A missing dog owes its survival to a drone after getting lost in the snow. Aurora escaped past an electric perimeter fence at her home in upstate New York. After 24 hours with no sign of the dog ...

To put it simply: Everyone needs at least one walking shoe. Which begs the question ... so when you need to ditch the meshy stuff, your dogs won't howl the whole day through.

If you're wondering when you can safely pack up the snow shovels and pull out the flip-flops, the answer is not quite yet. And certainly not in March. This is one of the most erratic weather ...