Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 1:51PM 
Susan writes: Thought you might like to see Molly and her best friend Rupert, down on the dock. Rupert's Mom says"give Molly kisses" and he does. It's an affair that started last summer.... LOL
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6:41PM 
It was a busy grooming day today so do you think Nathan took photos - nah. He did take this one - a meet and greet. I wonder what they are not saying to each other here. :-) They did get along famously but Nora bounced from one to the other finding Levon really fun in a big way. I kept getting glimpses as they got within my eye sight.
I did slip in the pool while the sun was still shining for oh 10 minutes and the dogs kept me company but here I am typing and yawning so I think I will go watch tv and rest for a bit with the dogs. Brie and Colby get a bath tomorrow and head out. Dexter's mom had to come back as I lost my marbles and didn't realize what time it was and Dexter was not done. It was one of THOSE days.
So, I promise to do better but not today. I think I am missing the trio and well that to do list is growing and I should be catching my breath but I am not. But that will happen.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6:39PM 
Didn't get to take too many photos today except when it started pouring. Earlier I was weeding. Jazzy had to be bathed and so did Roxie. Both went into the pool. Roxie jumping off the stairs vs off the side like Kat and Jazzy was carried in. Both needed baths so we figured we would take them in before a bath seeing I had already combed them out.
Plus I had play time, silly crazy play time with the dogs over and over so clicking was not something I did today much of the time.
Brie came into the garden where I was weeding and proceeded to lay on the plants right where I was weeding. Logan said that looks fun and did the same. Then Scruffy laid on them. I just looked and said guys I have to weed so Panda jumped on them and they all scattered to the winds chasing each other like banshees. That was the start of the silly crazy play. It never stopped today till it rained ice.
But I must tell you Jazzy is so smitten with Roxie it is unreal.
But when she was playing real hard to get the Pepper sauntered on to the scene and well Roxie are you jealous now?
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 6:18PM We had Steven and My, Suzie and Helen over this weekend to name just a few and Ringo just departed with his Mommy! I have to tell you that we had dawg heaven here but oh boy when you do you have to brush after. Here are a few photos taken today. I have a ton more but maybe with the rain coming I will create a gallery over the next couple of days. I still have the class gallery to complete, the last days of the Fiona pups and now this. This was a ton of fun. Each enjoyed themselves silly but Jazzy was over the top crazy with fun. I have never quite seen him like this. He was so excited he couldn't contain himself running, jumping, rolling and playing for a ton of time.
Kat jumping in
Hugo shaking that water off
Risa serenading
Ringo swims
Brie and Colby wet
Dexter swim
Cooper swim
Brie Swims
Colby SwimsYes, we all swam and now everyone has departed and we are waiting for the thundershowers to hit. It's still hot so maybe us humans will go in without the dogs.
But before I do that I want to share the Jazzy series only cause he just made us laugh and laugh as he was silly fun filled with this swimming business.
Then he took over the chair - hahaha
Yes, Brie and Colby was running around like banshees but they kept running wherever I was so I got the tail, the back end. It happens. They all had fun humans too but now I am exhausted and wanting to get my last swim in.
I will tell you every dog, every human had a blast and that's how it should be! My arm from grooming - well....
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 9:31AM 
Imagine not having to setup a background like this and having it natural? Wow! Ripley - you are gorgeous! Daddy Katsura says Happy 4th Birthday! Time has flown by way too fast!
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 4:16PM 
Colby and Truffie
Brie and Dexter
Truffie, Phantom and Dexter
Colby
Steven and Cooper
Ray Ray Boy
My and Monty
Ringo, Brie and Cooper
It's been a busy day with lots of changes so not much of an update but we will get better at it. :-)
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:56PM Sent Nathan to take a few photos and this is all I got.
The difference between us is the way we each approach what we click. He likes poses. I love action and doing. Oh he will click some action but he really likes the poses. We all click differently and that's what makes photography fun.
Dexter has decided Terra's bed is all his. Terra gave it up and said whatever you want. She's a golden after all.
