Busy Day

I have a lot of grooming appts today so this will be a short blog. I still have 3 dogs to do

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I can't believe Shlomo is departing tomorrow. He will get his spa morning tomorrow. LOL I will not brush him today to give him a break. Logan and Panda will also be groomed as they too will be departing. 

I do hope it warms up outside. It's rather brrr out there.

If I finish grooming in time, I get to do the hide the treat game. Going to be fun! Even Kinsey is joining in.

We are Short Blogging

Dennis is still working on email. It's been interesting. 

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We are under an extreme cold alert. Dogs are not delighted to go out so most play is indoors. 

I need to brush dogs. Dennis is sleeping. Dogs are doing TV time with Nathan while I blog. 

Dennis gets up at 10 for an all nighter. He does not get to sleep at night till pups are 4 weeks. 

He gets up at noonish to play with the adults, take photos, eat then heads back to bed at 630ish till 10.

Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac

When I see Brewer going one way and the others going the other way, I am reminded of the song by Fleetwood Mac. It makes me laugh and maybe as we are under an extreme cold alert once again, his heading back in says - cold no thanks!!

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Remember under this cold alert your dogs CAN get frostbitten.

Slowly but surely the pest Kinsey is winning over Bonham as she is a persistent thing. He does play with her but appears to think of her as a pest that won't give in and then he says why not. I believe he likes the pest being a pest. It was comical today. 

I taught Kinsey come today. But she thinks she should get free treats vs wirking for them. She does a dance. She jumps up mid air - aren't I entertaining - treat me will you.  She so loves being the class clown. 

Shlomo has been having a grand time. I can't believe he goes in a few days. He loves finding the treat game is the best and he is good at it. 

Ms Harlow - what can I say but Katie and her have been playing the last few days. It's wonderful to watch!

Inside Outside Wet

It got warm enough for the snow to start melting everywhere so the dogs were wet off and on. It is now dropping so Dennis went out to shovel more as it's going to turn to ice.

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Despite it all, the dogs had a ton of fun.

Daisy, Ellie and Ollie departed. Brewer decided he likes the recliner better than getting soaked. He tried it once. LOL

Dennis is still trying to fix our email. It has been an experience. Off and on I get it then not. Oue cable service is still down but we do have DSL now. 

Kinsey had her checkup and shots. She goes again Feb 16th. No signs of soreness. She has grown but can still get through the gates and I hear Nathan mumbling - this is getting old. Puppies are fun. 

Now to get off blogging as Dennis says before sleep he needs to check and fix something or other.

Stay dry. Restaurants are back to opening up to 50% capacity Jan30th. 

Day After Big Snow

This is Sadie. She departed today. She rather likes Shlomo.

Little by little everyone is departing after the teeth cleaning. Tenshi and departed just a bit ago. Ollie was supposed to depart tonight but I think it will be tomorrow. 

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The dogs enjoyed the snow many times today. Kinsey goes for her checkup and shots tomorrow morn. Misty now realizes she is here to stay and is totally thrilled. 

Kinsey is the official dog greeter and is happy to do it. LOL I have not checked her on the scale so happy to find out how much she gained.

Snowy Times

Pippa sent a video of Bailey in the snow. Send your snow photos and videos and I will post. 

Dental persons are in our driveway working away.

The winners of cutting their own path through the snow is Misty and Pablo and they did it with wild passion. One must laugh. Dennis spent over 6 hours doing the front and the back. He wanted paths for the dogs and then Misty and Pablo made their own.

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Kinsey and her Dad, Truffie had special moments as he was mentoring her with this snow and staying on paths. Where Stone attempted to jump in and out and didn't quite make it. Truffie said - I like the paths and not freezing my undersides. 

We had a lot of dogs here due to the dental and some are remaining till tonight or tomorrow. They will have many more moments of fun in the snow. 

Nathan took a few videos and I am uploading them now.

Mr. Ripley decided deck time made more sense. LOL He kept putting his snout in the snow and throwing it.

All of them had a good time. 

Waiting for the Teeth Lady

Murphy says can I have my treat tonight? Yes, Murphy. No anesthesia and that's always a good thing where you can. Some arrived tonight ahead of the storm. Do you think it will actually come to be? We don't.

