I am spoiled because my pond is about 85 feet from my house. So I can zip back inside quick if I get too cold. But I put on my goose down bibs and parka and a full face ski mask, and it was doable. My labradoodle had 'booger-cicles' hanging off the front of his mustache, but didn't seem to mind the cold otherwise....

"Politics": derived from 'poly' meaning many, and 'tics' meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.