Hanging Out

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The dogs are having fun. No swimming. Nathan's day off tomorrow so maybe and Tempie has xrays. Her belly shots are on her page. 

They supposedly fixed one pipe and have to figure out the rest but if this one holds, we can swim and just wait for them to fix the rest. He left us a note and we didn't see him. Said not to test till 630 for it to cure. 

As it wasn't too hot today the dogs spent a lot of outside time with one of us. 

Ms Harlow departs tonight, Murphy departed earlier. Her mom brought me new blankets for the upcoming pups and Dairy Queen banana split without the banana. Yum! Thank you!

Tomorrow Maddie departs. Ms Olive arrives plus a few others. Mr Bonham came for a day visit and enjoyed himself immensely. Katie was here for the day. 

Pups are crying to go out - a 1st and I need to ice my knee while I watch them.

Play Play Play

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The dogs have played inside when the rain arrived and outside when it subsided. They are totally smart. If it is raining, they head for under the gazebo. 

Harlow keeps hanging her head over the pool and we have to remind her that without the pool getting fixed (where are they?) she may be cold if she decides to go in. We won't.

It is Dennis day off so he will not be doing the run game tonight. He is busy playing VR games. Can you blame him? I can't. We all need a day off. Days off will be short lived with pups coming. 

The dogs really love when Dennis VR mats come out. He has his headset on and they just run around on the mats like banshees. It's a riot. One wonders how he can play a game but he does. 

I have to laugh. As I watched the play, I noticed Daisy is the referee. Yes, she plays but she also controls the play. They keep playing. It's as if she is the coach. LOL

Rain and Not

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It rained. It didn't. When it didn't it was hot. Still no pool. Dogs had a delightful time today. I had a full day of grooming but Nathan caught me playing with the puppies - which is rare as it is usually me behind the camera or Dennis.

Simba was in playing or shall I say sniffing the puppies. It was nice to see. He cries to go in to say hello. 

Rusty, Luna, Lachlan and Murphy arrived today. 

It was a grand day for all and it's not over.

Not Many Today

What a hot day this is/was. Not many photos as we had to go buy a chainsaw for Dennis to cut all the trees down that he already has all over our front lawn. 

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Our pool is leaking so we await till they can come. Of course Nathan added pool water as it was low and now the water is downright cold. I got in up to my waist and gave up. Ella was the only one that went swimming with Nathan. Her tummy is getting big but she has this passion for the pool. She is managing swimming quite well still.

Harlow didn't try to wade in the pool. 

I am going to finish the blogs and go sit outside with the dogs. Yes - the dogs are really having fun!

Leti was playing full on with the pups today. How nice!

Sunday With the Dogs

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The dogs wanted to go swimming but we have a pool leak in the equipment. We tried to repair it ourselves but even after curing, it would burst so we wait till they can come. Tomorrow is my day off so we shall see if they repair it tomorrow. Fat chance. :-)

Dogs still managed to have fun. They really love the runs and Dennis did a find teh treat game tonight and all was mighty successful. 

We have a dog here that the owner says she will not eat Fromms kibble but she is with gusto. I think she is playing hard and has competition so she eats. :-) I am glad.

Harlow is making a habit of either going for a swim or walking on the stairs. I have to laugh. She is not a regular swimmer but maybe she is growing into the fun? She always wants  to right after breakfast. 

Blog will be short as I have puppy visit videos to do and need to ice my knee. 

In and Out and Lazing

They play. They rest, they investigate and they laze. 

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Dennis is weeding. He only got a few photos and I was grooming and doing puppies who had their 1st swim and baths. You will have to look at Hallie's blog to see how they did.

I pulled out some weeds that was killing a couple of plants and Truffie rolled in the dirt and plants and well looked a general mess. He still does. I have to brush him out. 

Everyone is eating REALLY well. They expel so much energy that come 8pmish they want to laze and watch tv. Well, some watch tv and others just cat nap. 

I have so many weeds it is ridiculous. I can only do a bit and my knee just won't handle it. I did buy a leg wrap for it and it's not in agony like it was last night. Still hurts but huge difference. I also bought a sleeve for my knee that won't come till tomorrow and if that works, I am going to wear that in bed till this heals. 

Dennis just told me he is taking a break from weeding so he will run with the dogs. 

This morning Harlow went in for a swim and has not since. She's a gal that decides what she wants to do when she wants to. LOL

The Faces Say It All

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This is Kinsey about an hour after she got combed out. She is a gal after my own heart with a A+ personality and so loves the pups.

Archie is departing today. I just finished grooming him. 

