Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 1:33PM Ollie is almost saying - really this white stuff is all over me. You call this fun? He did have fun as did the rest but so far no rain and we hope it doesn't rain. That would mean mud.
It has been not the huge storm they suggested. I feel like the weather people often to the the sky is falling and it riles us all up.
For now - we have snow and dogs appreciated snow vs. rain.
Monday, January 8, 2024 at 5:30PM Winston and Alfie had so much fun. All the dogs play in some capacity depending on the time of the day.
It is back to being wet outside. I have been busy grooming. We got the vet visit tomorrow and lots to do for departures.
Today, I fell over an xpen. I scraped my knee through thick pants. I wrenched my neck and back and hurt my grooming hand from I assume was breaking my fall. Nathan ran upstairs and said are the puppies okay? He did say he asked me how I was but I never heard it. I guess I was in too much pain and I am still in pain. He had to pull me up to a standing position as I was not capable of moving just yet.
I had 5 dogs to groom so that was interesting but seriously the hand hurts less than the neck and back. The knee is just a broken skin scrape. That was my fun.
Dennis is on night shift now so he sleeps till noon then he is now sleeping till 8pm. That means I am doing pups to play, Cinnamon, blogs and grooming and everything to get ready for the vet and departures. Oh boy...
Despite the wet, the dogs still went out. We have a light dusting so wet but not muddy - hooray.
We still have dogs in heat. Hopefully soon done.
It is almost TV time for Nathan and the dogs.
Dogs are playing as I type.
Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 3:32PM 
I have to wait till Dennis clicks some photos. If he doesn't, this is it. Hopefully he will.
We woke up to Cinnamon nesting but nothing is progressing.
I had to do 6 dogs before she had pups and I was really stressed but the dogs are done and she is hanging with Nathan. Nathan kept saying people will understand if you can't groom.
We try....
Yes, pups are coming. See Cinnamon's blog.
Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 4:27PM Dennis didn't get around to taking photos. We only got a few and I am extra extra busy so not much of an update today. Got stuff for pups going home to do, had to set up Cinnamon's pen and had 10 pups to bathe and 6 adult dogs.
Everyone is having a great time.
Our stove works wonderful. It is nice to have an oven again that functions.
So forgive me for such a short blog. Just know the dogs ARE having fun this fine Saturday!
Friday, January 5, 2024 at 5:46PM Harlow was under the deck and Charlie was trying to see what she was doing. It's been a warm winter so they still see animals here and there and they are curious. They never get close. They just try to play and are curious.
Dogs had fun. It's such a great play day everyday. They sure do expel energy!
Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 6:18PM We have a ton on our plate so the blog will be short. Tonight I have to sort all the loot bag supplies and do much more so bear with me.
The dogs are having fun. Charlie and Cassie get along just fine. They are talk to the paw type of dogs at times. LOL
Dear old Coco the maltese just had a full groom. She is departing tonight. She was great for the bath. But the last few days she felt pulling everyone's tail was fun. She's comical and we corrected her. Today she is no longer doing it. We woulds say COCO STOP and she would then look at you and as soon as you looked away she was back at it. What a character she is and yes she is like Charlie and Cassie too.
The dogs were playing up a storm today. I was grooming or doing pups. Sometimes they gathered around the grooming table watching me groom thinking I may treat them not for being groomed but for staring at me.
The dogs - well they are a riot!
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 5:13PM Dennis is on his day 3 with a migraine and is in bed. It means I am extra busy. He did go get something for it so hopefully it will go.
It means I have a lot more on my plate than usual and I get more time with the pups. Imagine that.
Well earlier the mud was back but only Yoshi found it and it found her feet. Dirty floors from her. That's okay.
Sherry dropped off Murphy for a groom and brought Dairy Queen for Nathan and I. Poof - gone. Dairy Queen is my fave ice cream.
Nathan didn't take many photos so apologies. He was at the vet. We had out shrink wrapped stove arrive. That was a chore to get all that tightly wrapped material off. All I can say it is cooking faster. We now have a stove again. Hooray!
Dogs played - ran and had a grand time.
I have to admit, I am tired.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 5:40PM Sorry we do not have a lot of photos. I was grooming a ton and Dennis has a migraine for the 2nd day in a row so he is back in bed. He struggled and got up to help but bed was calling. We hope he is better tomorrow. We have a stove getting delivered. We also have an xray and a slew of dogs to groom.
