So far - as of the 10th of January - we have had a warm winter with little snow. Today it was 55 degrees, though it is forecasted to be colder in the next few days. One problem with this is that there are still ticks around. Our dog, Zuma, picks them up. We have never had ticks last this long before. We have had them end in early December and show up again in FebruTwenty years ago, the ticks were mostly around in May and into June, sometimes July. Now the weather is milder due to global warming plus new varieties have shown up that live in the fall and into the cooler weather. The cooler weather, smaller ticks, are more likely to carry lyme disease. Thus - we'll need to use the anti-tick treatment on our dog.