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Tomorrow Ollie gets his final bath and teeth and departure. What an exciting day for him. :-)

Ms Tenshi is here. It's been forever. I heard she ran through the door and said I am off to play. Mr. Chester is playing Romeo. He has competition as Pablo os Mr. Romeo too! LOL Mr. Ripley arrived and took over his spot. It happens to be Brewer's spot so Brewer and Ripley is sharing. Imagine that!

Ms Sadie arrived and got to meet Kinsey and the rest of her relatives including her Momma and ask me if she knew her Mom and if her mom knew her. She even corrected her saying enough. Sadie was so excited. They are spooning in the tv room as I type. Wow....

That's it for tonight. Lots to get ready and organized for tomorrow. Going to be a busy day bit lots of beautiful teeth at the end.

Look what Misty's boy St. George is up to. 

Teeth Cleaning Still On

If you are worried about the storm, drop your dog off today. Of course we will charge the usual $40 overnight fee but that is not why we are suggesting. Anything to give you peace of mind. 

Warmer

It was such a cold day yesterday that it felt damp, cold in the house. We put a portable heater on to help keep the air warm for the pups. I am glad that did not last. Sure, it is still cold but nothing like yesterday.

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The dogs still played outside many times but for short periods. 

Ms Chase is not departing till tomorrow as their flight got cancelled. It means we get her an extra day. 

Shlomo and Ollie play and play with everyone. They make you happy watching! Ms Tia and Amy was here for the day. It's a quieter house since holidays have passed. But we also have 2 sets of pips and the Kinsey. The Kinsey jumps in mid air to greet you. What a personality.

Thank you, Dorothy for the soup truly. I was busy cleaning Tempie so I missed you. Hope Nathan was a good susbstitute. LOL

Extreme Cold Alert

katie is on watch. Chase is on an investigation. It is too cold to stay outside. 

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Kinsey goes out like she is one of the big guys but comes in quickly as it is too cold. She has become our main greeter as we condition her to people coming to the door. She will come out to the hall wagging her tail a mile a minute. She is a happy puppy as I suspect the 11 are. She has adjusted to sleeping on the bed. Barking dogs if anyone comes to the door doesn't bother her. She loves everyone and everyone seems to love her with certain dogs being more smitten. Misty seems to now know she is staying.

I am still playing recovery. I sat on the recliner with Tempie and Spirit on my lap while their pups slept and Dennis was playing with the dogs and I woke up 10 minutes later. It is my fault as I watched pups and took videos. I feel like a crazy new momma too and Nathan doesn't get it. He says Dennis is watching - just SLEEP. LOL

We have the dental clinic Monday. Isn't it nice Tempie cooperated? 

Chase departs tomorrow evening - will miss and well Kinsey will miss too. Ollie may be departing on Monday after dental.

Dennis wants to do the hunt for the treat game tonight. It will be fun. Beats freezing outside. 

Not Many

We apologize. Not many photos today. Kinsey goes outside each time but doesn't last as long.

Here is a mini gallery.

Kinsey spent time with Pepper and Chase mostly but she seems to also independently play.

We had Rocky, Chloe, Bonham and Pepper here. I did take a nap in the recliner while Nathan and Dennis took dogs to the couch or upstairs for bed. I wanted to be proactive due to Tempie.

Everyone is enjoying themselves just not high energy today!

I Give Up

Today Puppy Ollie departed. Kinsey remains. Dennis and I tried to get photos of Chase playing. Each time I go to click, she would stand like a statue as if to say - what do you want? I found too much stress trying. It will happen when it does. I hate staging photos. Chase is not the only one. I spend so much time attempting capturing and some simply stand still when you grab the camera. Sorry... She does it enough that it will happen. LOL

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I am tired so I am going to attempt to sit in the recliner. I need recovery.

The dogs LOVE Brie cheese. Yes, sharing. I had brie cheese and tricuits for dinner. LOL

Teeth Cleaning

We still have a couple of spots as we had 1 person cancel their 2 dogs as we are too far away. The date is Januaty 17th. If interested, send mail to nathan@potechin.com

Change of Scene

Chase is funny. Kinsey, the wee pup jumped on her back and Chase growled under her breath and then looked around and went oh its you. Then Ellie arrived for grooming and took the pups over. Now that Ellie has departed, they are awaiting dinner side by side. It looks like the wee pups are popular.

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Rosey was also here and was playing mostly with Nami and her mom. It will be interesting to hear how she reacts to Elvis when she sees him soon. 