Jazzy is still mucking it up. Brie and Colby play independent. Ringo plays with everyone who is in the mood to play.
Tomorrow we get to see Cooper one of the pups we had here for Yvonne for a few weeks before they went home. We are excited!
Tomorrow Phantom also heads home.
Tonight we are busy with Miss Tuffy before she departs tomorrow so not much of an update but it's hard. It's a long weekend with lots going on and well the dawgs count the most!
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:06AM Dexter has been playing up a storm and I just told Nathan off as he hasn't been clicking but I am hoping he will today. Look for photos later and look below at the next post as its Cooper's birthday today!
Did Nathan click - no. I washed Logan, Panda, Daisy and next Copper so I didn't either - sorry. But everyone is having a great time despite the crazy busy of the house.
This is Miss Daisy after the bath. She has a ton of hair like my Shoshi. She does look whiter than she did this morning. :-) Jazzy, Brie, Colby, Dexter and Daisy found a new game. Let's create a canyon for Jazzy. hahahahaha They all got into it. Boy do I have a lot of grooming to do. So much for galleries. :-)
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 8:10AM 
Cedlebrating his Birthday!
Remember when? It happens so fast.... Hope you (Cooper) and your littermates have a splendid birthday!
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 6:04PM 
Well, the Jazzy is back at digging but its dry dirt so he's not so black. He has such nice hair that it seems to dry and fall off of him but he will need a bath for sure. :-)
Brie conks out in a big way after our usual runs in the backyard. She ran a lot today so she is very tired. Daisy conked out long agao but not Shoshi.
We had ducks in the pool along with all sorts of debris that Nathan keeps trying to sift out and Shoshi came alive as her job is to get them out of the pool. She thinks it is her job so much that she has torn her ligament jumping from the deck and not hitting a stair. She was a tad heavier back then and weight is a factor when they land from craziness but Shoshi is thinner these days and had a grand old time thinking she chased them away.
They did go but they surely took their time. Shoshi was so excited I almost thought she was going to jump into the pool after them but they flew away before she made the leap.
I am sure she said gee thank the dawg heavens above I didn't have to jump in. hahahaha
Everyone else is having fun and the dear Daisy departs tomorrow so a bath for her. She will be missed.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:12AM 
We had a storm at 6am this morning and well Jazzy went out and had fun.
Daisy helped him dig his pit and looked at me as if to say am I in trouble now? Funny how she didn't get as dirty as Jazzy.
After eating breakfast Brie decided to chill out with Dennis in the tv room. Something about that hail rather bothered her but Jazzy and Daisy could care less that hail was coming out of the sky. I cared!
Wet dogs as you can see and now its more grooming time and a steamy afternoon that supposedly will feel like 80 something Fahrenheit. Oh boy! Pool is too cold to swim as we shut the heat off and it won't heat up that fast that we can swim today but maybe we will hang out on the steps or put our paws and feet in. We shall see.
No swimming, no feet dunking as pool is ever so cold from it being off. If I wanted to numb my feet I might.
Here are some more photos from today. We are managing to have fun. Love to get Jazzy running but he is more interested in Roxie or building a cave in my yard. hahahaha
Everyone has been groomed except Risa and Zoe who will get a bath later on and Logan and Panda who will get their brushing just before they depart as usual. Nathan told me he will do Risa.
When all that fun running around like crazy dawgs and people was done, Nathan is taking a nap with dogs. Dennis is hanging out in the kitchen with some and I am blogging with some. Doesn't Roxie look uncomfie and she slept like that for a good 15 minutes.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 6:18PM You know I do paperwork as pups are going home. I do grooming and Nathan doesn't click 1 photo of the adults but Spice and that one was well blurry. So I have no photos today unless I go hurry and take some. I like to catch the action not everyone snoozing as they have already played hard and they have.
