Hot Day

Levon went into the pool today but every time I tried to click I was getting an err 001 and was very frustrated. I think its a connection issue so I came back inside after all was said and done and got Nathan's camera too late to catch Levon swimming but he was deliciously enjoying the cool and air drying after a brushing. Now to comb him up again seeing he is dry. That's what we do. We brush and comb while wet. If it is very hot you let them air dry. When dry again you brush again. Sounds like a lot of work but its easier than turning the dryers on and drying them and cooler for you and the dog to let then air dry.

Why am I frustrated that I missed my moment with Levon? Well, he jumped off of the pool stairs. Will he do it again? Time will tell. We have a storm coming in and it won't be tonight.

Cooper and Levon are best buds. Levon is such a happy go lucky guy and he always loves to see you, play with you and he just loves the other dogs. He will go from one to the other till he is totally exhausted and he is at the moment.

We have our grandkids over and our daughter as Nathan, our daughter and the kids will be heading to Ottawa tomorrow on Nathan's bday. He has a family affair and I am needing to stay with the dogs. So we get up at 4am so he can drive in and drive home tomorrow night. Oh boy.

Our grandkids were so delightful with the dogs. They even managed to get Hugo who thinks they shoot the moon to jump into the pool like Kat. He's never done it like this and he did it with them over and over again.

When we had the pups out today Logan was enamoured with the pups. Oh my gad is he so good with the little ones. Panda was highly curious but Abigail kept giving both Logan and Panda the evil eye to say don't hurt my pups. They are still young and moms at this stage do not trust that their pups won't get hurt. I respect that. It's all body language. Its not in the Miss Abs to do anything else but its interesting. It is not till they are very mobile running that moms relax.

I wish I had a slew of photos to post but I don't. We had a ton if fun but with company it didn't happen. Life was very busy but fun and we had a lot of help playing with the dogs. I just wish I had captured it all but today instead of sitting behind that camera doing so I simply just participated. Sometimes you have to do that too!

So Sorry

I didn't click any photos beyond the pups this morning. Dennis has taken over my computer doing a favor for a friend of mine. What does that have to do with photos? Well he took out my card reader off line so why take photos if I can't transfer any. Well, I should have anyway and post them extra late but figured you may understand that I have a bath to do later.

Finn is going home first thing in the morning so I need to bathe him tonight.

Levon is here playing like crazy and is relishing jumping back and forth over Cooper. Hugo and Milo have been quiet today - can you believe?

Logan and Panda played early on and crashed. I think the heat is getting to them outside so its fun indoors.

It is exceptionally muggy and hard play can be dangerous in muggy heat so we have air on, crazy retrieve, games and the likes indoors and if this keeps up tomorrow I will get them all in the pool. We shall see.

Now back to logging in via my ipad and allowing Dennis to take over my computer. It's too hard to resize and put photos up from the ipad.

I will be glad when this project of Dennis is done. I want my computer back!

Well, We Tried

I had this goal of getting everyone into the pool. But we have to start with just a few at a time as Roxie tends to squeal like - well you fill in the blank. So, we took out Finn, Kat, Roxie and Fiona. Fiona wanted none of that swimming. Usually she loves swimming. Finn wanted none of the swimming either but we managed to get him in for a quick swim gently. At first he was trying to run away as you will see in the video. We waited till he relaxed then gently gave it a try. He did rather well but I didn't get him on video. I hadn't realized that was when Nathan was going to bring him in and I had the camera in hand vs. the video camera and although my DSLR has movie mode, did I think of it? NO.

Then it started to pour. I was drying the dogs under the dryer and gave up. It has poured twice since then and had the sun out and go figure now the sun is blazing but no swimming tonight for me.

Nathan is now off to get his ponytail cut off. He let his hair get too long and on his birthday June 1st he gets to go to Ottawa while I stay with the crew. He has a family event (not for his birthday) to go to so he had to snip. hehe

Check out today's video and also check out Abigail's pups on her blog a I did a video of their first outing too.

Here are a couple of photos I snapped. The first is of Finn. They gave him a haircut themselves. I will try to do one after his bath before he goes home. It's a great first try. This is what Finn looked like before his haircut. He is an Abigail puppy - full sibling to this crew now.

