Short Blog

As you can see its 630 and I finally have a half hour to blog before doing weighins of pups. It's been a day. Too much grooming but you won't see the results in this gallery. LOL

Meadow comes tomorrow. We are excited.

It was a pretty drab day out but warm. Good that mother nature didn't greet us with hot weather or I would have been miffed to miss it.

I promised a friend I would do a video of the pups. I still must but its tough today. Maybe I will send her to the video link. I feel like such a fallen friend but I am trying.

Hoping tomorrow is 

Dreaming

We are dreaming about swimming here. It's a gloomy day. Dennis is still in bed and I have a dog to be groomed that is here for a play date so it is a no gallery day. I will play catch up.

Ollie - A Stormy PupOllie is here for a playdate and bath. He has such a sensational personality. He's a creamy and tan boy.

Dogs are always subdued with this weather. I think the humans are too.

Everyone we are talking about are really not in a good headspace with covid restrictions. I am so sorry for us all. Between pups and swimming, we will survive. Not seeing family and friends are tough. We know.

The dogs have no idea what the humans are going through and I am glad. They offer such a grand distraction!

This summer pups will be outside while I swim. They will get to swim - all 15 of them and well our adults will swim too.

It will all come together.... someway - somehow.

Rain Then Sun

Tempest and Halle are the best of pals. Halle is Cinnamon's - the brown one. She keeps getting darker. The spirit in both are wonderful.

Here is today's gallery.

The dogs play every day here. We just don't go out with an ipad or video camera so we don't always capture. I can say they have a delightful amount of fun. So much so that even when I comb them all out as I did this morning, they look like they have played hard come afternoon and that's okay.

When the dogs are happy, it brings us smiles and that's what it is really about.

Elvis has arrived in Victoria. He will be missed - humans and dog. I am glad all the sherpa conditioning we did worked out and that we had him in our lives before departure.

Almost time to weigh the puppies. Where does the day go?

Hoping pool time comes mid May when pups are older and I can relax with the dogs outside for a bit.

No Update Day

It's a no update day. I need some down time. LOL

But we leave you with this fun video that Nathan took today.

I have Harlow and Elvis departing. So baths, trims and all that. :-)

Pool Time

Is it pool time yet?

Here is the gallery.

I know not a chance but we can dream and dreaming is a 'good' thing. The weather is good. The dogs LOVE chilling outside - Nathan too.

Dogs were messy - not messy, combed, not combed and Dennis said today - what happened to Misty - she's all chewed up. I said that was from playing. Maybe I need to shave her down till she gets over this craziness of play. LOL

Warm But Falling Times

It was warm today. Cooler tomorrow. It's what spring is all about. The dogs finally got all combed out but I find when pups are young, I tend to be doing too much so the blog will be less than every day considering I have 3 others to do, Yes, I will still update but short ones.

Here is the gallery over the last few days.

I find myself not having the time to do matted dogs - sorry. It hurts my hands. By doing so, I am taking time from the pups and I simply never relaxed no matter how well the puppies are doing till 3 plus weeks as then Dennis is still doing night duty but he's sleeping in the same room and listening at that point. This means he is up earlier in the day.

I do comb out the crew here.

When I crawl into bed tired, no more ipad, I just drop to sleep when my head hits the pillow with the dogs all surrounding me. It's wonderful. Yes, they do the same with Nathan but they pick and choose and that's ok!

Off to finish laundry and weigh pups. I weigh them twice a day.

Happy 4th

Happy 4th Birthday Pippin!

We are so happy to have Pippin in our lives to bring us routine walks, play, fun & cuddles. Many thanks for this sweet fellow Darlah, Nathan & Momma Roxie.

Happy Birthday to Pippin’s brothers & sisters, Chiclet, Connor, Winston, Teddy & Whisper.

Minimal Update

Dogs are enjoying this lovely day. We are in hardly any update today as we play recovery. Enjoy your Saturday!

Happy 4th

Hi Darlah and Nathan!

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.

I just want to say Happy Birthday to all Archie’s sisters and brothers!!!

All the best to everyone!!!!

Let's see where this Birthday will lead us!

Have a Magical Birthday my brothers and sisters!

Ines

Moxie wishes all of her littermates - Cinnamon, Toupie, Archie, Farley, Murphy, Velvet, Secret and Ines a happy day, as well.  And of course, her mom, Spice, who produced such beautiful babies.

