Really Crazy Day Today

Sorry not many photos of many dogs as we realized we had a family of raccoons living in our yard displaced from our neighbors house a few days ago - thank you very much.

Here are the photo of the kits as they call them about 2 weeks old sitting in a bucket on a heating pad as we are big sucks. But its not a good place and hope Mom realizes this as there is no protection from rain etc.

They are cute little buggers. At this age just like pups they can't see or walk.

Before we realized this was an issue (Dennis found them as we were putting out pool stuff and furniture and he heard them) I took a couple of photos and then we have had to play inside waiting for a humane wildlife guy to give us tips on how to handle it. This the bucket, the heating pad and we are now hoping that mom moves on to a better place.

Now on to the dawg photos.

One would think all that I captured was Ziggy and Scruffy but that was almost it and then we realized we had to come inside and we got too busy playing silly games inside. Sorry about that.

Having Fun

It's all about having fun and that is the operative word. Run, play, run, play and crash out and cuddle and watch tv. It's all we are doing in-between getting each of the dogs combed out.

Thi sis a no photo day. The hand is well has its limitations. Nathan is also brushing but I look around and they aren't brushed like I do but he is trying and I do love him. It helps that I am just finishing and finding what he doesn't. :-) It's all good but look for more photos tomorrow - not today. Forgive me - need to play recovery.

Messy and No Photo Day

Hand hurts, heart hurts - not up to this today but all I can say is Nathan needs to start grooming MY DOGS as my dogs need grooming. Cause if I groom them with this hand they will be all MINE. hahahahaha

Dogs are doing great. We are just about to watch Idol on the tv with with laying all over us. I need it. You should try it. It truly makes you feel better.

Dawgs... well nothing like them!

Woke Up to This

Dogs ADORED it. Dennis laughed and said I told you it would snow again.

Then it melted.

Ringo the play monkey departs today and Darcy is an amazing ball of fun. Not much of an update I know but can't. Hand is too bad.

Cold Coming

Sorry, I am so behind. Here are photos Dennis took today as its hard for me to click. He didn't get everyone - sorry. He thought I wanted him to focus on the pups visiting. I would have liked him getting Ringo and Pavvie jumping like maniacs on the couches back and forth after each other but he didn't. He didn't get much of the adults at all despite them having a ton if fun. But he is just learning how to capture and even though he couldn't figure out zoom at first and some are far away, I think he did a pretty decent job.

Be sure to also check out the sibling photos that we tried to get of them together on Treasure's blog.

My hand is killing me so I am done - sorry about that!

Cold as set in and its wet and yucky out - sigh.

Wow Warm

It was totally warm today - rain and cold coming tomorrow. I found as I clicked the camera (Nathan was away at a meeting) it hurt so no update with photos today. Just know my limitations. I am hoping tomorrow is better. But we had fun and enjoyed the outside. I am going back out to watch them play.

Just give me a couple of days so I recover. I did have the pups out too but only got a few photos of that too. Seems stupid movements irritate - things you don't think would do and well there are things I must do as Nathan was not here. But if I hold a dog a certaon way I can brush - not comb. Don't ask. I just watch Nathan and well I must - just visitors of course. Mine I will play recovery but they have had baths so shouldn't be difficult.

Just know we are having fun!

No Update Today

As time goes on the hand is getting really bad the more I type - so just a couple of photos. I will tell you Coco and Pavvie are playing and playing and playing. Ringo and Ziggie are 2 play monkeys. Doozie loves playing with Ziggy and Ringo. It's a great and I mean great fit. But photos - sorry - it hurts to click. Yes, it is that bad. Sorry.

Nathan or I will groom tomorrow. Today was a no grooming day as I had no choice. But I will tell you the cohesiveness of this crew is wonderful. Everyone is playing their hearts out. Nice!

Nathan managed to click these but he didn't click much - sorry. Icing hand and hoping tomorrow is a better day.

Time to Clean Up

If we do not have anymore snow it will be time to clean up the pool cover before it is opened. It doesn't get opened till the last week of this month or the 1st week of May.