 Now Nathan is yelling let's get more dogs in the pool and I said, yes dear - you groom. hahahaha Me, I am blogging. 

More Changes

Simba heads out anytime now. He's had a bath and hopefully his parents are all settled in after their move. As it is raining he's had a quick outside and a wash of his feet so he looks good when his human Dad comes.

Cooper also departed and although he didn't have a bath I lined combed him. He's been playing nonstop and needed it after he has been wearing little Cooper, Roxie and sometimes Jeannie. He also played with Finn this morning and Scruffy before he departed.

Scruffy and the Pepper is here just for the afternoon. Pepper is losing her teeth and her mom has yet to be able to save one. Pepper, are you eating your teeth?

Hugo and Milo are a funny pair. Hugo is a go, go, go bichon and Milo is a sedate Havanese. They are truly a fun pair and we adore their parents.

We have been playing mostly indoor with some outdoors between the rain. The grooming has been well non stop and the floors a streak of dirt washed and washed and washed. Yep where do they go - right into the grass that seems to have mud sitting on top from all that fast running play. It happens.

Nathan helped me a bunch with grooming - thanks!!

The peonies are frowning from all this rain. Some of the dogs hair looks like that too. I may have to go out and clip some so I can enjoy them before the rain destroys them. Why can't peonies bloom all season long? Off to groom more rain out of the crew.

Rain, rain go away!

Plus I just got a photo of Shady and his new hairdo done by Valerie. Finn also arrived with a haircut his human Dad did. I didn't recognize Finn. He looks like a different dog. I will try to get a photo up of Finn when he is not wet and getting soaked. Maybe I will click just before he goes home. :-)

Update on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 7:08PM by Darlah

I posted looking for hanging baskets and in case someone else is, someone told me to look at 5330 sideline 32 in Pickering. I haven't looked yet but wanted to pass on the info in case you are looking as well.

Sweating Day

It's back to being warm but the pool is not warm yet. We have to put the heat back on as we are not into throwing $$ away.

Just a few photos today. We had a long and busy one. This is Huntsville Cooper. :-) He's been playing so hard with Cooper and Roxie and Simba it is unreal. He seems to be so delighted with his playmates. He's always loved Roxie but he's having a rip roaring time with Simba and Cooper. Simba goes tomorrow after a bath. They are moving so this was an impromptu visit to help them focus on moving vs. dogs, kids and everything else.

Dennis had it in his mind that we were going to take the plants out. I have a significant amount of plants I bring in. Some die, some survive. Some look dead but come to life eventually. It's cheaper than buying every year but its a lot of work. They look like ahem right now but they will come back - well I hope.

Well, we had to move the xpen as I have a 4 foot long by 2 foot high planter that sits behind my desk that had to go out. So down came the xpen, pups got shuffled for 2 hours as we washed floors, moved items, took out everything in the xpen and washed and the pups just took it in stride. Good pups.

Luckily Levon left already when we started this project and we just finished. Well, almost finished. I have a bookshelf to organize and throw things out that I don't want. You see I had no access to it all winter as it was blocked off so I imagine not much is useful except exercise tapes and now I have no excuse not to start exercising tomorrow. :-)

Levon got to play hard and enjoy his time vs. laying all over Nathan or going outside with Nathan while Dennis, Jonathan and I did all this crazy work. I was NOT supposed to be in the equation but I get roped in every time and they would have still been doing it if I didn't help.

Still, Nathan ran around with the dogs out back, took walks with them and then took a nap. :-)

Dogs do not like big moves and changes. They just don't but they took all this craziness of plants coming down the stairs, out the door and leaves all over in stride. Not me. I just kept looking at all the work and I had groomed all morning before this.

If anyone knows where to get cheap hanging baskets, please let me know. I need two. Anywhere off the 401 from Toronto to Ottawa will do. Nathan has a family event in Ottawa on his birthday (June 1st) so maybe he can stop and buy me two hanging baskets. hahahaha

Well, I can dream but they are usually cheaper away from Toronto. I need two that can deal with sun to hang off my lamps.

