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Even outside Nathan does practice with the dogs. It's great to take the opportunity to use moments throughout the day if you want them to feel comfie doing something.

He was getting Panda used to someone opening her mouth to look at her teeth on a high table. He also had a few of the other dogs on the table including Jeannie.

It was a windy day today and we had a lot of fun.

The dogs were out a number of times and they rather enjoyed the leaves falling, the cedar needles dropping and the trees swaying. It also wasn't cold so it was perfect.

We played a really great game of retreive in the wind today. Actually we tried it out every time we were out but one time they were over the top excited.

It's so wonderful when the weather seems to breathe new life into them. Not taht the dogs are sedate always but something about a wind that gets them enjoying.

On Thursday we head out to the vets so Thursday's blog posts may be short.

We have Jeannie, Treasure and Spice going to an appointment.

I just washed Treasure but this was the before photo blowing in the wind. Tomorrow I wash Spice.

I did shave her tummy and she's either swallowed a watermelon or....

I tend to wash the dogs here and there. This way they are always relatively clean but this weather - well maybe it may be wise to hold off. Between the leaves coming inside, the rain, the mud... well welcome Fall... now where is winter?

Teaser's New HairDo

Paula has a grooming and boarding facility and one of the new gals did this hairdo. All I can say is it grows - it meaning hair.

Teaser also gained some weight so hmmm we will have to get her more active before she is bred. I do believe this will be her last litter. Will we have it here or will Paula do it there, we don't know. Paula says its up to us. We will see when she comes in and do the math.

Teaser had the fun of having Scruffy come to visit. Bonus, we did too. Scruffy comes to play on Thursdays.

We couldn't get any swimming in as it was too cold but maybe next Thursday.

Scuffy is such a happy, happy boy. It is wonderful!

I managed to get a photo of Panda, Roxie, Nathan and Scruffy and looked at the markings on Panda and Scruffy and my they look similar.

Both have the same Daddy but different Mommy. Interesting.

We had a blast with Scruffy and hope he is getting rest from his fun and spirited day. We can't wait till next week!

Interesting

Just posted a couple of links on our Silly or Not Dog Products blog with interesting canine products for the potential wet set. Check them out.

Handling Class

Nathan and Lynda at Handling ClassOff to handling class with Roxie and Panda. This is the duo that will be at Pawsway this weekend.

I will update with a few photos when I get back. That won't be till closer to 830ish.

I had to get Mugs and Phantom ready to head back home tomorrow and that meant baths. Mugs easy, Phantom more work. hahahaha But they both look gorgeous let's hope they stay that way till morning. We will miss them but its time.

Didn't get any swimming in. Oh well.... Did have a grooming day marathon.

Tomorrow I stop at TSC to get Show Sheen and then Humber to get water plants for the pond so the fish can go back outside. Dennis keeps reminding me so I think he feels its important. He does love the animals - all kinds.

Shady & More

The Shady came to visit and got a bath and blow dry. It was a joy to see him.

He has a character filled face. It's interesting and we caught him smiling while he played with the other dogs.

If you are wondering if he remembered Wasabi and her him the answer is absolutely yes.

He came in the door and was jumping all over her and she fell into playing and correcting him but it was obvious she was pleased to see him. He was pleased to see her.

I hardly get my photo taken with the dogs but I wanted this memory of the Shady one at this age.

He still loves me despite bathing and blow drying him. :-)

We also had Simba go home today and so did Penny.

Next week Phantom and Mugs goes home and Teaser comes to stay for a bit. Paula wants one last litter with her.

We still have no air. They come Friday to replace a part that they say is causing the leak. They can't get the part till then. I air dried Spice today, washed Penny and Shady and now my body is sweating and is spent.

Here are a few photos of the Shady today - a couple of us trying to pose the moving target - we even got him playing with Daddy Phantom.

 

 
Of course we also got Shady and Nathan!

Update on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 6:17PM by Darlah

Nathan jumped in the pool tonight with Kat and the pool was 78f. Take a look at the link to see how Nathan reacted to that chilly water. It didn't bother Kat but when I kept saying I didn't catch him in the air and Nathan had to dive in again, he was not a happy camper.

Nathan is outside reading on his ipad and Kat is soaken wet but combed out sitting on him. The duo have a start of another season. It's something only the 2 share. Kat won't jump in when I dive in - only with Nathan.

Oh My Gad

Jazzy

What is a human or dawg supposed to do with these set of circumstances. Let's see we couldn't find anyone to open the pool until end of June earliest so us with so much pool knowledge (NOT) took the cover off. Everything and anything that is going to go wrong did and is still.

We can't get the heater going. We are trying. Well, Dennis is trying now. I give up.