Dorothy, the angel showed up to weed my front yard. My knee screamed when I was weeding a couple of days ago. I think I should just embrace the wild look. Dennis still has trees on the ground but Nathan has to go rent some equipment. I am still out of commision with this knee. I am told I need to ice and put it up but not till just before bed do I have the time. Maybe a frozen gin and tonic. LOL Wish I had an ice shaver as I would make some slushies. May try the blender as that should work. Throw some gin in and probably not care. I rarely drink honestly. It's just days of knee pain that does this silly talk. 

The dogs were having a ton of fun today as we had some new ones arrive. Harlow was singing for her supper quite literally. She wants to be fed 1st you know. 

Ms. Leti is here and ate her dinner with gusto. Then she wanted everyone else's. 

This Roger outage is putting a crimp on communications. What a fiasco. 

Time for Archie to go so I must put this blog to a close. Really - its running time with Dennis too.They so have fun with that!

Sunny and Bright

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I have to say it is wonderful to have the dogs visiting us. I so missed them completely!

It is Dennis day off and it is a riot how they watch him use his VR. They must think he is a martian with his mats on the floor and headset over his head and eyes waving his hands every which way. One wonders what the dogs are thinking but they are used to it now. The more they get exposed to strange things the better off they are. 

I weeded part of the path and the dogs was forever grabbing pieces and running with it. It was such a game for some. They had smirks on their faces too. It created so much extra work but it was funny.

It was a frustrating day as Nathan had to do errands. I have grooming to do and Dennis was in bed. It added to my load to the point that I am putting in the calendar that Thursday is not viable to go here and there while I am multi-tasking. Besides, I have this bum knee that makes fast movement impossible. 

Spirit is not eating except when she wants to and when other dogs see she got extras - well they want them too. LOL They all get extras but they want extra extras.

All the dogs genuinely like each other. I find that amazing when most people have someone they dislike. The havanese - well it is a havanese so what's not to like?

When Nathan sits outside and he often does, the dogs surround him and lay all over him. I find it to be a riot!

Not Many

Sorry for the blurriness but I didn't take the photo of Riley. Still, she is a cutie. Tempie was over the moon to see her. 

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I have been grooming all day so I only got a puppy visit in first thing and Dennis took photos of the adults. He did not with the pups so small gallery on the pups too. Sorry. 

We had Robbie over so you will see him in the gallery. Big huge thanks to Sherry for the cherry cordials from Purdys - yum!

More dogs departed. Archie is coming today and Ollie came for a day visit. It was a low key day. I want to lay with dogs and watch more Dark - 3rd season and all.

Yeah Rain

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I got today off as I need to do Opus I think on Thursday so my day off is a rain day. That's okay. A day off is a day off!

Tomorrow Logan and Tanner, Ringo and Benny depart. Murphy comes for a spruce up and Robbie, the big dog comes for some exposure and maybe just maybe Purdy's cherry cordials will be picked up by Sherry. They do not always have them in so may have to settle for dark chocolate selection. LOL Talk about settling.

Ms Frannie also comes for an overnight visit and Ms Katie is here today due to some hallway repairs. Miss Tenshi is here for a day visit and finds Kinsey to be a great pillow. Ms Harlow is DELIGHTED to get that perch on high and say it is ALL mine and it is. It is funny when dogs come more than the odd time you know their fave spots, toys, activities and who they choose to snuggle with at tv time. 

Dennis said he is going to do a run upstairs tonight as it seems that the rain is not going to stop. Oh well - good news no flood in the basement so the eaves troughs seem to be working. 

My knee is my knee - daily icing and stupid varicose veins adding to the pain. Life... 

The dogs really look like wet rags. Unlike the pups, most do not like hanging out in the rain even though it is warm.

We had a couple of barkers here this past week that we were working on them not barking. One barker remains but no barking at all today. It pays to work on their voices. Some bark at any noise. Some bark at squirrels. Some bark for their dinner. Some do not bark but talk to you. That talking is the funniest.

Departing

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Pingo was supposed to be picked up earlier but his humans plane was cancelled. They finally got a new plane and will be here just before bedtime. Poor them then a drive? I may have to brush him out again as Maddie thinks he is meant to jump on. 

I want to say thank you to Charlotte and Jamie's mom for the wonderful fruit chocolate. Most appreciated.

My day off was supposed to be Tuesday but it is now Thursday. Long story why but better weather anyways on Thursday. 

The dogs got conditioned to people being on the roof, banging and all sorts of noises. They were doing a great job. I was impressed. 

I bought a Dynatrap for the mosquitoes and Dennis said he is going to break it as he says its like a shock collar on dogs but instead on insects. Am I having fun today? Not. Dennis loves all animals even skunks, rats and mice. 

