Was a fUN dAY

Coco was here and had a blast. We are so lucky to see the puppies. Diamond arrives tomorrow. Also, Maui and Nava come for a spruce up and play for the day. Remy and Ty also arrive. Remy we haven't seen for quite a long time so that will be good.

Here is the gallery.

I had a day off and it was nice. My hands are in such a state that they tingle and I can't hold anything but I decided if I am going to get demattings then IO will be taking 2 days off mid week each week so I can play recovery. I can't do it thsi week but Tuesday and Wednesday next week is designated as a no groom day till the hand calms down. I had a break from it being so bad and then too many demattings. So, I am being proactive.

I went into the pool by myself and floated on a raft. I sat outside on the couch with dogs and enjoyed the weather. We also did boring stuff and that always happens when I don't go out on days off. LOL We went to Rens to get pads. We went to Globals to get dog food. We went to brunos for food. We also went to Canadian Tire for pool salt and metal straws as I am tired of paper ones flattening. Now I am blogging and the day is almost over.

The dogs are in the tv room chilling with Nathan. Dennis is setting up his VR machine in my office as the dogs keep trying to eat the cord. Dennis got a VR machine a few years back for the holidays and he still uses it.

Here's to warm weather and a short video of Ellie and Nami playing.

So It Didn't Feel Hot

It was Dennis day off so not much in gallery. I was a slacker. I did try to go in the pool but water felt cold and no energy to trily go see if it was really warm as it didn't feel that way. Nathan insisted it was. We shall see tomorrow.

My hand is in rough shape so tomorrow it gets rested. I have dematted too many. I don't care if the dogs look like they went through a car wash. LOL

It's quieter now that the holiday weekend is over. Benny and Chester departed. Always missed.

Dogs did a lot of lounging and I sat with them while Nathan napped. We enjoyed each others company. Someone asked why I have the couch blocked off with an xpen. Well a visitor thought he would christen it a number of times so it remains up and will remain up till it goes away.

Last of the Long Weekend

Tchibo loves to laze on the outdoor couch with me, So does Saffron and Willow. Sometimes Truffie will. It was a lazy but not quite hot day. Many departed. Benny departs tomorrow. So does Chester. Chester's dad is caught at the border getting a PCR test. Joy...

Dennis didn't take a lot of photos but here is the gallery.

Tomorrow is sun and heat - hooray - finally. I had an incredibly full day of grooming. It's been like that for days. I am starting at 7am. I did get to go outdoors and sit on the outdoor couch and suddenly I am sniffling, eyes watering - oh summer allergies. I come in with air and I am good again. Allergies are new to me the last few years.

The dogs really enjoyed today and ate hearty this evening with steak added in.

I am trashed so a recliner is calling my name.

mY bED

Harlow is a riot. She is looking down at Buddy saying this is MY spot and she does claim this spot. Never a growl - simply a look. She is a riot.

Here is the gallery.

Ms. Bailey departed early this morning. Thunder departed just now and Maddie will be going shortly. Tomorrow everyone leaves except Hugo, Ali, Harlow, Benny and Tchibo. Benny departs on Tuesday. Lots of baths tomorrow and Tchibo this week is getting a clean up. He needs it. I comb him out and he looks like he has been playing hard and he is.

It's cool outside. I groomed all day. What's new. Thursday we are supposed to go to Ronnie's home and I vow that I am but I keep getting requests for grooming. But as Elana is going away, I can't change the date. So rest assured, we will be there with a couple of dogs. I will groom till we go. :-)

The dogs that are here are truly having an outstanding time. They seem to like this cool weather. I keep wondering when I can use the pool. I am tured of spring like weather.

I find myself crawling out of bed tired. Last night Ella fell in the pool for the last time before bed outside time so guess what I did from 10 to 1130? A few days before that Nami did the same and I had to do the same. I told Nathan he best be careful as the next one is his. I rather mean that as 6 hours sleep in a night with my work schedule doesn't work.

We shall see what tonight brings.

Long Weekend Weather Fun

This is Benji and Bailey playing their hearts out.

Here is the gallery.

Dennis didn't take enough photos but hopefully it gives you an idea of the fun that was had.

Rain, rain, groom, groom but dancing, wrestling fun was had. I had to delay 2 grooms till Tuesday as I ran out of time.