We do have the pool cleaner going and the pool is looking half clean but its taking up so much crud that we have to empty the basket every half hour or so. It looks cleaner than it is in this photo.

The pool water is ICE. I may lay my feet in it tonight and fall asleep that way if I only could.

We have no air conditioning and its supposed to feel like 30c tomorrow. We got a new air conditioner last year but Nathan can't find who we bought it from as we need the receipt to get it serviced. It can't get fixed at least till Tuesday due to the holidays. Please let a cold wind come in.

Daddy's Grooming Job (side ponytail)The dogs seem to be faring better than us. I am keeping them cooler than I manage to keep myself.

I still have 1 dog to demat. Rest was groomed.1 dog completely dematted at least I think so. I will comb through him again tonight if I have the strength. I have till Tuesday morning though for them so I have time.

I have 3 dogs to wash and I may take the grooming table outside cause who wants heaters on them inside without air? Oh boy...

Dogs are not running around so they are feeling the heat and I get that but they have ice water, cool towels to lay on etc.

No matter how hot it is out Jazzy wants to be outside. He LOVES outside more than any dog I know. It doesn't matter if he's just with 1 human or with a crew of dogs, just let me stay and enjoy.

Jazzy goes home tomorrow so he will be getting a bath along with Cocoa and Zack. I may wash, let them air dry and then blow them out to minimize the heat and keep them cooler. They won't come out as good as blowing and combing/brushing constantly but with this set of circumstances I think that's the way to go for them too. Don't get me wrong, they will look good just smoother the other way.

Hope the rest of you are having a better weekend. This has been a test in patience.

Crazy Hot Day

The air is on but I am still sweating. I have a couple of dogs to get serious knots out of (not mine) and I suppose I will do it while I am watching tv after the dawgs are fed. I started doing it on one yesterday - far from done. <sigh>

The water is still going into the pool. It's not up and running yet. It was a chore to fold the cover up and get it into a bag. Water is still running to fill the pool up and Nathan keeps hand skimming it.

At this rate maybe by Monday. The dogs are adjusting to it bring opened. Kat wanted to go swimming but Nathan had to tell him no.

Risa is hanging out with this face as if to say when will it get cool. Don't get me wrong. It is cooler than outside but not cool.

Don't get me wrong we are enjoying but I got so much on my plate this weekend with the pool (planted some items), a pond that needs to be opened and dogs dematted that I want to go to bed and wake up tomorrow with it all done. heh Fat chance!

The dogs enjoy the planting, the hose, everything but dematting. Off to feed the dogs so I can get back to it. I need another water pillow. heh The one I have is for tonight.

Hope the rest of you are having dawg friendly fun daze!

PS: Dogs love frozwn chicken broth. It's a yum treat!

Feeding Multiple Dogs

I hear about people placing their dogs in all sorts of different rooms for feeding but unless a dog that is visiting is adjusting we feed them all together.

Why and How?

We monitor so there is no stealing. Yes, some would try and we don't usually have to say a thing as they know they can't. It's a body language thing.

By feeding them together they do not become food aggressive as we make sure they each get their own meal, no one else gets theirs and they 'get' that what is theirs is theirs and what ism't theirs isn't.

I find it to be a valuable lesson for all.

It all works.

We had a low key day. I spent most of it outside with the dogs. I even groomed outside.

Heat is coming this weekend. There is no pool open so we will have to turn on the air. hehehehe

No Grooming Day Over

We are in for a busy day and Nathan says why do you not want to go to the club meeting tonight? I will be exhausted if he ever finds the sander.

We have grooming, plants to be dug up and moved, dogs to play with and have fun with and....

Fun Penny is coming!

We shall see how the day really unfolds.

What a Day

Well it started with rain, ended with sunshine. The dogs helped me repot plants, weed out one section of a bed (got way more to do) and they LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the smelly compost, go figure.

There goes my day of leisure. Nathan got a nap after he went and got me lunch and went out and got me a calla and canna lily from someone who was selling them cheap off craigs list. The canna went into my water feature. I need more for my front pond and other water pot. I will keep looking as this is the time people are dividing their plants.

I really wanted a quiet day doing nothing but fun. My deal was when I saw these 2 mature plants I told Nathan I would wash Jlo (remember he promised to) if he would go get the plants. I should have included him repotting too but maybe they would still be sitting in bags if I did. :-)

Tomorrow if we have sunshine I will sand the picnic table.

Jlo came out great. I am pleased with how her coat came out. I hope her owner is too. Tomorrow I get back to grooming my crew and Phantom and Mugs.