When Dennis is down for the count not many photos are taken. It also means that I need to do all the things he normally does in a day like pups, cleaning the pen, changing the pads, adding water changes and on and on. So, the last two days has been exceedingly busy for me.
Dogs are having fun. I moved out the stove to see what was under it. Who moves their appliances to clean under them frequently? Not I - sigh. So, I swept, sprayed and letting it sit so I can clean it before bed.
We have dogs going - dogs coming and I need a recliner and dogs on me so I am cutting this short.
Still have videos to upload but the beauty of that it can be done with dogs on my lap.
Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:54PM We get up at 7am and it is still dark. Then by 5 it is dark again. Cassie doesn't care if it is light, dark, raining or snowing. She just loves outdoors. Of course if it starts getting cold for us, then she must come in. She still says talk to the paw at times but she is getting better the older she gets.
We got a light dusting of snow. The dogs love it. Still, one dog - only one dog managed to get into mud still soft and bring it inside. Someone said I need a floor washing robot but too pricey. Plus Dennis thinks his job is better though time consuming. He's a mop and water and benefect kind of guy.
On the 3rd we get our new stove. Still have a broken range hood. Cinnamon also goes in the afternoon that day for her xray. I also get to see Murphy that day and Sherry. She has promised me Dairy Queen. Yum!
The dogs like this sort of cold enough but not too cold weather. The year started out right for them. Me, I have a sweatshirt on. It's all in the perception.
Jersey thinks Coco shoots the moon. I so laugh. Cody has been playing. He came in as if he was showing signs of aging and will be leaving a spry guy playing his heart out. It is amazing what other dogs do for the fun we all require.
Harlow decided nothing was out there today. They are hibernating, Harlow.
Happy 2024 everyone. The gang is having fun.
Monday, January 1, 2024 at 8:04AM 
May the new year bring you lots of havanese kisses and a feeling of well being! More later....
Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 3:56PM It's New Year's eve. We are not planning anything. I wanted Nathan to go get popcorn but he just wants to chill. I get that. Dog's are various degrees of combed out. No rain. No mud this afternoon. Floors are still clean - hooray.
Boarders (most) will have departed by the 10th. Puppy vet visit the 9th, xray Cinnamon the 3rd. I have a ton of loot bags to get ready. The last gals that are in heat (no not breeding) are done by 14th latest. Cinnamon can be due 9th on. January will be a CRAZY month.
We have a couple of our puppy people that are sick. I pray for 2024 to be a better year. You know who you are. Here's to health for everyone!!!
We still have Katie looking for a home. She had her vet visit and is in excellent health and she is middle range. If interested send Nathan mail.
We have to institute a new boarding policy. If at last minute you change the drop off/pickup date and we can't fill that date as we cap then we must charge. Sorry. There are some that do this all of the time. If you change these dates and I now have to juggle to get your dog done earlier especially if that day is full, please say thank you - give me a tip - something. I use my tips for dog things or something special for myself. No extra money - well say thank you genuinely for me juggling to help you with a new time. Just saying... Shouldn't have to but...
We have some exceptional players. Jersey and Cassie arrived today and have been going non stop. Fudge has decided he wants to do naps daily. I think he expels so much energy that as a pup he needs it. Harlow is back hunting something or other. She's looking but I am not seeing anything. Olive has departed.
The dogs will snuggle with us tonight at tv time. I still have videos to upload but we are making time to celebrate with the dogs. Nathan made steak fo
Everyone and I mean everyone is having a great time.
Happy New Year's everyone. May 2024 bring you great moments to treasure.
Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 7:09PM Although it was no rain, they still managed to kick up some mud but NOTHING like it has been for over a week. I celebrate. They also didn't mind going outside and you will see in the gallery, they were running, playing and celebrating too.
There is no rain in sight so it should get better each day.
We tried Ellie with pups and Ollie with pups. Tomorrow we will try them upstairs as today they thought someone was picking them up. That is the issue with doing a session like this in the front hall. Neither was bad. They were simply distracted. We also have to carve time out tomorrow - maybe after Nathan's nap.
Dogs had fun and they sniffed at the door and said okay - we can go out.
