Yah, Smokey is a miniature poodle.
No that is the pool.
The pond is in the front yard, right between the house and the front porch.
I've coped with water quality for 39 years in that pool and then for 7-8 years, I have a pond that works totally different. LOL. Yes, the snow that day was rather wet as it wasn't terribly cold and it stuck to everything. It looked like a black and white world.