We thought Phantom and Mugs would be going home but Paula got in a 4 year old Havanese that is dog aggressive. She is retraining him. Something about encouraging the dog to be a guard dog - not good.

So between 2 babies, Envy another baby and this dog she got in she has her hands full so we have a delay in the duo heading back home.

Some people complain that they are bored, me I just want to catch a breath sometimes. hahaha

I am so glad Fiona can now be in with the rest. Segregating is not fun.

Lazy Day

We went to the garden centre. We got a multi-coloured hibiscus and wait till Dennis finds out it can't stay out till the end of the month. He's already asked me for a list of the plants inside so he could see which he could place out. The answer was none.

But I bought a few gerbera daises and some petunias, a tomato plants, lettuce, green beans, bok choy - tiny plants that I am going to put and see if they ever become edible or if they outlast the dogs' curiosity.

Remember some plants are poisonous. If you like those particular plants then pot them and put them up. You can still enjoy their beauty from a safe spot.

I need to repot a few plants. I am not highly motivated. I need to do a lot of things but I am in a funk. It's that inbetween stage where I know nonstop work is coming so I need to get a lot accomplished but not today - rain is coming or so it looks like.

That's okay. I may lay on the couch and play with some dawgs and chill and maybe I will actually fall asleep. We shall see.

Right now the dogs are trying to get me to hand them a chip or two. They do look adorable trying.

Some days it's just a good thing to do!

PS: Be still my heart. Wasabi is full out playing with her daughter, Spice. Did I have a camera - well yes but did I pick it up? No!

Bath Times

I washed Risa today.

She feels and LOOKED magnificent.

By the time we got the camera she had rolled, messed up her hair 5 ways to Sunday till we gave up. Oh well, I know she was cleaned.

This was our attempt at taking her photos after her bath. It says a lot about her personality. Doesn't matter how old they get, that personality usually shines through.

Really, do you think she was trying to tell me something?

In the middle of the night when I reach out to touch a dog I usually know who I am touching by the feel. It's easy when they have had baths but not as easy when you do several in a day.

Today it was only Shoshi, Risa, Panda and Logan. Panda and Logan do not live here so tonight when I reach out and touch a dog do you think I will be able to tell the difference between Shoshi and Risa? Of course and that's not a fair one as they have entirely different hair.

They also have different personalities. This was Shoshi after her bath.

No rollovers - just what do you want mom?

Cooper is Home

Well it's a dry day - no mud. I still had to wash Spice, Treasure, Kat and Truffie. You should see the room I am grooming in - disaster city. It too will get cleaned but it's one of those rooms you clean it and 15 minutes later after grooming it's a mess. I wish I was one of those people that had a place for each thing and shelfs everywhere and a desire to be poifect. (Yes I spelt that wrong on purpose.)  Yeah right - on what planet.

I pick up this brush, that comb, another brush, this grooming spray and I am doing laundry at the same time and well it's interesting. When I wash, I throw this towel down on the floor to be washed and as towels are dried I fold them halfway and throw it on a pile. Nathan brings a pile of laundry in just because I am there. I used to roll the towels up so they looked nice but as time goes on who has time? I half fold the laundry that Nathan brings in. It never gets done but the desire is there similar to my clothes closet. HA!

I looked at myself today with my hair going every which way in a groming jacket and realized I take care of the dawgs better than me. I have to laugh.

Oh boy and tomorrow I will have Panda and Logan and as a special treat for Linda for Mother's Day Panda will get washed. Logan I do each Friday but Panda's not due till next week. But for Mother's Day I figured it would be nice to send them home smelling grand. Happy Mother's Day to a grand lady. Thnx for loving Panda and the Logie Bear.

I will see who else I have the energy to do.

Phantom returns tomorrow and I have a feeling he will need a bath too. We shall see. We have Jazzy coming to visit this weekend and we get to see Penny a Fiona daughter on Monday.

Oh and Nathan pulled out 90% of the dandelions on the front yard. That means I have to weed. Gee maybe that will be my Mother's Day.

Here are a few photos taken before party boy Cooper went home. I hope you enjoy.

Still, no matter how hard the day is the dawgs just give me a smile. I am not sure what I would do without them. It's not just ours that reside with us but all the pups and all the moms and dads and brothers and sisters and families that love them. That's what will make my Mother's Day special knowing that the dawgs are loved! Thank you all for making this year's Mother's Day special by being just you.

Cooper Arrived

This is how Roxie felt. She has been playing nonstop with Raylan and Monty and then when the Cooper arrived she played a bit, laid down and did a grouch thing - leave me alone I need some DOWN time.

She rested and played a bit more but I see even Cooper is taking a needed nap.

