Charlie the Husky

SNOW!
(Mark writes) We had over 9 inches of snow at home, so up to the loft and down came the cross country skis. We bought these skis over 15 years ago, but have only been able to use them once before 2010. I used them in January, and now again.
Charlie then becomes a sled-dog; he gets attached with an extended lead (so the tips of the skis don't catch his paws) and is strong enough to tow me up the hill outside the house. The main problem is his frequent stops to water trees and lamp posts. Tonight we went up to Playfield, then down the track into Bagley Wood; along our usual route (including the bridge over the A34 - (northbound of which was still blocked solid at 20:00, and many of the drivers waited 8 hours before the M40 jack-knifed lorries were cleared). On the way back we stayed on the road, and got past a few cars which had been unable to get down the final hill into Kennington; one of these was a Land Rover Defender which had gone into a ditch - great car, but lousy driver, unless it was trying to avoid the car abandonned on the other side of the road.
Sled dog and skis best for these conditions, obviously, rather than a 4*4.
If he slows down, his 'mush' equivalent command is 'cats' or 'squirrels', then he's off again.