[Dailydrool] Alaska Droolers et al

[Riche Churchill]

This may not seem Basset-related at first, but it will be... trust me. My question of the day is:
Why do people choose to live in Alaska? I know at least one Drooler does; there may be more, and I really, really want to know. Really. And, how do you and your Bassets cope with the weather, the long "night" and long "day"? Do you feed them any differently -- type food and/or time-wise according to season? How DO you cope? How do THEY? Obviously both of you do; I just can't comprehend it, thus I really want to know WHY? And HOW?
I hope this isn't considered offensive; I am one of those "I-hate-winter" types, so am just flabbergasted & curious.
Riche
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