barkin’
In and out the house
It’s the game that we’re playing
In and out the house
Too much is never enough
Gotta get outside!

Out the house
In the house
Out the house
In the house

In and out the house
In and out the house
The temperature’s what? (In and out the house)
You want to go where? (In and out the house)
Hey, just how cold is it now? (In and out the house)
Oh no!