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The picnic date took place on August 17, 2019 from 12pm to 5pm at Yvonne's place in Brighton. Check out the details here. Photos from the 2019 picnic can be found here. Yvonne's place is NEXT DOOR to her old place. I will try to put a havanese flag out front. Hope you can join us. Directions are here. The house # is 25. There is no picnic in 2020 due to COVID but hopefully in 2021. Stay Tuned!

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Thursday
Feb092017

Still an Ice Mess

Come play with me, Cooper Winston says. Copper likes the younger set and the ones that are persistent. :-)

Here is a small gallery taken today.

As this is class night I vow to do better tomorrow.

The dogs are having a blast. Winston, Murphy and Daisy departed. It is still a crazy mess outside. We put stuff down in front and well its still treacherous. Sorry. We are trying. If you are coming and need Nathan to come out to get you (he is very sure footed) he will. 

We are off to put more down. This icy rain is a bugger.

Due to getting a lot of mail messages, I figured I would address it here. 

I do not use cheap shampoo on dogs that are 'pets'. All my products are quality lines. I use Nature's Specialties, Pure Paws, Isle of Dogs, Vellus, Chris Christensen and now some Black Passion. None of it is cheap. I believe in quality products. Black Passion is downright expensive. I do not use products out of local dog stores with the exception of a detangling spray from Tropiclean that is lovely and works well. My grooming spray is OMG (1st choice), Tropiclean (depending on need 2nd choice and sometimes 1st), Panegenics (3rd choice). I will tell you Panegenics is more expensive by far than Tropiclean.

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Reader Comments (10)

Wonderful gallery. Glad to hear Mr. Coop is having fun. He looks happy. Hope the icy stuff goes away soon.

February 9, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterAnne and Cooper

Funny how the 5 & 6 year olds prefer the company of the younger set. Perhaps it is because the younger ones are not as territorial. Winston is surely inviting play.
Perhaps he favours the ladies, especially Miss Ella ????

February 9, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterKathy & Kona

Darlah - Thanks for all the names of products you use. Very helpful!
Cooper is such a lovely boy! Always looks so handsome.

February 9, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterLiz and Abby

Darlah....love,love,love the photo of Cooper # 100. Thanks so much!

February 9, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterRussell

Thanks for sharing Darlah.
I was able to find the Tropiclean (till the OMG comes in).
It does a nice job, easier to brush and comb. Nice !

February 9, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterFern and Hagia

Fern: I actually really like the Tropiclean. It does a great job on the coat.

February 9, 2017 | Registered CommenterDarlah

That Cooper is a handsome guy - contemplating the icy terrain.

February 9, 2017 | Registered CommenterDarlah

I have to take a photo. In the front and back it is a slick, shiny ice mass now. It is actually dangerous. We keep putting stuff down in the front and it is not making a dent. Tomorrow they say snow 5-10cm - which isn't much but them it gets to 45f - 7c on Saturday so we experience a melt. Then Sunday it drops again and we get icy snow.

Poor dogs are going to be running in the house. Thankfully we can do that stuff upstairs and when we take them upstairs to run they get way excited.

February 9, 2017 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Liz: if I could feel her coat I could tell you what would be best for her coat.

February 9, 2017 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Wonderful gallery again Darlah, such great photos.

February 10, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterAngela, Patches and Radar

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