Jazzy continues to make a mound in my garden. Got to love him. Colby is so amazing giving me kisses, playing with everyone. His support system is still Brie but wow he's a new dog! Daisy gets jealous if I dare to give kisses to anyone else. I laugh but she's the first to crawl on to me when I get downtime with the tv. She also has the grooming equals treat thing down and so does Brie and Colby. Oh how fast they learn.
It's still cool. We look forward to warmth tomorrow and I will be clicking instead of relying on I won't mention his name.
Till tomorrow!
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:42PM Not many clicks today. Jazzy did his usual play in the plants, roll in the dirt fun.
I am learning to groom him late in the day. :-) I love that he has so much fun.
This was Daisy running like the wind and Levon was just behind her. Those two really liked each other!
Levon is fascinated with the pups. Sometimes I put him in with them and sometimes he sits outside and noses them. It's rather cute.
Everyone is doing well. Nathan is back and I am playing catch-up with the blogs.
More tomorrow!
Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 6:52PM Well this started with Pepper finding the window. :-)
She was upstairs playing with the pups and found it mighty interesting out front. Not much was going on but a squirrel and some birds as it was too cold and icy and wet to be walking.
But then for mother's Day Nathan washed Darcy from start to finish. I checked her out afterwards to make sure he finished her right and not a single knot. Okay, he didn't do the feet or clip the bum so she gets no stickage but still she was perfect. He even used what I told him to use on her. Way to go Nathan you can do it and thanks for lightening my load today!
Of course I won't show you anyone else. Did you see the weather out there? It's called brusha, brusha tomorrow. Today I took off well mostly. Logan and Panda got groomed (now home), Jazzy got groomed and so did Brie, Colby and Pepper and Scruffy. Crossing my fingers that Pepper and Scruffy stay decent for mom and dad - human style. NO OUTSIDE till they come. :-)
Hope you had a fantastic Mother's Day. Thank you to those of you that made mine better. I deeply appreciate it!
Nathan is off to Sudbury tomorrow to get Phantom as no ride can be found. He has a long day. So tomorrow its just Dennis and I. Tons to do to play catch-up tomorrow but Nathan had the pups playing upstairs several times while I talked on the phone. I haven't done that in eons. Thanks!
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 6:42PM We often gather everyone into the tv room and watch tv together. It's an interesting room. It has two couches, an oversized crate that connects the two couches with a bed on top and a door that opens up and slides in that always stays open so the dogs can lay in that part too. We have a recliner, tv, desk, blankets - lots of comfort. After the dogs play hard we head in there to relax and it seems to be the dogs most fave room. Here are a few photos from it today.
I laugh at the way Nathan uses the remote. As you can see even the side tables have beds on them for the dogs. It's a real dog room.
Do you ever think he is going to manage to turn the tv on?
He is still fanning that remote around. Will he ever get the tv on or what?
Nathan gives up and gets kisses instead.
Scruffy found his spot.
Pepper tried to snuggle up to Scruffy and he growled at her. She was a tad upset as you can see here.
Still, she ended up with her own way.
Colby found comfort on the neck pillow up against Nathan's leg. Yes, I had some in the recliner too and was trying to click the camera. That was some trick.
Then Jazzy arrived and new fun began. It's truly been a great day. Lots of grooming tomorrow and then off to home for some.
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 7:16PM It's been rainy and we have had a lot of activity here. But before I start I must say thank you to Scruffy, Pepper and their parents for the nice Mother's Day present. Also, thanks goes to Lynda for a mom's day feast. I am worried about Lynda. She pulled her back really bad when coming to get Logan and Panda so they are going to stay here till she gets better and I am posting this so you can't jump the gun, Lynda! Get well!
Scruffy still thinks the pups are martians but choco boy refused to listen.
Then suddenly they were all after him and he looked at us as if to say SAVE ME! so we did.
But Pepper had a grand time with them and then it started raining and so they continued upstairs but photos well Nathan didn't take any of course. Still as I was grooming I could hear the scurrying of tiny feet. Here are the ones with Pepper outside before the rain hit yet again.
And below see Pepper kisses!
Below see Goldie and Magic playing up a storm - be still my heart!
