Consideration?

Can dogs be polite?Timmy actually allowed Bobby Ann to get the Frisbee instead of just going in and stealing it away to win. It's not that he doesn't like to win but he appears to be a good sportsman. I have been watching him closely and sometimes he grabs it and runs off and sometimes he says - okay it's your turn.

I rather think that is nice!

Had Plans

I had plans to put up a gallery of the dogs playing but I can't. Timmy goes home tomorrow and Tangles goes to Paulas so Tangles will get a bath after next feeding and I will place those photos up tomorrow and that will be the last post in the Abigail blog unless I get photos from families with permission to do so.

This was Cody after his bath today. This is Truffie's brother and he is a white chocolate. I love his look. He's coming back for a visit later this month and I have to say he is a delight. He has so many mannerisms just like Truffie that it does my heart good. He snuggles right into your neck in a melting action. My chocolate melting boys. :-)

The crew had a blast today. I do have photos but not sure if I will get to them - sorry.

We ran around like nutcases playing all sorts of games and it feels bitter cold outside. We also had chilling time in the TV room where we watched results of the xfactor.

We also manage to slide and run around the house. I need to wax the floors more so that slide is easier. That's where my time has to go till I have a bigger window. So, till then blogs will be shorter.

Till tomorrow....

Outside Fun

My day started with sleep for 4 hours and then I crawled out of bed and sent Dennis to sleep as he is on the night shift.

I put one of my grooming tables outside of the family room where the pups are so I could groom and watch.

I got everyone groomed up except Logan, Panda and Scruffy as they get done just before going home.

It's obvious to me everyone needs baths but this will have to wait.

We are slowly getting back to normalcy, whatever that is. I have far from recovered.

I do believe the dogs were excited to have Nathan throwing the frisbee and toy and me clicking the camera. They acted that way.

Kat and Truffie and Nathan will kill me - but also Roxie were so overjoyed it was crazy. The rest all gave me kisses and snuggles etc but they were not quite over the top in a ridiculous state of mind. Interesting enough Panda - well she gave me kisses and snuggles but Logan was beside himself to see me too jumping up and down as if I was this long lost soul he remembered. Scruffy thought - wow she's out here too and lathered me with kisses. Timmy thought this was a curious state and Cody melted into my neck. Bobbie Ann was excited to see me too though Dennis is her person in a big way. Nathan is working on her becoming his world till she goes home as that is who he is.

Then they realized what me with a camera and Nathan with toys meant and they played and played and played their hearts out - even old lady Shoshi and Risa. So in reality they were all quite happy I was out clicking and Nathan was throwing and running.

Here are a few photos taken today of the fun. I had many more but I am not up to compiling and resizing any more.

Heart Melts

I was looking through old photos reminding me of fun moments and this photo caught my eye.

I get to see Chinook and Breeze soon. I am excited about that!

This morning I will take a nap, get up, groom and then go outside and click - something I missed doing.

Not a Dog

I look at the photos taken and I get this - not a clear dog photo in the bunch. Oh well.

Yes, we have a flying squirrel or two.

It's a riot to watch them in action. I can see them out my window.

The dogs think they are great fun.

In Wasabi fashion they have learned to bark at them and chase them - oy!

Snow Dusting

The dogs are really reacting in a positive way to the dusting we had. Unfortunately it is now gone. Timmy thought it was delightful. Jeannie pounced in it as if she was a cat.

Ah to miss snow again.... Did get Timmy brushed up, snuggles to all and back to it.

American Thanksgiving

Okay, this isn't about dogs but I am missing Turkey and stuffing and cranberry and gravy - argh.

Maybe after everything calms down I can get a turkey and make it. Eating - well let's put it this way I lost 3lbs since this craziness but I needed to. Still, it tells you how much I am eating.

I love to give the dogs leftover turkey - a slight amount too and I can even dry it out for treats.

Oh well... no Canadian - no American Thanksgiving and I didn't even watch the Macy parade (I was in it as a kid playing drums).