Friday, December 29, 2023 at 7:51PM I have to say this is mighty time consuming. We wash and wash and wash. You will see the mop in some photos and muddy floors etc. It is what it is. But they say no rain tomorrow but unless it gets very cold, it will be muddy. Hoping in a few days we will have less feet and under carriages to do. Okay I said we - that's me. I also hope less muddy floors. That is Dennis. I will celebrate with a decadent glass of gin and tonic when this rain is done. Yes, I am so laughing.
I ordered some stuff to print for the puppy packs going home. It arrived today and I thought unless this rain stops it's not getting done. LOL
You never know what you or the dogs are capable of. Where's that bed?
Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 5:38PM 
This is my floor after ONE outdoor adventure. We clean after each and then it returns. It's actually a joke. It makes me want to cement my entire yard in. Yes, I am serious. After each, I need to do feet and under carriages. Then we place the dogs in the hall after clean till the floor is clean then we start again. It's about a 6 times a day event. That floor is normally cream. So, if you see photos with dirty floors, it is what it is till we get everyone done. Fun?
I so need to relax even for an hour but got 2 more dogs to groom. Dennis will do the pups playing when I groom. Nathan will watch tv with the rest of the dogs, I suppose.
We had a Sage visiting session today and I had been grooming up till they came. I looked in the mirror after they departed. Nathan is nicely clean but I had hair stuck all over me despite grooming clothes and well even though I had a shower last night I so needed one today so I said the rest will wait. Usually I take a shower just before bed as that is when I have time. Nathan takes his first thing in the morning. Dennis fits it in when he can. Cause I groom so much, I prefer before bed cause I am cleaning all day. I had to laugh though at what these people must have thought.
I am back being hairless and clean till Dennis hands me more dogs to clean. It's our life with visitors and a rainy winter. I seriously need and want powder snow.
Dogs had fun as you will see in the gallery minus the mud on dogs like Harlow and Bailey who I swear swam in the mud. They had to have a full bath. Ollie walks around outside being ever so careful not to get dirty. I so laugh. He's not the only one. I suspect the dogs are hating the rain as much as I these days. I so want a removable dome over my backyard. Can you imagine having that?
Relationships are strong with the dogs. Coco the maltese is still the Queen. She so believes it through and through and I swear she smiles when she says - no - it is my spot, my human - my...
I could go on and on about everyone but I won't. I have cleanups to do, I am told. Back at it. Can we have NO rain for a week, please?
Enough - back to work.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 4:01PM We don't always get the photos as we take one session of clicks unless a camera is closeby. It is just a reality that we live with. I may be up with the pups. The camera may not have a memory stick in it - all sorts of things. There is not a single dog that hasn't played. Did we catch everyone? No. They do things on their time not ours. Just know they are having fun.
As I type, Dennis is upstairs with the pups. Nathan is cooking up ground beef for the dogs for dinner added in. He is also thawing out chicken to use tomorrow that he cooked and froze.
Due to rain - all bleeping day, I have cleaned feet, under carriages etc and we are now on try 5 of washing floors. This interrupts feeding. Soon, after dinner Dednnis will run with the dogs upstairs to help them to expel energy. Dennis doesn't like me to click photos of him so I don't. So, you will simply have to imagine a herd of dogs chasing him. They LOVE the game. It is a necessary game when you can't hang outside due to rain.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 4:17PM You will see mud on the floor - perhaps on dogs legs. That is because floor cleaning and feet cleaning is a process. I go as fast as I can to clean them up. Dennis cleans over and over but a dog goes out and mud comes in.
This is our boxing day. LOL
Dogs are playing. They are not thrilled with the wetness.
We have a full house. Dogs going - dogs coming. But fun is to be had and lots o
Monday, December 25, 2023 at 4:22PM As much as I would like to have more photos, the reality is it is muddy season. I am so tied up in doing feet and under carriages. Some sniff and turn around to use the pad. We have had a long muddy winter. That usually happens in Fall and Spring. Not this year.
Still the dogs are having a blast and some are plain chilling as I type all over Nathan and behind him in the tv room. They are happy.