House seems quieter. My knee is still pretty much in agony. As long as I am pain relief meds upped, I am living with it. Nathan fell over the outside xpen and scrapped his foot up. I said to myself - oh great so how will that work?

Only Opus departs tomorrow and Frannie is coming overnight. I have not looked at my calendar but we are quieter and well the barking has stopped. No pool day today - maybe Thursday but I am impressed with Kinsey in the pool. You go gal!

The dogs will love spreading out on the bed tonight and well I do not blame them!

July Already

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Dennis is busy taking vines off the wall. Didn't ask him but he insists. He sends me notifies asking me what I have done. I sent him a SHUTUP. I have been working non stop and have 2 more dogs to complete. I have blogs and that $%^& knee. I am not in a good mood. I had another dematting and it set me sadly behind and now my hands are a distraction. He wants me to plant the side of the house with hostas. I said fat chance I will get to that with pups coming. It used to have hostas till every bloody thing began to grow. I say put dirt down and let the grass take over.  

Eaves Trough guys come tomorrow. Has to be done but no swim today or tomorrow, I am afraid and Tuesday rain on day off. Many are departing by tomorrow night. They will be missed. 

The dogs are playing quite a bit. But due to the heat they sure do like to come back inside. Water is changed each time it gets halfway empty so it is always fresh. I also wash the deck repeatedly and the stone around the pool to keep it cool. The dogs surely appreciate it. I need a bag of ice to put in a large plant saucer so they can play. I am going to do that this week. It is a cheap way to have fun. 

Koda is itching to go into the pool. Nathan too but I said I have blogs to do, 2 more dogs to groom and as I have been doing everything while he napped and Dennis decides to rip the side of the house apart - well its my turn. 

What a crab I am but sometimes you just have to say my turn! This venting may help me from killing the son. LOL

The dogs just live for the day.  Can't we all?

Attempts

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I think Jamie despises me now. I say that as I took him in the pool and he was not happy. He ended up scratching my arm up a bit as he wasn't crazy about the experience. I was a very gentle soul and we only did this for a couple of minutes when I realized this was not fun for him. Mom says he likes the lake but a pool is different - not gradual. After he got out, he rubbed himself all over the plants. He will need a bath. His packmate Charlotte had just had a brushout so as I was without Nathan, I decided to keep her dry. You have to comb out completely after a pool swim.

I went in the pool hoping it would help after a freezing session. None of it helped. Oh well. 

Then there was Koda who went in without being asked and decided the pool was her playground. We will have to get her in more times.

The dogs are enjoying each other. I have to tell Dennis to at least click each dog. Most times he only catches the moment when he has a camera on hand. We try. 

Nathan is bringing Katie back home. I must finish blogs so I can put my leg up. 

Just know the dogs are having fun. 

Canada Day

Someone thinks its a grand day. LOL

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We continue to be busy as people make last minute plans. Some just for overnight. Some for longer. Dennis is back behind the camera. 

It is Nathan's day off. He went swimming with Ella and relaxed. Now he is napping. 

Dogs played a game of find the treat and those that didn't still got a treat. We play it fair. :-) 

It's been a good Canada Day so far. I am trying to get blogs done early as my knee is in serious pain though ice for 10 minutes or so helped it to some degree. Still hurts but less so. Instead of laying ice on, I am looking for a compression ice knee thingie. Have to look at Amazon. Where else. 

Dennis is going to do a run with the dogs tonight if it cools down. Last night I had dogs sleeping on my head, on my neck, my legs. It was a riot. Who can stay cool in that. They love me - well I think!

Hope everyone is having a great Canada Day whatever you are doing. 

I already combed out Dante. Now to get to Tenshi and Luna. 

Heading Into Long Weekend

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Nathan took the photos today as Dennis had the day off. Dennis takes more photos. LOL Sorry about that. We had dogs coming, dogs departing and we are all trying to rest but still have 2 departures after 9pm. 

Just a heads up but everyone is saying the airport is crazy with delays etc. 

Looks like nice weather for the holiday weekend. Hope everyone enjoys it to the fullest. Dennis is trying to figure out new games with the dogs. Right now he is playing a videogame in the kitchen and he has dogs on chairs next to him. He always surrounds himself with chairs so the dogs can sit with him. 

The dogs went in and out all day. Everyone eats well as they expel so much energy. 

The dogs, Nathan and I will fall into bed and I bet fall asleep in minutes. 

No one is in heat so we celebrate! Holiday visitors and a heat situation is not fun.

Good Byes

Mr. Bean's holiday has come to an end. He was playing with Amy today caught on video.