WOW - where does the time go?!  My perpetual puppy turns 4 today!

Farley wishes his 8 siblings the happiest of birthdays!

Another Down Day

This is memory day as we are just in recovery mode. I hope you understand.

What do you celebrate in no particular order:

1. No snow - good weather or fun storms no damage

2. Good friends, generous hearts both way and doing things with them

3. Classic gin and tonic

4. The hubby, kids and dawgs

5. Roof over our head

6. Pool waiting

7. Healthy puppies

8. Down time - really what is this?

9. A yard with privacy

10. Food

11. Cool Cold water with a twist of lemon

12. Purdy's cherry Cordials

13. A full night sleep

14. Snuggles - human and canine

15. Fresh Veggies, berries and herbs in the garden boxes to pick

16. a good movie or tv series

17. Internet and the connection

18. Great friends made via puppy people

19. Swimming

20. Car, appliances that work and a no covid house

More things but what's your twenty? No particular order.

Very Short Blog

No gallery today. I am simply too fried. This is Tenshi. Her momma is having a birthday today. A shout out to Sylvia!

I am living for 10pm when I can crash. It is sunny. It is relatively warm. I am not grooming today - so there. LOL

The Mess of It All

The girls love Stone and you can brush him out and there he is messy as all get out saying WHAT!

He has such a fabulous personality.

Here is the gallery.

Harlow departs tonight. We are on puppy watch and we still manage to get silly crazy with the dogs. MS. Tenshi is here for a play date. Yes, even the dogs go silly crazy with the restrictions.

It's a short blog today but we are enjoying and they are enjoying as you can see in the state of affair the Stone is in. Till tomorrow!

Glorious Weather

The dogs just love when it is not too hot but it is warm enough to relish hanging outdoors.

Here is the gallery.

We have Rocco and Rocky that dropped in. They played their hearts out.

I am not getting sleep as Cinnamon keeps waking me up at 4-5am as she hears the squirrels. I want to kill her - well not literally. Nathan doesn't hear a thing. maybe I should kill him? LOL He gets a daily nap - not I.

Short blog today. Till tomorrow!

Changes

Stormy's blog is being updated starting last night and the other 2 will start getting updated Xrays on.

Misty's hair has been chewed thanks to the pups and so when they said no dog shows this year and maybe next, I took the scissors to her. I didn't go short and the ear hair is still all chewed up but little by little it will get trimmed and will get back in shape if the pups stop chewing on her. If I was to shape her up completely, she would have had pixie ears. LOL

Here is the gallery.

No dog shows means the dogs can be dogs.

Tempest and Hallie received the rest of their course in video form. No more classes till? I hope soon. I remain hopeful. It is what gets me by - remaining hopeful.

Exciting times are coming with puppies.

The dogs have been playing and Cinnamon has been mothering Hallie. Yes, after all this time she still makes sure she is clean. I love our moms. They are truly special beings!

I am still learning as a past time. We are all set up for pups. I had forgotten the heat lamp. We still need 2 more in place buut one will suffice for now. 2 moms will get baths tomorrow and well maybe a couple of my own. Rocky will also get spruced up and play.

Till tomorrow. Now it is tv time!

Is This Saturday?

Ms Katie was here for the day. She played and had fun. What a cutie she is. I heard she was so happy to see Momma tonight.

Ever notice Cinnamon's collar? That's from Hallie. Cinnamon let's her do it. I trum and shape it and she does it again - like a soother. Yesterday I had actually shaped it up and it looked good and well Hallie was at it again. I give up. When she grows out of this irritating experience with her mom, then I will shape it again. LOL

Pictured above is Cinnamon, Ali and Hallie, they are both Cinnamon's pups. Ali is already all grown up and Hallie is not but she thinks she is.

Here is the gallery.

I groomed and groomed today and just finished. I am literally exhausted and the mid section of my back has a knot in it.

We are setting up the pens tonight. We will finish it off tomorrow. Dennis sterilizes it and then steam cleans it with this pro unit we have, It does a good job but we don't use it as much as we could. It's like a vacuum where you say, I can just sweep this up or I can drag that vacuum out. Which do you do? Both probably take equal amount of time but one works better.

We had some fun dogs visiting today. The pool is clear, It is too cold to swim. Starting tomorrow I will start taking Stormy's temperatures. She loves it so that she will probably hide from me. I will start updating their blogs and stop talking about them here, maybe tomorrow. Today, this is easier.