It's booked and suddenly it will be swim time - yeah I wish.

Coco LOVES to watch tv from on high. I am glad we have not only a table with a bed on it, an ottaman, 2 couches and a huge crate that stays open that attaches the two couches in this room. They love the crate on top, inside and the back of the couches but they also love the recliner.

Sometimes they rush to get their fave spot. It's a riot.

No photo day today. But please realize it wasn't a sedate day in the least. It was play, play, play. I just found clicking the camera hurt the hand today. I did photos first thing this morning of pups and a few of the adults and then the hand was screaming. Sorry about that!

Low Key Day

Sorry it was a low key day I suppose as I had some baths to do. But here are a few photos that I took today and at the end a series of photos where we tried to get Pavlov, Roxie, Abigail and Panda to pose. I must say Panda posedthe best. The rest was funny. I took about 50 photos and only a few came out.

Ignore the blankets and the scenery. This is our TV room where we drape blankets on everything so the dogs can be comfie and they can come in from teh rain and not worry about getting thinsg dirty or wet.

Everyone I may say had a blast today.

Nathan's back......Here is the series of photos of the crew and these were the good ones. The bad ones were something else - like a comedy of errors.

Okay will you just pose how I put you? hahahahahahaha

Tre's Natural Agility Practice

Just uploaded this to YouTube for Gerda and sharing for your fun. She has it on Facebook but I know some of you do not have access.

Check out the puddle jumping Tre. The agility is working as he is jumping over puddles vs. through them.

Missed Photos: 2nd Update Today

I kept clicking Pavvie and Ringo playing. I was so frustrated as they are well fast. They are wild play dogs. So all I got was this.

This was actually the best one of the bunch. I give UP and each time I enter the room to go click when they are in the midst of wild play they stop and look at me. They are going to be a challenge to click.

Go AWAY Rain

Have to tell you I love Ringo's eyes. He also has a mix of personality that is similar to his canine mom but also his canine dad. I see both in them . He is a true character. He plays and plays and plays and I do think he is missing Finn but Roxie and Pavie is taking over. Have to get some photos but without Nathan its been crazy busy but soon her will be home - today!

Finn had a bath and gave me that look as if to say can't I go out? Well, he couldn't as he had just had a bath. Meanie me, I suppose but this way he looked great for human Daddy's pickup and he is even more snuggly.

This is Pavvie - Abigail's pup, (the littlest one) and Roxie's sister. She is a riot and when you lay down she blankets your head like a hat and licks your forehead in case you don't realize she is not there. Gad is she fun.

Now I just brushed up Coco as she heads out - just visiting as her human siblings are in a sport tournament. I call this her bad hair day. Really, her hair was brushed and as you can see after playing outside they adore all the creature comforts in the tv room. It's a blanket of dogs when you lay down in there and I love it! Think Dennis does too. I caught him snoozing with them all over him today.

Some Sharing

Check out the puppy dreams of Miss Sophie. Trying to get the video of Tre jumping. That one is cute too and if I do I will share it here.

Morning play continues - wet, wet, wet! Miss Roxie and Panda's sister Pavlov is coming to visit tonight. Let's hope it dries out more. I may have to take a nap this afternoon if the caffeine stops working.

Finn LOVES LOVES LOVES being soaked. He sticks his face in water dishes, runs through the body deep water on the pool cover that Dennis is going to pump off today as its too much and uses every chance to get soaked. I am laughing and laughing but oh he gets brushed the most!

More later!

Wet and Mucky to Max

I am sorry - not much to report except we groomed a lot. We played inside and outside and I only was able to get a couple of photos. You see Dennis doesn't take any. Nathan is in Scottsdale, Arizona so its either use a brush and comb to get the dogs knot free or take photos.

I managed to get this head shot of Ringo and went oh my does he have a cute face. I like hair longer but hair grows, it's easier and he is cute! So why not?