It's so unlike Roxie but you can see she would be very satisfied to lay on Daddy's lap and watch the end of the Voice or whatever else he had in mind.

Cooper arrived and was ready to play, play, play and Roxie has been doing that for days. But she found her fun and Cooper found his fun with another party guy, Logan.

Then the rain set in and they all took naps. It's been a wet and exciting day. Here are a few photos of Cooper playing.

 

Wet Mucky Day

It's been a wet day and although everyone got groomed they don't look like it. It's one of THOSE days. You wonder why you even try.

Simba was flying through the air having a grand old time and he didn't get dirty at all. Now what's that about?

I did wash Raylan underneath and all over his legs two days in a row as he can't help but run through the mud but Monty it just dried and glides off of him and his hair still feels clean. I want that hair. hahahaha Mac because he is dark you just don't see it. But Truffie and Spice and Roxie I would put in that category of a disaster. Roxie and Panda was so much so that they had to have a full bath. They ran through the mud as they couldn't help themselves. If that wasn't enough they rolled in the mud too. Kids you know...

Cooper comes tomorrow and it best be dry as he will get everyone running through everything and there will be more baths. hahahahaha That's okay...it's a dawg life after all!

Notice I didn't post photos of the ones that needed baths? I wasn't even up to after bath photos. I am sure you understand.

Trying to Play

We had a rip roaring play session with all first thing this morning. It was actually too early for the neighbours, I bet but they were all full of beans. But who takes the camera out at 7am? Not me so no action caught.

Alex dropped by to give us our gazebo top and Dennis and Nathan put that on.

Then after washing Fiona I told Nathan I was going outside to click some photos.

He was running, acting like a crazy person and they looked at him with mild interest but it was almost as if they were dog tired and I think they were.

Nathan put a tug toy through his belt to entice them but they just would take the bait.

Then he tried the frisbee and they thought hmmm looks fun but are you kidding? We ran around for hours already and you want us to do WHAT?

What was fun was watching Abigail and Treasure and Roxie play. They were so full of beans but even later on we found their energy just wasn't what it was early this morning.

We even fed the dogs late as they were having so much fun and when Logan and Panda arrived it was game play again.

But as I type and look around the entire crew is catching some serious zzzzs and I think I should be.

It is now sprinkling so we may be playing games inside vs. outside turning the house into a crazy stampede fun house and that suits me just fine.

Remember When

I figured I would put up a photo of Ray Ray boy when he was a pup. He has now silvered out.

Raylan and his bros are visiting us and it's ever so fun to have them.

PS: Mac fit in like a glove - no problem. They can stay longer and don't have to go home, you know. hahahaha

Abs and Raylan

Tomorrow we get to see Mac, Monty and Raylan - what fun! Raylan lived here for a year so we have a extra attachment to the guy.

It will be fun to have him here again and also to have his brothers Mac and Monty.

I am counting the hours.

Status

I pulled dandelions but there will be more today. I picked up all the piles Dennis left. He weeded more but it is not done. The front - well that is downright scary but next week not today. We are tuckered out.

Ms. Wasabi had her bath. Laci had hers. The moms played with Laci like they played with Shady when he was here. It was a lot of fun.

Now off to hose the walkways down seeing there is mud everywhere from Dennis weeding between the pavers.

Come around to the back when you arrive. We can't wait to see you. I need a rest...hahahaha especially with this heat business of Fiona's.

What a Day

Spice didn't get her haircut - no time...

Abigail and Spice got a bath, tomorrow a visitor and Wasabi gets theirs plus Panda Bear.

I spent 5 hours grooming today, 5.5 hours in the garden pulling all sorts of things where it actually looks worse than the weeds but now we have room for growth.

It's far from done. Nathan almost killed my prized Peony tree. He did break many branches but it is still alive. He's mighty sensitive about it as he - well we won't go there.

While I was gardening we were rotating dogs outside for play. Dennis is outside in the storm picking up all my piles - joy. We have thunder and lightening but no rain yet but its coming. I hope Dennis gets done before the downpour.

I was black when I came in and boy is my body aching. It felt good to have a shower.

The dogs love the extra space. But soon everything will be overgrown and I will realize all this space is not space at all and so will the dogs.

The front and side yard is well a total disaster but dogs can't sit out front with me so when I finally get to that it will be short doses.

Oh well Dennis just came in and didn't get to finish. Tomorrow is another day. hahahaha

Now to go snuggle with the crew.

PS: I think they rather enjoy the outside more than the house any old day. They truly enjoyed playing and lounging outside most of the day. It was nice to spend the day with them outside. I just wish I wasn't doing work while they were playing or lounging. hahaha

Oh amd no hard drive yet. Maybe my neighbour got it?