No I don't use a dog. I have a female husky/malamute mix. She is beautiful, but scared to death of the rifles. I think there will be some snow in the shady areas as we will be just above 9000 ft. here in the Colorado mountains. I love huntin' them bunnies in the snow. Here's a picture of Tazz (my dog).
I put them in a crock pot with some nacho cheese soup and some rice and even cut up a polish sausage and add it to the mix. Boy is it delicious.