Dogs came. Dogs departed. 

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Ms Coco the maltese was caught barking at the camera while they were playing. So funny. 

Harlow departs at 8. I am too tired to blog but know that the dogs are having fun. It was much cooler today and we did get rain. 

It's that tv time that dogs and humans enjoy. You say the dogs enjoy tv time? That they do!

Warm But Not Hot

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I do not groom on my day off but I groomed Amy and Daisy who departed today. I need to ask Nathan to groom on his day off. Hard to get a true day off unless you go out for the day. Enough of that!

The dogs are messy. Tomorrow I play catchup. I have a full day of grooming and thought it would be a crazy house this holiday weekend but I think everyone went this week instead. That's okay. Maybe it will be quieter and I will get the dogs to help me weed. You think they would like that?

Mr Bean, Pippin and Charlie depart tomorrow. sigh Ms Daisy departed today. sigh Always changes but fun times indeed! They play. They run. They jump. Tonight I continue to watch Dark season 3. I have a feeling I won't fully get it even when it is done. Then back on to the next season of Westworld. The dogs watch with us. Yes, I am laughing but some do.

PS: I think the dogs appreciate me not grooming them today. Got to have a holiday sometime from real life.

I did manage to get into the pool and relax a bit. I am yearning for real eclairs - not whip cream ones. Anyone know who has them?

TV Time and Play

The dogs after having a full day of play love to chill in the tv room. Harlow has her spot and as she has been here often, that is her spot. So, she climbs up in it and owns it. LOL But each dog has beds all over the place and they pick their own spot. There are never squabbles. They saddle up to each other and/or they spread out and say this is my spot. I laugh about it as each are truly genuine characters. Sometimes a few chairs are placed around Dennis while he plays a game and they saddle up to him. It is the unwind time. They have already had their run with Dennis and all participate. They expel a lot of energy. They have genuine fun.

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It's my day off tomorrow. Each Tuesday is my day off till we have more pups and then I get no days off. I do not groom on that day as it is my recovery day. That means I will do the blogs but Nathan and Dennis are it with dogs and pups. What that means with photos or videos - we shall find out. 

It was a cool day today. I am blogging and my feet are cold. 

It's been a good day and yes everyone played but Dennis doesn't always have the camera. 

Hot Pup Fun: Video Added

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Some of the dogs are departing today. A few more tomorrow. A few sniffed up the pups. The family departed late last night. We are still tired and playing recovery. Lots of grooming today and tomorrow. Tuesday is off and I play recovery. 

The dogs seem to be playing recovery today too but maybe the rain also interfered with the runs outside but Dennis says when it cools down, he will get them running.

Mr. Bean jumped - not fell into the pool. He was not happy that I had a blow dryer on him combing him out when it was breakfast time. The dogs here eat with gusto usually because they are expelling energy. 

We are about to feed them at the moment. It is Nathan's day off so its Dennis and I. 

Everyone and I mean everyone played today. Oakley departed and I suspect he is tired and then again maybe not. LOL 

Till tomorrow! Dogs are barking for dinner literally. 

Kinsey and Charlie Playing Tonight.

Good Days

Emmy had a good day today - tail up, playing. This week we happen to have a full house plus relatives, kids and all that jazz. It has been a crazy house. Tomorrow it starts emptying out. I thought she would loosen up when that occured as she wasn't playing much though would lean against Harlow or Oakley or Mr. Bean. The odd dog that hadn't been here for a long time due to the pandemic was also cautious but eating. Emmy ate with the crowd.

It's like getting invited to a party but you don't know many and finally you connect. This process is good for the dogs as they gain trust. It bodes them well when they meet dogs they do not know in the future. 

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People ask about swimming. Sometimes we take the dogs in and sometimes not as I always have to comb them out after to avoid knotting and dry them. It takes time. We had way too many humans in the pool this past 9 days. Tonight we are feeding our grandkids and our son and daughter-in-law are doing errands. They decided to drive back tonight. It is now 545pm and they were supposed to be back at 530pm.

So, tomorrow we have a 70% chance of rain and I have a full day of grooming for the dogs that are departing. We will miss the family but we may not have to hold our eyes open after days of exhaustion. Nathan plans to stay in bed till noon. Tomorrow is his day off and Dennis and I will handle everything and bonus if it rains Dennis doesn't have to water the plants. 

The dogs will have more room on the bed come tomorrow night and I will yearn for Tuesday to rest these hands and body. 

The dogs are fascinated with Hallie's pups. Jamie is a riot as he tries so hard to play with them but they are not old enough. All the dogs seem to be enjoying seeing them. Something magical about pups. 

The dogs had a fantastic day today!