We have sticky seeds on a weed that Dennis is feverishly pulling out. You see they are in the hair on teh dogs and guess who has to remove them and it's NOT easy. Poor Benji had them throughout his coat as while Dennis was pulling, he kept trying to figure out what he was doing. I had a fun time these last 2 days but come Wednesday I am OFF. I mat stay in bed all day. Now that would be crazy but I need to do something fun. Sleeping all day is NOT fun. lOL Give me a dog or 2.. well then...

Lots of Fun

Bailey and Benji have been playing non stop.

Here is the gallery.

We had Brewer for the 1st time since he moved and it was great to see him. He walked in - well almost ran in excited beyond imagination. It was fun to see.

As it is busy, I have been grooming a great deal and will all this weekend. So blogs will be mostly photos - if that is okay.

Everyone is having a total blast. Frannie and Rocky depart today. A number arrived.

Tomorrow Benji (not wee pup) Bailey and Bailey - yes 2 Bailey's depart. Tuesday quiet times again.

Back to grooming....

Start of Long Weekend

Ringo, Sage and Maddie

Here is the gallery.

It's been a day. I had a lot of grooming same all weekend but we had pups and they si was full if it. I had to dry 2 of the pups 3 times as they, after they were groomed played in the water bowls. I finally pick up the water 20 minutes before they departed so they looked like they were groomed. I did upload a few videos of their play.

I think I have Daisy's collar - argh.

All the adults have a tight fit. They all enjoy each other. Ollie departed. So did Coco, Daisy, Pepper and Vivi. Ringo departs tomorrow. He truly likes the dogs that are here. I swear I catch him smiling.

Today Tchibo looked at me as if to say really you are coming me out again? It has been a great day after the rain stopped. No swimming but a great day!

Oh the Conversations

I brush Tchibo out and this is how he ends up with the gals. Can you think up a caption? I look at this photo and I think Chloe is saying - he's mine. LOL

As this is a long weekend, we are busy. I will take it as we surely have a gas line to fix. I also truly miss the dogs and it's bloody nice to see them again!

Here is the gallery.

Rebel is a mess and Nathan said she needs a bath. I said okay - the sink is empty - you can do it. Is she done? LOL I have a very busy schedule of grooming the entire long weekend so when I eat one of the weekend days maybe he will get her done. I am so laughing. I bet I will be doing her on Tuesday.

It was a no swimming day. It looked like rain that never came. oh well.

I need to weed but that will wait.

The dogs are having a blast. I swear they are teenagers and I will let your mind go wild with what that means.

Tomorrow I have hot coffee and Nathan will. Thank you!!!!!

Rain and More Rain: Gallery Added

It's a no gallery day though I am trying to pull a gallery off. The site that I use to upload all the galleries to is not cooperating. I have submitted a ticket so we shall see.

This is Tchibo and Maddie. They have been playing like crazy and so has everyone else but I can't show you as well those gallery holding site - it's not working. Oh, I said that already.

It's my day off and I have been spending it organizing. Now that is crazy. It looks like Ronnie and I may be able to sit outside for dinner. We shall see. I am not even eating lunch.

I had cold coffee this morning as well I do not do decaf. Microwaving coffee - ih my. Then I checked my junk mail and Laurie sent me a Keurig arriving tomorrow. I want to pay you for that. I wasn't posting to get one but thank you truly for thinking of me. I was posting as the process of attempting to find a solution is crazy as Nathan has all these restrictions these days and caffeine is one of them. I need caffeine to stay awake. He takes naps. I can't. How do people and do they change everything to do the restrictive thing as one family member is restricted?

The dogs do not have a clue nor do they care. They just want to be fed good stuff. They want massages, cuddles and well NO RAIN. I want the last part too. Mother Nature says... I do not CARE!

If the gallery gets fixed, I will put it up later tonight and if not I will get 2 galleries tomorrow.

Here is the gallery.

Puppies and Olders

Jersey, Coco the havanese and Coco the Maltese was here - the littler set. 

Here is the gallery.

The dogs had a blast. Jersey is now home. Coco the Maltese is now home and Coco the havanese remains. The puppies took a nap with Nathan today. Jersey got washed and groomed but it seems no photos of her freshly groomed. Argh. Not sure if the videos you will see.