Finn and Ringo have been playing like this inside, outside - it never stops. Ringo no problem getting wet - just hose off the mud and a light brush but Finn I have been line combing as he gets a bath when he goes home so I brush him every chance I get and seem to be doing that with everyone. You see a dirty coat plus water mats. It's not rocket science. I think that is why some show people wash their dogs every 4 or 5 days. Can you imagine that?

They now come in the door and lineup - no lie to get groomed and a treat. It's like a ritual. Only Risa says the hey with that, I am going under my Daddy's desk and if you don't see me maybe you will forget about me. She doesn't mind getting groomed once - maybe twice is okay but after that she is looking at you cross-eyed and maybe I am looking at them that way too.

Gad, I need the mud to go away.

Bathing Beauty Like Creation

Irma and Dick put together a Bathing Beauty like bathing machine together and this is how they did it!

Thank you for sharing it with us! I hope everyone else can find out why I love my Bathing Beauty - yes I have an original but the concept is the same and MUCH cheaper.

Very Busy Day

I have a couple of baths - Jazzy and Mia - playing today - going home later. Mia not till 6amish she departs on a plane with Nathan in cabin. He's heading to 30c weather and moaning to me - yeah right. We have a late class so I am busy packing for him and who will be blamed if he is missing something?

So blogs will be quick - but I did feed pups so that video will go up in a bit. We woke up to ice pellets and now it is snowing in a BIG way. These were taken around 6am. We are practicing for an early rise tomorrow as Nathan has to depart then.

This is better than mud - I think. :-) I was worried about washing Mia before class and keeping her clean for travelling. It would mean a 5am wakeup to brush her up before they go at 6am. Ouch. Late night class - gad.... Me and the dogs in class will be catching some serious zzzs you just watch!

Snow has now stopped and here are a few showing how much we got.

Jazzy had his bath and Mia later today. We are making progress. :-)

Got to Love

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Got to love a dog that loves to get wet and muddy. This was a MILD case of his mucking around. Oh Jazzy, I adore you but your mommy and daddy like you CLEAN. :-) You are having fun though. heh

Rain Go AWAY

We are a mudpile outside so it makes playing outside interesting so when its like this we try to play indoors too. There's not as much running space but we manage to have fun anyway. I realize I didn't but get 1 photo of Scruffy and one of Pepper and realized that when I transfered the photos. It just depends on when I have the camera at hand. One would think I would glue it to my body by now but that's not how it works. I find grooming and playing gets in teh way and feeding too. :-)

I call this Oscar Wild Play. Spice is jumping over Oscar and they were doing this play for quite sometime and then Nathan said go get the camera so I did and well they stopped. hahahaha

Oscar, Jeannie and Roxie were also running and playing and I said be still my heart. Jeannie really is starting to get dogs to play. Roxie always dod but now Jeannie has figured life is more fun being silly.

Oscar rather likes Jazzy too. He's been truly opening up and its nice to see. Now Jazzy has had so manyrinse offs that he looks like he seriously needs a bath but we continue to rinse and brush with this weather. It's all we can do.

One would think that with all this rain all the ice would have disappeared but not yet. poor Scruffs well looks rather scruffy. I am going to have to do some serious brushing on him before he goes home. heh

Okay - not fair - Jeannie had a bath and she is NOT going out except when its not raining as she has handling class tonight for about 15 minutes as Nathan has a meeting tonight so its tru;y just exposure time but well she needed a bath.

Sadly, I was killing her fun as she was getting a mess again so cleaned feet yet again, another brushout and she can't go out till after class. hahahaha

Still got a couple of dogs to brush out. It was a late night last night as we put Nathan's latest issue of the magazine out and well that is always so many steps to do and it seems I am the only one that can do it. But it went well.

Here I was looking forward to watching 'The Voice' - well there is tomorrow night. :-)

Still Raining Off and On

Still raining a fair bit today so instead of photos of everyone, I will do a photo of Kona who came for a bath and is now home and Levon that came for a bath and is now home. Neither would cooperate with staged shots - what are those and you don't do those. Well, I don't but I tried today and the dawgs would just not look the right way, stay nicely brushed or anything I wanted. hahahahaha

Kona has shiny, shiny hair. I used panegenics - no show sheen and look at his shine. His hair seems to work with this conditioner/shampoo and spray condioner combo. You use the conditioner first - yes, you have that right.