Oh well - after all this maybe I can have the finer things in life like getting out, eating turkey - feeling human.

Kiss the dogs and love them. Today after Timmy arrives I am going out in the backyard and play with all the dogs and click photos. Not sure how I will get a gallery together but that's my plan. You?

Guess Who

I will tell you that this one is a Wasabi pup.

The rest, you figure out. :-)

Know Who It Is?

Seeing I will be sleeping all morning and grooming Panda, Logan and whomever else I can fit in during the afternoon while there is 3 of us.

I figure I would play a game - do you know who this is?

Does My Heart Good

It really does my heart good to see these two play together. It's a riot. They have played daily since Roxie was a pup and have never stopped.

They have the greatest bond. Abs is also close just like that with the panda as she sees her so much. rather nice to see such a relationship cultivated and nurtured.

Visitors

We had human visitors over today to see the pups and the dogs got to meet them and socialize for a bit. It is always so good for them.

It's been a very busy day today as I had a lot on my plate and still do.

In among visitors I have all the stuff I must do to get the pups ready to go home except the bath. I only completed 2 pups. :-) My goal is I must get everyone done before Spice decides to have pups.

I am hoping I make a larger dent tomorrow. Levon also gets bathed late tomorrow and photos will be placed up. He is the first to go.

I am still trying to figure out how I do the getting the pups ready, the baths etc That's it - it's time I teach Nathan to bathe - yeah right!

I am going to miss Levon! He has a very fun spirit!

PS: Lori and Roger - Scruffy is an amazing play monkey - don't you worry. I just didn't click him - sorry. But he is having crazy fun!

Risa Needs a Brush

Had to capture Risa. She has soft silky hair that I washed the other day and this is what she looked like at 7am.

Risa is grandma and is getting older in years but she can still correct Jeannie and does just that.

Last night Jeannie thought she was taking Risa's spot. Risa told her no by climbing on the pillow and plowing her way on and Jeannie rolled off. That was a vast improvement from the night before. The night before Jeannie climbed on top of Risa and Risa shook her off and gave her a low growl.

Risa is not being a bully. She is telling the little whipper snapper that we all have our place and mine has been here for eons.

We will see how it goes tonight.

Jeannie seems to take it well actually. It just doesn't stop her from trying. She thinks she gets the top pillow in front of the fan. Risa is not planning to give it up anytime soon.

Need a New Gate

Oh boy looking at these photos we need a new gate. I guess dog's nails and scratching has really done a number so I will start looking for a replacement. I don't tend to buy gates new as they don't last but this one has been with us for over 4 years so not so bad.

Shady was over for a bath and cleanup. We did his nails, cleaned up his pads and he had a bath - a regular spa day.

He was such a good boy.

But when it came time to stop the play and come in for a bath he had other things in mind.

We had to take everyone else in and suddenly he said hmmm this is boring and he came in too. I think he simply was having way too much fun outside.

This was Shady at the door when his human mom was looking at the puppies.

Do you think he was telling her, hello mom can't you see the time?

What a great personality he is. He just makes me laugh and laugh.

The crew was groomed before he arrived. They looked ungroomed by the time he went. Life happened and that's quite okay with me.

I love dawgs having fun, don't you?

Halloween Photos

Hi Darlah: Here are a couple of pictures of Pacho, he thought he could get away with some candies, but this time we were watching! Regards, Rocio

Happy Halloween.   See he's ratty looking but feeling better!

(Shady just had the snip, snip)

Mickey is the Havanese from Teaser and Paula. Ella is the Cavalier.

So where is Scruffy's photos with his parents dresed up? I will tell you due to the rain we didn't have a soul ring the bell.

Dirty Floors

How many of you have sticks and leaves, mud and wet coming in with your dog?

I know of someone that keeps a wet foot bath for their dogs in the mud room and they have to walk through it and get dried before they come in. That still doesn't eliminate the leaves and sticks.