Frannie was caught today on her back on a bed on high sleeping the hour away. I ran to get the camera and of course she got up. argh

Tchico seems to have all the girls after him. They just adore him.

It was a hot day today - rain tomorrow. Of course it is my day off. Got to laugh at that cause what else can you do? I wish I had got a swim in. Oh well.

Hot Day and Moms

Misty is back to swimming. Instead if the stairs each time, she managed to jump off the side.

Here is the gallery.

For whatever reason, the moms was slow to play recovery. Spirit is finally back to investing her time with Rebel and Sage is back to swimming. I think swimming is the key.

We went to Ribfest. It was strange. Tenshi came over for the day. That was quite nice.

Lexi gal departed. She had a blast. Maddie is in love with Tchibo. Tchibo wants to nap and there she is so now Tchibo is napping with Nathan. LOL He likes his naps uninterrupted so we accommodate.

Tomorrow we get to see Coco the maltese. It has been awhile.

It is Dennis day off tomorrow. Mine is Tuesday and Tuesday night Ronnie and I are going out to eat on a patio close by. I am looking forward to it.

I live on coffee but now Nathan has to have decaf so I either need to get him something that keeps his decaf hot so I can have my caffeine or get a pod coffee maker. Nathan wants me to join the land of decaf. I need the coffee. So no solution but an exploration of attempting a solution. Pod machines are not cheap. Sounds like a minor problem that is whose coffee should be microwaved and whose should not. I will leave you with this - heh.

Before and After Rain

We have been raining since late mprning. This is Lexi before teh rain hit. She departs tomorrow.

Frannie arrived today. THey placed her down and in she ran inside wagging her tail. It has been since before the pandemic since I seen mom, dad and Frannie. It was so great and she brought chocolate to Dennis. He was thrilled - absolutely.

It got real steamy before the rain hit. Here is Tchibo, Maddie and Lexi.

The crew sat out with me on the couch and watched the rain fall down. Nathan did his laps while it was raining and the crew watched but no one attempted to go in including our mad about swimming crew. What did they know that Nathan didn't?

Here is the gallery.

Brewer has departed and is moving into his new home. He has lived around the corner from us since he got him and now he is down in the Beaches. Hope to see him soon. Hope he adjusts fast.

I have my brushes, combs etc sitting in a solution in my grooming tub four a few hours and I just NOW thought of it. usually they sit for an hour and they come out like new. Can they get better than that? LOL

Time to go see.

Hot One Today

Some went swimming. Ollie decided - not today. We will try again tomorrow. We finally have weather for it and today I had grooming and more grooming but get this Nathan combed out those that swam.

Here is the gallery.

Lexi, Adele and River dropped in today, Harlow departs any minute. Brewer is here till tomorrow. He has a new home to go to. I hope he loves it! Ms Gucci visited for a short bit. Tomorrow Tchibo and Frannie are coming. Going to be so fun.

Benji so loves the gals. He so loves the play.

The most fave place in the yard is on the couch. I put the sides down and they laze all over it. It's my fave too.

Motley Crew

I did comb out and they are messy, I should have taken the day off. LOL

Here is the gallery.

Nathan swam. I did not. It is his day off so he gets to do whatever he wants and that means he is out at the pool reading and chillin'. 

We have Ripley here and he really likes a certain gal here.

Adele and River are coming for the weekend. Our daughter is going away tubing and our grand kids are working or going to Montreal. We get the dogs. 

On Sunday we are going to do ribfest. It is usually held at Richmond Green but not this year and you order in your car and it gets delivered to your car. I look forward to it every year but a driveby is sort of interesting. Nathan looked at me with rolling eyes when I told him I registered him to do this on Sunday. He loves me - he loves me not. LOL

Tomorrow George the Yorkie comes. He visited us on a test run and really did well. It will be fun, fun, fun.

Weather better get hot. We need a swimming pool marathon.

Nice Day Out

Here is the gallery.

Coco Spirit's pup arrived and she is crashed out on Nathan as I type. She has been playing all day. You will see some photos of her. She departs tomorrow, What a wonderful addition.

Sherry came over and brought sandwiches and poutine. She was going to swim but didn't feel it was warm enough. By the time she departed it was so I had my 10 minutes or so in the pool.