The dogs are still out with Nathan out back as it is a perfectly delightful weather night. I am playing blog catch up.

Hugo has decided that Nathan is his guy and he wants to keep everyone away from him. Hugo is learning that doesn't work here. Everyone gets time for loving, snuggling and the likes and sharing really is a good thing despite what you thought yourself as a kid with your own sibling. Repeat after me - it is a good thing.

Nathan was practicing sits and downs with the crew all at once. I walked by him at one timeframe and laughed. Some listened, some did not and some did the wrong thing. Milo just looked at him as if he was crazy. I don't blame him. He instead chose to lay on the cushions and relax and watch this period of craziness.

Yes, that is a bit of what we do all day long as we stimulate, laugh, play, teach and snuggle and love. Then we fall dead asleep. You should try it sometime.

Now Kat is hanging out at the pool saying it's HOT - can we swim? Kat - maybe tomorrow. Not sure anyone has the energy tonight.

Sunday Musings

I call this the poser group. I couldn't have posed them like this if I tried so they did it naturally. Milo is a Paula (friend) breeding, Brie in the center is my Wasabi's baby - well all grown up. Hugo in the front is a bichon and a character in his own right.

When Hunstsville Cooper's parents came they met Brie and Colby and Brie was a mess. She was getting a bath and it was 915am. So that's my excuse. Here she is after a bath looking well you tell me. She does have a look on that face. Brie and Colby go home soon.

This was Brie, Colby and Cooper. Colby had a bath too and he was determined to make himself a mess so he will indeed have to be brushed again before he gets picked up, Brie too!

The 2 Coops found each other and wow did they have fun.

This was Colby after his bath and after he squished himself every which way. It is nice to see his eyes.

Huntsville Cooper has found Roxie again. I think he thought she didn't exist anymore. He was delighted. When I brought Colby out after his bath, Nathan was sleeping, Roxie and Cooper was snuggling. Ah, normalcy returns.

Simba is also here as his parents are moving and he thinks Mr. Nathan is the best thing since a huge bone. But he is also competing with Roxie. Oh my - what do you do Roxie. They all like you.

Just another Sunday filled with fun and baths.

Busy Day Lazy Night

We played, we ran, we groomed and now we are all tired canine and human alike. Not much of an update but that face of Jeannie is just how we feel.

Tomorrow Brie and Colby depart and (Anne and Rusell's) Cooper comes for a visit. We are excited!

Now will it just warm up so we can swim? I want to shut off the heat in the house.

What a Funny Day

I looked at the blog and said did I miss a day - oh my gad you have never done that and then went oh yeah it is Friday. We got to see Dusty and that was so much fun. It was too cold to swim and they say it will be that way all weekend.

This was Milo squashing Hugo. Don't worry. They were not killing each other but oh boy that Milo wants to be TOP DOG. hahahaha

A fave past time for the dawgs is bug hunting. Yes, you heard that right - ants - yikes.

Not sure how these managed to mesh but they have. I think it was Logan's persistence - good for you!

Dusty was meeting and greeting Cooper. Roxie was keeping a close eye on this.

I brushed Brie (actually brushed all) and this is what Brie did. She shook, she rolled and then looked at me to say this is how I like to look. :-)

Panda decided the bird hunting and watching was in her game plan today. She wouldn't touch. She was just highly fascinated.

Cooper looks so cute with his one ear up. Cooper has been learning dog talk. He adores playing but has yet to figure out that pouncing on someone sleeping won't get you a play session. He's a puppy and just moves on to the next. He is playing his heart out.

Colby is such a relaxed dog these days. I am so happy to see it. I believe Brie has been great for him and coming here has been great for him as he is playing in a big way with everyone now.

It's nice to see Brie playing with others and Colby doing the same. They are always aware of each other but in a way to just make sure each other is having fun too.

Hugo is trying to figure out if he can go into the patio. What is down there and will it be a new adventure?

I have so many other photos but I think I will take a breath and enjoy the dogs. I hope you don't mind.

A good grooming tip - if you are trying to keep hair out of the eyes - those strands that are going everywhere buy clear mascara. It will control that hair. Mine is from Maybelline. It works.