So despite the rain we still managed to have a roaring grand time. But Tiger Lily who is here as her human is in hospital with pneumonia decided she doesn't do rain. hahahaha But she is playing up a storm. Nathan took some photos but they are so blurry you can't even see much other than blur. Looks like I have to take the photos. But to be fair he was having so much fun that he was running back and forth with them and trying to snap. It's a tad difficult to do that and get a clear photo. hahaha
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:06AM 
We had a perfectly AWFUL night last night. The Abigail pups were fine but our smoke alarms went off for no reason. They need replacing but still this was absolutely ridiculous waking us and the dogs up from a dead sleep including the Fiona pups. It started at 4am and wouldn't stop. As they are hardwired in it was hard to get them to stop. Dennis and Nathan finally figured it out at 630am. Oy....
Dennis being the individual he is went all over the house opening up windows incase we had some unsmellable smell so to speak. He also went down to the son's room in the basement in case he was having a party that he isn't supposed to have here. Well, at 4am you think of strange things.
He also opened up a window in my office and said the pups have a heat lamp. I shut that window immediately as they can't have a draft heat lamp or not. He was not happy with me, I was not happy with him but as I said it was 4am.
I thought of what it would take to get us out of here if we had to. It wasn't a fun thought.
Then he unplugged everything in my laundryroom thinking it was my grooming equipment. I have 4 dogs to wash today so I had to plug everything back in - no biggie but reorganize everything cause as I said he is the guy he is.
I am a TOTAL crab today. We have class tonight and the last one so I am going. It's raining so I have to wash certain dogs then keep them inside so timing is critical.
Now we have to get new smoke alarms. We don't smoke here. Nathan and I are ex-smokers. Dennis never smoked in his life and well Jonathan we won't talk about what he smoked but he's not supposed to HERE and he says not anymore - heh. But we checked anyways and no he was actually sleeping through that nonstop beeping that the dogs wouldn't stop barking at and remember Dennis opened the windows.
So, if I don't have an update today on this blog, I am tired. I am crabby. I have 4 dogs to wash and its raining. I think I earned my crabbiness. Here's hoping the dogs get me over it!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 5:12PM 
Not sure what happened but I didn't click the adults today. I had a lot of grooming to do and perhaps that is why. I am not sure but Magic is here this week recovering from her spay and she was having a blast with the Fiona gal.
Everyone was having a blast from Levon to Brewer to Logan to Panda too but maybe I will do more clicking tomorrow. I must as its the last Spice crew class tomorrow night.
Darlah
Check out Brewer after his bath and Che in the Spice blog!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:00PM 
No, I am not going to move. I told you the bag belongs to ME!
Jeannie is over her heat in a week. Roxie has a bit more to go and Spice is in heat - oy! (Roxie and Jeannie are not being bred. Jeannie is a baby and Roxie a baby in mind still) I was hoping Spice waited a month. So now we have to try to get Phantom here and it will be crazyland here for sure.
Otherwise the pool is in shape but no one is swimming but me and about 15 minutes at a time at that. Pups keep me busy. Blogging, grooming all that stuff. Best get it in before we have Spic pups. hehehe
Look for Brewer photos on Spice's blog in a bit.
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 5:35PM Magic just had her snip/snip and is over so she can be watched. She's not itching. She's not going after her stitches and it may have had something to do with Levon who kept her busy and focused on him instead of free time to think about shall I go after those stitches? She's coming during the day this week so we can watch her after her surgery. She's doing just fine! Levon and Magic play in such a fashion that it won't hurt her stitches. It looks like wild play and it is but Magic is not laying on her back waiting to be tackled.
Here are a few of her and Levon having a truly sedate time. I bet you both are home now sleeping. :-)
And off to the side watching all this was Panda as if to say oh hum such child's play! Then when they went outside she pounced all over Roxie who said no, I do not want to play NOW. (Roxie is in heat) and Panda seemed confused as Roxie ALWAYS plays with her.
That's okay as Panda had many others to play with. She just happens to be rather fond of her sister.