I was attempting to get a side view standing pose - yeah right.

I think Kona was LAUGHING at me here.

I settled for this pose.

Then came Levon's bath done right after Kona.

My goal was to get Levon to look at me.

Tail wagging but wasn't happy about the photo taking.

Then no matter what I do, I got poses like this. I even acted silly.

So, I settled for this.

They are both cute despite the fact that this human wanted to pose them and they thought I had to have lost my mind. Both were too interested in playing vs. posing and can you blame them?

Now it's Chases's turn for a bath and off she goes. Do you think she will be any better? Stay tuned!

Oh and the dogs have decided they had enough of the rain especially Oscar who prefers the recliner. Me too! But off to groom Chase.

Here is Chase after her bath waiting for mom and dad. She's not going out again as it is raining. She was more than fine for the bath but everyone wants to play vs. taking these silly photos.

This was a nice pose - good one, Chase!

This was her - you got to be kidding look.

In case you missed it....

Just because... heheheheh Can I be messy when I go home?

It is pouring rain and Oscar is soaking up the wet on the recliner staying nice and warm. He's getting blowed dried next so he can be warm and cozy. It's wet and grimy out there.

He adores this chair and the blankets we put on it so they can snuggle. He's waiting for Nathan to climb in and join him as he does.

Rain, Rain Go Away

We have been going out in-between rainstorms. It's been interesting. Rens sells something that you can spray on feet that is supposed to quicken the drying and is supposedly good for the hair. I am going to try it. I tried to get Nathan to order it from Rens for me but even though he put in an order he didn't. If he needed to use it we would have it fast. hahahahahaha Oh well, he saves us money and wastes my time?

Here are a few photos from today's playing and I have a ton but no time for a gallery and well I can only put up so many photos - sorry.

We are practicing 'recall' with Chase. Fun name as she does love a good chase but we are trying to get her to come and we will not chase. Sometimes she comes for a treat and sometimes she find outdoors way too much fun but we persist and hope to make big headway when her parents come. If I recall Jeannie, she comes running and then guess who does too? But I can't send Jeannie home with them. Recall is so important and sometimes the most difficult to teach especially for the free spirited - that looks better than you type of a dog and we have a few of those so creativity has to be explored. We are having fun with this challenge.

Jeannie and Chase and notice who is chasing who and Chase is loving it!

Nathan was trying to get a photo of the dogs from a low level but they weren't cooperating.

As you can see we still have a fair bit of snow and ice despite the rain. I suspect it will all be gone soon.

Shoshi is enjoying the last moments of the season by rolling in the snow.

Jazzy seems to have lost weight and is playing up a storm. As usual he enjoys outside the most rain or shine. heh He had to have two rinses today as he was so black and his mom and dad like him to be clean - don't we all? :-) Give Jazzy a mud pile and well he loves to lay in it.

Logan and Chase are practicing the Logan/Kat routine of let's smell up the yard. heh As things melt...

Logan loves everyone and he just mucks it up with Mia quite a bit. It's a riot! She challenges him and then they go at it in full play. Mia is off to Arizona with Nathan this next weekend as he told her Mom and Dad he would bring her out to them. He's only going for overnight so it's a fast trip (Fri-Sunday). Hope he enjoys the flight and sun. It beats our weather.

By the way, I brushed all the dogs before this photo shoot. I am not sure they look like I did - they certainly don't look like it now after going out in the rain.

Truffies head hair is finally starting to grow after being Logan-cized. I call this strike a pose with dirt. Got to love dogs - well I do - such spirit!

Ice is starting to go.

Always play and cleanup to do.

It's been fun but the day is hardly over.

Tomorrow we will be clicking Oscar. This was before the big rain hit.