Molly and the Cat

Susan writes: Thought you might like to see Molly and her best friend Rupert, down on the dock. Rupert's Mom says"give Molly kisses" and he does. It's an affair that started last summer.... LOL

Crazy Day

It was a busy grooming day today so do you think Nathan took photos - nah. He did take this one - a meet and greet. I wonder what they are not saying to each other here. :-) They did get along famously but Nora bounced from one to the other finding Levon really fun in a big way. I kept getting glimpses as they got within my eye sight.

I did slip in the pool while the sun was still shining for oh 10 minutes and the dogs kept me company but here I am typing and yawning so I think I will go watch tv and rest for a bit with the dogs. Brie and Colby get a bath tomorrow and head out. Dexter's mom had to come back as I lost my marbles and didn't realize what time it was and Dexter was not done. It was one of THOSE days.

So, I promise to do better but not today. I think I am missing the trio and well that to do list is growing and I should be catching my breath but I am not. But that will happen.

Weeding Day

Didn't get to take too many photos today except when it started pouring. Earlier I was weeding. Jazzy had to be bathed and so did Roxie. Both went into the pool. Roxie jumping off the stairs vs off the side like Kat and Jazzy was carried in. Both needed baths so we figured we would take them in before a bath seeing I had already combed them out.

Plus I had play time, silly crazy play time with the dogs over and over so clicking was not something I did today much of the time.

Brie came into the garden where I was weeding and proceeded to lay on the plants right where I was weeding. Logan said that looks fun and did the same. Then Scruffy laid on them. I just looked and said guys I have to weed so Panda jumped on them and they all scattered to the winds chasing each other like banshees. That was the start of the silly crazy play. It never stopped today till it rained ice.

But I must tell you Jazzy is so smitten with Roxie it is unreal.

But when she was playing real hard to get the Pepper sauntered on to the scene and well Roxie are you jealous now?

Water Day in a Big Way

We had Steven and My, Suzie and Helen over this weekend to name just a few and Ringo just departed with his Mommy! I have to tell you that we had dawg heaven here but oh boy when you do you have to brush after. Here are a few photos taken today. I have a ton more but maybe with the rain coming I will create a gallery over the next couple of days. I still have the class gallery to complete, the last days of the Fiona pups and now this. This was a ton of fun. Each enjoyed themselves silly but Jazzy was over the top crazy with fun. I have never quite seen him like this. He was so excited he couldn't contain himself running, jumping, rolling and playing for a ton of time.

Kat jumping inHugo shaking that water offRisa serenadingRingo swimsBrie and Colby wetDexter swimCooper swimBrie SwimsColby SwimsYes, we all swam and now everyone has departed and we are waiting for the thundershowers to hit. It's still hot so maybe us humans will go in without the dogs.

But before I do that I want to share the Jazzy series only cause he just made us laugh and laugh as he was silly fun filled with this swimming business.

Then he took over the chair - hahaha

Yes, Brie and Colby was running around like banshees but they kept running wherever I was so I got the tail, the back end. It happens. They all had fun humans too but now I am exhausted and wanting to get my last swim in.

I will tell you every dog, every human had a blast and that's how it should be! My arm from grooming - well....

Happy 4th to Ripley

Imagine not having to setup a background like this and having it natural? Wow! Ripley - you are gorgeous! Daddy Katsura says Happy 4th Birthday! Time has flown by way too fast!

A Few From Today

Colby and TruffieBrie and DexterTruffie, Phantom and DexterColbySteven and CooperRay Ray BoyMy and MontyRingo, Brie and Cooper

It's been a busy day with lots of changes so not much of an update but we will get better at it. :-)

Distracted Day and Posers

Sent Nathan to take a few photos and this is all I got.

The difference between us is the way we each approach what we click. He likes poses. I love action and doing. Oh he will click some action but he really likes the poses. We all click differently and that's what makes photography fun.

Dexter has decided Terra's bed is all his. Terra gave it up and said whatever you want. She's a golden after all.

Jazzy is still mucking it up. Brie and Colby play independent. Ringo plays with everyone who is in the mood to play.

Tomorrow we get to see Cooper one of the pups we had here for Yvonne for a few weeks before they went home. We are excited!

