It's cold outside and I broke my dog's tail

I think we had 14 days here in Lexington below freezing. I think the record is 17. Brrr! Today was actually warmer so maybe I won't be so crabby about getting outside to exercise. Kelty hadn't been for a run outside in almost a week because of the cold so I decided to take her Friday for an easy 4.5 mile run. It was kind of cold, but she seemed fine, and it wasn't very salty so I figured she would be OK. We came back, ate some food and I decided to give her a bath which seemed to go as usual. However, when I went to bed around 9:30 she layed with me and was very restless and whiney. I let her out again, but she continued to cry all night long. In the morning she was cowering in the bathroom looking very sad. I also noticed a funny bend in her tail so I made an appointment at the vet.

When we got there Eric asked if I had given her a bath and jokingly said, "yeah you broke her tail!" Apparently there is something called cold tail that mainly happens to hunting dogs that swim in cold water. He gave her a shot and sent us home with some pain medicine. I am glad to say that Kelty's tail has returned to normal today, full of wags.