Just a Day

We had a grooming, snuggle and play day...that's about it...

More tomorrow!

Caring for the Pups

Even Shoshi who has never had pups loves the snuggles the puppies give her.

When we had our first litter she thought they were Martians and she acted as if she was afraid of them.

Now she finds that they are quite sensational. See what time does?

Risa Overlooking

 Risa was trying to manage the little ones tonight reminding them not to jump in her face.

How did she? She had words with them each time they fell on her or close to her.

Risa wouldn't hurt a fly but its funny watching her manage the crew. She even held Jenkins in place.

Once the queen always the queen.

Busy Times

WE had a visit from Yvonne's pups and her pups and Nathan went visiting Molly with Roxie and Panda and got not a single photo - oh my.... so I missed out.

Cody is here hanging out and is getting he snip snip tomorrow. He's getting a ton of snuggles tonight.

Fiona gets her ultrasound tomorrow and Shoshi did something to her leg so she is also going to the vet. She has this ^%$# habit of jumping off the deck at the ducks or geese. argh...

Oh well...its a late night update tomorrow as we will not be back till after dinner time.

Catch you then! Dennis will be holding down the fort so to speak till then.

Jumping Times

It's been raining off and on but I tell you that wind does something for the soul. It gets the dawgs running and playing like never before - well since last Fall.

This year snow will be new to Panda, Rox - all the siblings, all the Wasabi pups of late and to the Treasure crew, Sounds like lots of weather related fun is to be had at least after all that shovelling and frozen toes and...

Ah... fun!

Run, Run

Did you feel this cold settling in? Did you have to go crazy getting your plants in? We did and we gavea literal jungle in the kitchen but it will wait till tomorrow before we distribute. For now the plants are warm, the dawgs are warm and so is the human.

Is it really deep Fall already?

It does seem to get the dawgs running and playing and jumping and getting into all types of trouble.

Me, I just want to climb into bed with all the dawgs and play with my ipad, snuggle and have the window open and climb under the blankets.

I will let you know how that goes.

Curious Ant Watcher

More than most dawgs, Spice watches the ants go back and forth. You can see the eyes moving as if she has the intense desire to understand what these little black things are doing.

I am not sure why she finds it fascinating but she does it quite a bit - watching but never touching and they seem to leave her alone.

Is she the ant pack guard?

Can I Get Dirty?

Spice had a bath today and she is on her way to looking like the cat dragged her through the bush.

I just love dawgs, I do, I do, I do. Repeat over and over when I see their dirty faces and all that laundry and grooming to do.

Okay, it's not that bad but it is one of those days.

Fiona is also still having morning sickness. Poor thing...

At the Word

We were at the word and it was - well not what it used to be but Kat enjoyed himself.

Then on the way to the car we got a hot dog and Kat wolfed it down like he was a starving dawg.

Kat needs a bath but he had fun.

Then we had a visit with Mia and her parents - now that was fun!

Mom That Hair

Now can you imagine Fiona walking around without her hair tied back?

This is another day of morning sickness and eating only half her meal.

Ultrasound on October 7th.

Cutting Hair Inbetween Havanese Pads

It's a really crude version of how to cut the pads between the feet but that's all I am up to - sorry and Nathan - well he could do better with the camera. When someone else's feet grow, I will do another.

Maybe Fiona's pads need cutting? I will try to do one on cutting the feet nice and neat but don't count on that for a bit.

PS: This was a non grooming day as I am not up to it so you get to see Fiona a mess!

Here's the video

Wasabi's Haircut

Seriously she had one! Okay she refused to keep her hair out of her eyes. Her hair looks healthier after babies. It's long but easy care.

Her paws are all neat and hey I think she looks gorgeous but I rather enjoy dawgs being dawgs and not a princess.

I will try to get a better shot when I am feeling better but she feels wonderful as she always does after a bath.

Today's Photos

Treasure and Fiona Sunning

Jumping on Mom "feet up"

The Trio Having FunTreasure Playing With RoxFiona's Tongue

This is a small fraction of what was going on today. I had a delightful time between grooming and feeding and playing to capture a few moments.

It was nice to see Treasure out playing. She now has small stints playing with the crew while her pups sleep. They are now sleeping a good chunk of time after feeding so she has Mommy time.

Fiona is either getting fat or is indeed pregnant. I believe it is the latter.

Risa Needing a Brush

This was Risa this morning letting the wind blow through her hair. I don't care how messy the gal gets she looks beautiful to me. :-)

With Nathan out of town I got through all the grooming easily but Spice looked a messy 5 minutes later. I am not sure what to do with that gal!

I guess I should just embrace messy. Messy with no knots is just fine - is it not?

Fiona's Ultrasound

We go in for her ultrasound on October 7th. Stay tuned!

Daddy thinks I am pregnant as I am WAY suckie. What is that? Oh I want to snuggle 24/7.

Mommy likes those snuggles.

Messy Looks

Yes she is washed but does she look that way? She's whiter but just as messy.
  

 

No matter what I do with her she just looks like a delightful mess and that's okay too. She will be getting a new haircut in a week or two but she is clean, her coat is feeling wonderful and I suddenly don't want her so short. hahahahaha

Messy Gal

 Shoshi had a bath today but this was her before her bath. You will have to wait till tomorrow to see what she really looks like. heh

I am doing washing to get it all done before Nathan goes away. This way I have easy grooming. Yes, a clean coat is easier to maintain. If it starts knotting easily, well it's time for a bath. But you must get knots out BEFORE you wash as knots turn into dense knots that are almost impossible to take out without much work.

I washed Wasabi and she looked a mess 5 minutes later - shhh Shoshi too. Oh well - a clean mess.

Our pool is now covered. The Rox is running right across it like she always did. Considering that most dogs are nervous with the trampoline effect, that's amazing. Tomorrow when Panda and Logan visit we will see how they do.

Who Cares

Today we did absolutely no grooming. It was a snuggle, play and laze around day. I rather like that as you have to have days like that especially when you have a busy week planned.

The moral of this post is BALANCE and the dawgs - well they are amazing additions to ones lives.

Needing a Fluff

Abigail is in need of a fluff and dry. Maybe tomorrow for her and Wasabi. If it rains, we will wait.

The pups have done a number on her coat but it will come back.

I watch what the dogs, big and little are doing in the garden and shake my head. The latest is the heads shoved in wet soil and the funny faces they bring in. I have learned to let them dry and then brush them out. I was washing over and over and said this is CRAZY. With one, easy but not with multiples.

Still, it is funny!

You have top keep your sense of humour!

Groom and Groom

When you take a day off you feel like you groom all day - well in my house you do. I gave 2 baths and groomed the rest. Tomorrow more baths.

But I tell you, if Fiona doesn't hurry up this heat business (she should be done by Sunday, I will lose my mind. hahahaha

You haven't lived till you endured a couple of males and a gal in heat and only one male gets the gal.