Tomorrow Phantom also heads home.

Tonight we are busy with Miss Tuffy before she departs tomorrow so not much of an update but it's hard. It's a long weekend with lots going on and well the dawgs count the most!

Today is Behind

Dexter has been playing up a storm and I just told Nathan off as he hasn't been clicking but I am hoping he will today. Look for photos later and look below at the next post as its Cooper's birthday today!

Did Nathan click - no. I washed Logan, Panda, Daisy and next Copper so I didn't either - sorry. But everyone is having a great time despite the crazy busy of the house.

This is Miss Daisy after the bath. She has a ton of hair like my Shoshi. She does look whiter than she did this morning. :-) Jazzy, Brie, Colby, Dexter and Daisy found a new game. Let's create a canyon for Jazzy. hahahahaha They all got into it. Boy do I have a lot of grooming to do. So much for galleries. :-)

Big Shout Out Happy Birthday

Cedlebrating his Birthday!Remember when? It happens so fast.... Hope you (Cooper) and your littermates have a splendid birthday!

Chill' and Craziness

Well, the Jazzy is back at digging but its dry dirt so he's not so black. He has such nice hair that it seems to dry and fall off of him but he will need a bath for sure. :-)

Brie conks out in a big way after our usual runs in the backyard. She ran a lot today so she is very tired. Daisy conked out long agao but not Shoshi.

We had ducks in the pool along with all sorts of debris that Nathan keeps trying to sift out and Shoshi came alive as her job is to get them out of the pool. She thinks it is her job so much that she has torn her ligament jumping from the deck and not hitting a stair. She was a tad heavier back then and weight is a factor when they land from craziness but Shoshi is thinner these days and had a grand old time thinking she chased them away.

They did go but they surely took their time. Shoshi was so excited I almost thought she was going to jump into the pool after them but they flew away before she made the leap.

I am sure she said gee thank the dawg heavens above I didn't have to jump in. hahahaha

Everyone else is having fun and the dear Daisy departs tomorrow so a bath for her. She will be missed.

Early Update: More Photos Added

We had a storm at 6am this morning and well Jazzy went out and had fun.

Daisy helped him dig his pit and looked at me as if to say am I in trouble now? Funny how she didn't get as dirty as Jazzy.

After eating breakfast Brie decided to chill out with Dennis in the tv room. Something about that hail rather bothered her but Jazzy and Daisy could care less that hail was coming out of the sky. I cared!

Wet dogs as you can see and now its more grooming time and a steamy afternoon that supposedly will feel like 80 something Fahrenheit. Oh boy! Pool is too cold to swim as we shut the heat off and it won't heat up that fast that we can swim today but maybe we will hang out on the steps or put our paws and feet in. We shall see.

No swimming, no feet dunking as pool is ever so cold from it being off. If I wanted to numb my feet I might.

Here are some more photos from today. We are managing to have fun. Love to get Jazzy running but he is more interested in Roxie or building a cave in my yard. hahahaha

Everyone has been groomed except Risa and Zoe who will get a bath later on and Logan and Panda who will get their brushing just before they depart as usual. Nathan told me he will do Risa.

When all that fun running around like crazy dawgs and people was done, Nathan is taking a nap with dogs. Dennis is hanging out in the kitchen with some and I am blogging with some. Doesn't Roxie look uncomfie and she slept like that for a good 15 minutes.

No Photo Day

You know I do paperwork as pups are going home. I do grooming and Nathan doesn't click 1 photo of the adults but Spice and that one was well blurry. So I have no photos today unless I go hurry and take some. I like to catch the action not everyone snoozing as they have already played hard and they have.

Jazzy continues to make a mound in my garden. Got to love him. Colby is so amazing giving me kisses, playing with everyone. His support system is still Brie but wow he's a new dog! Daisy gets jealous if I dare to give kisses to anyone else. I laugh but she's the first to crawl on to me when I get downtime with the tv. She also has the grooming equals treat thing down and so does Brie and Colby. Oh how fast they learn.

It's still cool. We look forward to warmth tomorrow and I will be clicking instead of relying on I won't mention his name.

Till tomorrow!