We sweep, we vacuum, we pull out stick sand leaves from hair. We - well I groom and its as if I don't.

It's that time of year and I either yearn for dry or white snow. I will be happy with both more than THIS. Remind me of THAT!

Coco and Doozie is interesting. One doesn't mind the rain, one says - are you kidding. Bet you can't guess which.

Bet you Simbas family was loving him up today. They survived the big storm. We were also worried about Zoe's family. Its miserable outside so pups are playing inside. Big dogs are going out but I am thankful I do not have rugs. Even our front door people come in and they bring in leaves. Have to laugh. Time to have dry and actually rake those darn leaves - don't you think?

Good news is the lawn furniture is gone due to the storm. As much as I like to have something to sit on it had to go away before snow comes. Now to get my water pots in. I see they did everything but those.

Rest

I must be good at this run down the halls, catch me and play retrieve game. We are doing a lot of it inside as the weather is bad. I am perfecting my slide on the wood floors with my socks.

The dogs don't even want to go out to do their business or take walks but we persist, They look at us as if to say - really?

So don't say you can't exercise your dogs if the weather is bad. We still do. The walks are shorter so the inside play is longer and it does take effort but they do get tuckered out.

Tre's Growing Up

From Gerda:

Hi

Looks like everyone had a great play date today. Tre completed puppy intermediate obedience today . The instructors suggested if we want to continue he could go directly to adult intermediate . Not sure I will do that yet as it is much more serious and no playtime which he really enjoys . They also think he will make a great therapy dog as he loves loves loves people . So an option to work on his canine good citizen certificate , and  we also found out that he can walk a fairly long way on his hind legs so suggested he take dance lessons. Need to retire to find the time and win the lotto to pay for classes.

I tried to take pictures at his class but he is so quick and as it was exam day not much time. The 'blur' is Tre trying to figure out how to get to his friend Molly the newf pup. So funny that the littlest made friends with the biggest.

 

The other photo is just after his grooming session. Is he a handsome boy or what!

Take care all

Gerda Cali Kizmet and our best boy Tre

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We didn't include the blur photo as you truly couldn't see clearly - sorry Gerda. :-)

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Everyone here is wet and then dried and brushed and wet and dried and brushed. I am out of steam and well some hate the rain - some love it. Can the rain just go away?

We have had to find hallways to run in and play and the dawgs think I am crazy but we are having so much fun. I am just a bit tuckered out and I found I can slide in my socks quite well when I need to much to the surprise of the canines.

Mia's Visit

Be still my heart.

Mia is here while mom and dad visit St. Jacobs for the day. It is so good for still in heat Roxie to have a dog to play with that seems to be so equal and fun in their play.

It's hard being away even if we have dogs play with Roxie it is still away from the rest. One more week and Roxie is done.

Check out the photos of their play.

I will add a few photos after her bath to this album. That won't be till late this afternoon.

That Guy of Mine!

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That guy of mine he goes to a dog show in Germany and shows a papillon, has truly gracious hosts and brings me back precious cargo, our newest addition from O'Brisans Xtra - Jeannie in a Bottle.

It's funny I hate the name 'Jeannie' as its my middle name but its growing on me now.

What a pistol she is. She is a ball full of delight and I must say she's even more than I dreamed she was.

Here's a photo when we just got home last night. Both Nathan and Jeannie crashed at 930pm.

Oh Those Guys

Got everyone brushed.

I took them out for a run ala Nathan style. I ran, they ran and I clicked. I managed to really get them going! It was fun.

Here are a few photos of them out back and dear old Daisy is the funniest where Logan and Panda are determined to show mommy Lynda they weren't groomed. Oh, they had baths but what a riot they are making sure they get messy again.

Not to worry, Karen when Daisy is washed tomorrow she will stay inside. hahahahaha

Ty also dropped in unexpectedly - workers in their house and lots of errands for mom. He was a joy to have!

Yep, we still have crazy fun daily here!