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demmiblue

(39,648 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:39 PM 3 hrs ago

Fred



Yoopers are a hardy bunch, and while some in Michigan's blizzard Monday found it "ruff," others were dogged about their routine.

Jenny Paltzer lives in Negaunee Township, near the Dead River Basin in Marquette County, an area that was buried under several feet of snow Monday.

But that didn't stop her neighbor's dog, Fred, from making his daily trip to her house in search of pats, playtime and treats.

Jenny's photo of Fred peering into her home while buried neck-deep in fresh snow had Facebook users laughing about his dogged dedication on a day when schools and offices were closed and snowplowers had their work cut of for them.

"Fred is like a old Keweenaw yooper ain’t nothing stopping him from his routine," one user commented under the photo, shared by Mark and Walt in the Morning, a radio program heard daily on Sunny 101.9 FM.

"Fred is safe, Fred got treats and Love before heading back home," the radio show posted.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/weather/2026/03/16/dogs-blizzard-snow-drifts-michigan-upper-peninsula/89189166007/


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Fred (Original Post) demmiblue 3 hrs ago OP
I love that! markie 3 hrs ago #1
Wife took a photo of me standing on a multigraincracker 3 hrs ago #2
That snow looks deeper than "neck deep," as it says in the article, unless he was standing on a patio table! Sogo 47 min ago #3

markie

(24,005 posts)
1. I love that!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:42 PM
3 hrs ago

as someone who grew up in Michigan and has a house in Vermont... I get it!!

multigraincracker

(37,508 posts)
2. Wife took a photo of me standing on a
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:13 PM
3 hrs ago

plaque on top of Mt Arvon near there. It marks the highest point in the state of Michigan. I was the highest person in Michigan at that time.

Sogo

(7,169 posts)
3. That snow looks deeper than "neck deep," as it says in the article, unless he was standing on a patio table!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:40 PM
47 min ago

LOL. What an adorable story!!

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