It is downright bitter cold. Pups only went out for a short time. I put ice cubes on the freshly cleaned floor and the pups and adults went nuts. Hmm it is cold outside and you still like ice cubes? 

Dennis is going to run the halls with them tonight. Me, I might crash on the recliner.

Till tomorrow!

Cold But Brrrrr and Fun

Shlomo and Maui
Ollie and MauiEven though it is mighty cold, the dogs played. Maui always brings fun to the crew. Maui was just here for a grooming. Ollie is here for holidays.

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Shlomo was making the best of the cool air playing up a storm.

As you probably know, the pups are now in with the older dogs. Chase thougt they were gremlins yesterday. Today Chase decided they can be fun. Many think of them as gremlins. 

Mr Reggie and Harlow is departing this evening. Ms Tempie got a bath for a xray tomorrow. Me, I am still very tired - maybe grouchly. LOL

The dogs want dinner? How do I know? They gather around the counter top. We don't usually feed till 430-5.

Departures, Grooms and Play

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Thank you to Nathan and Dennis the dogs had a LOT of fun today. Remy has departed. 3 pups departed. Two full grooms occur as soon as i am dine here and I need to uploaded videos for the other blogs. Please be patient. It was an usually busy day. Can't wait to cuddle with dogs in bed. 

As it was so cold out, Dennis did a hunt for the treat game. Yes, there are winners but he makes sure EVERYONE gets a treat. 

Shlomo was the huge winner today finding 5. Chase found 4. LOL Ollie found 4 too but knows the drill too well and wanted mire. They are small treats so not to worry. We do this to stimulate their senses and plain have fun and they do. It takes more time for Dennis to hide the treats than anything else.

Thank you to Dorothy for bread, soup and donuts. Yum Incredibly appreciated!

Messy Dogs and Play

After this blog, I have to brush out the dogs. What a schedule but we have to do what we have to do. Okay, I need to do what I have to. Poor Nathan is trashed as he is used to naps and he is not getting any. One has to laugh. At least he's not brushing out dogs.

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It is cold out and as the week goes on, it is supposed to get even colder. I am also washing Remy tonight for tomorrow's departure just in case Spirit does something. I will freshen him up tomorrow.

Soon Ollie and harlow will go and I need to figure that out too.

Shlomo dislikes his teeth cleaning. Every time I comb him out he gets his teeth cleaned and it's as if he says to me - really? I can't give him a treat after as what is the point of the brushing? Maybe I need to give him the treat first then brush. LOL

Despite the craziness, Dennis had played running games inside. He is now feeding and they are enjoying. They are also barking for their supper. LOL

Mighty Cold

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If dogs could talk they would say, are you bleepin kidding me? They simply don't want to stay out long. Can you blame them? Chase, who is pictured above was back up on the deck to come in despite Dennis trying to make it fun for them. This has been some winter weather this season.

Ms Daisy and Ms Daisy departed today. Yes, we had 2 daisy departures today. One was a play day and one was here for a few days. Karen, who owns black and white Daisy brought scones and tea. She made them herself and I do believe they are the best scones I ever did taste.

Thanks go to St George's pups for sending us cookies. Now to figure out how to get them. LOL

We washed the pups departing tomorrow early so now I can invest time with Ms Spirit who is on her own time journey.

Icy Outdoors

This is Barney and Bonham out investigating. There are not many action photos but that is due to the ice that seems to appear today. Dogs are smart. They won't run when it is like this. Mr. Bonham really likes investigating just like a few of our dogs. Smell here, look here. I think I see something. I think it was a dmell fest today as you will see in the gallery.

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Even though Spirit is not doing anything, I must get the bags ready as Nathan just came home with items. So.... till tomorrow.

Dogs are having fun. I have been grooming whenever I can. I have prepped dogs for 7am tomorrow grooming and pray Spirit cooperates. Maybe I will get up at 6am. LOL

Short Blogging It

This is Teddy. He was here for grooming today.

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Checkout Spirit's Page as we are in juggling mode but we had dogs come, depart and will depart tomorrow. I may do them late tonight. We will figure it out as I have so many other things to do.

Dogs didn't enjoy the cold wet standing water in the backyard and there was some if that but as I am typing they are running the halls with the chase game. It is so fun to see them enjoying each other and simply having a great time.

Off to get things done.