The gas line is a fiasco. If I posted photos, you would laugh. It has to go under the ground and our next door neighbour is not happy. I can't blame him. It is a WTF moment and that's an understatement. We move on...

I have a TON to weed out back. It's bad but there is life.

Our daughter is bringing Adele and River tomorrow while they go tubing this weekend. People are starting to go places and that's rather nice.

Dogs are begging me for pistachios. heh

TV time all over us tonight. Fun, fun, fun!

Rain, No Gas and Dematting

I do not want to talk about any of it but here is the gallery.

It rained. The air is finally clear though some haze way above. I can breathe. Poor Dennis has asthma so outside was deadly.

I did put up a video that Nathan took of Marlie, Benjamin and well Ollie. You will see why i said well Ollie. LOL

Hazy

I am posting a photo of Daisy as she was doing the moving target thing and then finally just stood there. It can be quite the challenge capturing moments. Daisy was here for the day. She plays as if she has been on restriction and its covid free time. LOL On a serious note, she is such a play monkey!

Here is the gallery.

This is Maddie. We haven't seen her since before the pandemic. Her family had 1 baby then and now they have 3. They had twins.

The dogs have been playing their hearts out outside till now when the gas people showed up. Now outside as they have the gate open. No swimming either so I think I will do Dante's spa treatment as he departs tonight.

Coco departed. Benji and Ollie was up on the table at the same time. I would comb out one then the other. I wondered how they would do together and both actually had this fun interaction and a calming experience. It was a calming experience that they both enjoyed. I try to be creative to see if it garners a certain outcome.

I have tomatoes galore so I am getting creative with what I picked. Someone is eating my cabbage though. can no longer eat outdoors till screens are up. What a lazy thing I am. Need to get them up as summer is halfway over.

This is Dante after his spa experience.  I added photos to the gallery. He departs tonight.

Nathan does a video here and there.

Where's Dante?

The 2 siblings are here. Lucky till tonight. Dante till tomorrow. To say they remember each other is an understatement. Spirit also has been having a grand time with them.

Here is the gallery from today.

Ringo just departed. Brewer is here for another night. Packing for dad is not fun. Tia and Benji departed. Tia is mighty fond of Benjamin. It was touching.

Benji - yes a different Benji has taken over the couch. He's having a blast. Coco arrived and decided squirrel hunting with the gang was fun but then it was nap time.

Murphy is in the house. She sat on the outside couch and watched intently. Saffron seemed to do the same.

Ollie is like the guy at the party telling all the jokes and they gather to listen. It's a riot.

Dante departs tomorrow. It was so fun to have all the pups in the house. Amy comes for a couple of hours. Daisy a play and groom and Maddie wow Maddie we haven't seen since before the pandemic. Be still my heart getting to see some of the dogs we haven't seen in a long time. Does my heart good!

Check out a couple of videos of the pups.

Is it Spring, No Summer and Rain?

Lounging outside under the gazebo when it is sprinkling seems to be enjoyable to the dogs.

Here is the gallery.

I think we have had enough rain. Ringo really likes the coolness of outside when it is like this.

Spirit is mighty happy with having a puppy to cuddle with.

Brewer is here for overnight as human dad is moving. Best that Brewer is here vs dealing with the confusion of that. He's mighty happy and has his fave spots.

Logan and Panda dropped in for the day and Coco is here for the weekend.

It's a quiet day interesting enough but typical on rain days till someone starts running like a banshee through the house with the others in hot pursuit.

Visiting Fun Times: Gallery Added

Pingo Day Visit and GroomPingo, Charlotte, Dallas, Leo and soon Brewer all departed. Murphy boy, Benji, Tia and Benji has arrived. Yes 2 Benjis. Ringo, Dante and Harlow are here and they are having fun. Dante is such a confident being, Benji too.

It is great to have puppies.

Nathan has been getting his laps in and I have been grooming from early morn till night with not even having lunch. I si yearn and need the pool. Nathan made me chicken wings for dinner so I am trying to eat them now. I am mentally and physically tired especially today.

I think the dogs prefer this not so hot weather.

Here is the gallery. So much for combing everyone out 1st thing this morning. I did and then they played. LOL