Happy Canada Day
Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 3:25PM 
We have one dog afraid of the rain and thunder but the storm was short lived. We had high oppressive heat. Then the rain came and cleared the air. They say the storm is returning. Tomorrow 80% chance of a storm. Remember, your dogs CAN and will be affected by smoky air. It is why we take them out for very short times but each dog is different and can show signs of stress. I celebrate when the air gets cleared.
We have a full house today due to the holidays and dear old Fudge jumped in the pool. I had to wash and blow dry him. You have to love adventurous dogs.
I used a clarifier on a couple of dogs today that I was grooming. It's a 3 part process but I love how their hair came out. I used Vellus clarifier that I haven't used for quite sometime. As I get around to washing my own dogs, I am going to try it on them. You use the clarifier, then shampoo then conditioner. The Vellus is high quality so it only takes out excess product and leaves the hair really clean.
Nathan had his nap with quite a few dogs and then woke up to no rain. Lucky him. LOL
I am taking a break by blogging. Today, I feel like I need a nap but still have some grooming to do. Nathan's nap interferes with that when Dennis is off. Poor Dennis hit the chair punching something in a game. These VR games can be dangerous.
The puppies always want to go for a nap when Nathan does but some of the adults do too.
Our pool is almost back to being clear. Would have been, I imagine but we got lazy vacuuming. After so many days and days of it, it is good to take a break.
Last night Dennis and I carried the toy box that is actually a table into the familyroom/my office/whelping room. It was good to have more room for the dogs and be able to put my feet up. Took us long enough as it was really heavy and Nathan says he can't carry anything so it's me and Dennis. I am not sure I can carry heavy things but probably good for me. It is important to maintain strength.
As soon as I sit down on the couch, I will be surrounded by dogs snuggling with me but grooming 1st. Almost done...till tomorrow.
Recently a breeder got robbed by a puppy potential. People often ask why only in winter do we allow people indoors. I am a paranoid crazy, I suppose but do the math. What are the chances that someone could do the same to you. Yes, the dogs would bark but these are friendly dogs. It gives one pause. We do have alarms and cameras all over but still.... Not long ago - about 2 weeks ago someone broke into our car. Camera was out of memory but how did we know? Someone went through the glove box and put everything all over the car. Now, we live in a nice area but it can happen. When we first moved into our home we never locked our doors so family and friends could just visit but we lock everything these days even during the day. We live in a crazy world. I miss that open door policy we had but getting caught in a robe is not fun either. LOL
I will leave you with that thought.
Reader Comments (2)
Oh WOW! Hahhahaha…i would have loved to see Fudge’s expression when he went into the water ! He just wants to explore everything he sees and his no fear idealogy keeps us on our toes :) Thank you Darlah for cleaning him up
He wasn't sure how to get out but I directed him. He is a good swimmer. If he wasn't, I would have just bent over and took him out. Not sure that he knew what he was getting into with rinse, comb out and blow dry but back to playing he was after.