Tonight, after Panda and Logan arrive, we cut up the rest of the prime rib to share with them and that's another splendid meal they shared with us. We already got some whining for supper as we usually feed at 430 but won't till after 445pm tonight as that is when the 2 arrive. They need to learn patience - Harlow especially and Nora thinks she is starving. LOL
So, after this blog, I am back at cleaning and combing out dogs as they had their outside adventure. Oh, they will go out after dinner so may have to wait till after dinner. I suppose I could just keep them inside and save myself work but it is not fair to them. Tonight I will roll into the bed and get surrounded by dogs only to pass out, I am sure. Nathan thinks he never sleeps but he snores so we know he does. He just has old man's bladder so he's up a lot.
I placed up a couple of videos. Otherwise know that the dogs are having their own holiday. Put your mind at ease and yes, although a slow starter, after a day he has been full out playing.
Brace yourself for Boxing Day if you do that sort of thing. We already bought our holiday gift to each other. We got 6 stackable ice cube trays - no lie. Well, I got them for Nathan as he gets irritated that ours do not stack evenly. We are saving up for a stove that has the numbers flashing. We have one burner run too high no matter what setting you have it on. One that doesn't work and now the oven doesn't heat up beyond 285f even if you put it at 450. I placed a thermometer in as our roast was taking FOREVER. I think it is on its last legs. We won't buy one till new year - thank you BBQ but let us know if you ever bought yours at Costco and how warranty works? Never having bought appliances from them, I really want to know as they are 200 plus cheaper than anywhere else.
Happy Holidays everyone. May the New Year be a wonderful one.
Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 3:05PM The above photo although blurry from movement is our tv time. They all cozy up on the couches or the 2 recliners and on top of the tables to watch and chill. The play hard and they chill and even Nathan has a nap and takes those that want to go with him. There is no rhyme or reason as to who wants to go and who does not but our regulars usually always want a nap such as Harlow, Coco etc
We make sure they expel energy and get chill time. Even the older dogs have been caught playing such as Cody. Nathan takes the odd video so I can share it on our youtube channel.
Today is Christmas eve for those that celebrate. This crew had another feast of Prime Rib roast and so did the pups that never left their face out of the bowl till it was empty. Imagine that.
Nathan is heading to Montanas for a dinner pickup so we get some relax time. Thank you for the gift cards that make this possible.
I made bacon today and will add it to the food for the dogs tonight. They are a little spoiled. They deserve it and we like sharing. If they are happy, we are happy.
Just want to say I hope all of you that have had their holidays and those that are about to partake - may it bring smiles and memories. Know that if your dogs are visiting they are all having a fabulous time. I am always in awe as to how well they get together and how much they value playing and snuggling. Even if a dog goes in nervous as they have never been here or hasn't been here for awhile, they are so comfortable after arriving. That's my holiday - watch the relationships and enjoying them enjoying.
Happy Holidays - everyone and here's to a happy new year!
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 5:00PM 
Here is the gallery. The gallery contains a few closeups waiting for dinner. It rained all day so dogs refused to go out. I asked Dennis if he had taken photos. He said no - its raining so I did.
Here is Coco the maltese above jumping all over Ella. She does this over and over. Ella growls to say enough. Coco is deaf to her vocal demands. Ella is a soft - okay do what you have to dog so she just eventually shows this expression - okay - Coco do your thing. It's a riot.
Everyone is waiting to be fed. Harlow, Coco the Maltese and Benji bark for their supper. It's a riot. They want to eat NOW. Everyone that can will have some prime rib roast sprinkled in their food. I made a roast today and it's not a holiday vacation if the dogs and us don't get to partake. Watch - they will eat every single lip smaking bite.
Friday, December 22, 2023 at 5:08PM Dennis still has not taken many photos. I am trying to figure out how I am going to add that to my load as well. He keeps falling down on the job.
Above is Magic who was here for a groom. Thank you for the movie tickets and chocolates for Dennis. Most appreciated!
Dogs have been playing. Mr. Jax and Oreo goes home tonight. A few holiday revelers come tomorrow and I am cooking a roast and everyone that is allowed will get roast. Those that aren't will eat separately, Not fair for them to see what someone else is getting. Roast is yum. We do this stuff every holiday moment. We cook and we get large enough that we have leftovers for the dogs. On the non holiday days we also add chicken or ground beef to those that can have. We tend to spoil them.
The dogs have a great holiday season but at night, I think I am a mummy as I can hardly move from the dogs up against me. It's a riot!