Dogs all had a treat tonight thanks to Nathan.

What a Day

Ms Roxie with attitude and Ms cutie Raven posing for the camera.

Here is today's gallery.

All 3 moms have milk in already. No concerns about that but it means Sunday we get this room ready. There is always that 3 day either way window though usually accurate from progesterone which all 3 moms had. Better to be prepared. Temps get taken and i will update their blogs when that begins - Sunday on.

Although the pool looks not as clear as usual, you can now see clearly to the bottom. We are now training the pups that no this is not a huge water dish.

It is Dennnis birthday so he decided to hibernate in bed. He knows soon he will be up all night. Life changes with pups. He does night duty and I for the most part do day duty. We have cameras on them at all times so I can watch too even at night.

Have you ever watched a havanese chill in the breeze. It is the finer things in life that they enjoy - the things we often take for granted. Their expression changes and they just enjoy the breeze. It is quite nice to watch.

Tomorrow is a big grooming day. Sunday is a big moving day - furniture out, whelping boxes in, cameras set up plus all the things we must have on hand for the big debut.

The non moms will miss being in this room. They are not allowed till they are walking. But soon we will have swimming and sun chillin and well life less isolating for humans as even if we are isolating - we will all have the pool. Something to look forward to, I say!

Short and Sweet

HalleLong day - no groom day on mine. I took a break. There is always tomorrow. They may look messy but they don't have knots so I am happy.

Here is the gallery.

Each night you are watching tv, comb out your dog. They may dislike it but they will feel better.

It's bloody cold out. I look at an open pool and say why isn't it warm and then go oh... yeah not yet.

Dogs are coming in with cedar branches in them. I think whomever is building nests are dropping branches all over.

This is some mansion getting built in our yard. Dogs are going CRAZY barking at it.

Oh and our neighbours who usually fight are into screaming matches. Windows closed and you can hear it. Dogs are stressed when hearing that - me too so we come in. Good thing its not warm. LOL

Fave Games

Some of the fave games here are the chase game - human or canine.

Here is today's gallery.

When it is raining we play this game upstairs in the hall.

The pool is already getting cleaner but its cold. It snowed today but nothing stuck. Nathan went out in his bathing-suit as a joke. The things we do during these crazy times.

Do not tell me that dawgs do not appreciate soft and clean. When I do the blankets here, which is about twice a week or when needed, the dogs rub themselves in them as if to say ahhh just like we do with fresh sheets. It is delightful to watch or maybe I am easily entertained but I must admit I find the dogs fascinating.

Did you know that some dogs watch tv and others do not? We once had an entire litter that was fascinated by the animal channel. I thought it was the noises so I shut it off and they just stopped in position and stared. We have adult dogs that react to any channel with any animal where others could care less. It is just an interesting observation.

It is downright cold out today. I have absolutely no desire to do anything outside other than be out there with the dogs. I did put my arm in the pool water trying to get the pool cleaner going and my arm was instantly red and numb and hurting. Next year remind me that I need waterproof insulated gloves.

Pool is Open

The pool is open. It needs to clear up and it is snowing - yes snowing. Dennis is busy cleaning up the paths and tomorrow he tackles the back of the yard. It is starting to look good.

Here is the gallery.

We got the dogs reacquainted with the pool. It is funny to have white stuff coming down after opening but better early than never!

Also - early days - NOT CONFIRMED YET BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW - but Raven and Cinnamon may be coming into heat. Can you believe it? If so, may have to breed them (in discussion) and no Ella or Spirit till next year as that will be IT! That would mean no leisurely summer pool time - yikes.

Now on to other fun things... it also means quiet September to December and who knows if there will be holidays in December. Time will tell.

Dogs loved the pool opening the leaves and debris getting piled up. Everyone got greenies today.

Poor Stormy is now having difficulty jumping up on the chair and couch as she learns to navigate life with a large tummy. Even stairs she has had to adjust to. She is the largest of the 3.

White stuff has stopped since I started to type. I am sitting surrounded by dogs, wrapped in a blanket. I refuse to put the heat back up but I may have to. The beauty of dogs is they keep you warm. LOL Here I was dreaming of warmer times.

My friend Sherry is making mats for the whelping box - 1 each that are reversible so it looks like 2 new ones. This way when pups are here, I take their first clean photo of them on it. She does such a great job too.

Dogs are now playing throw the kong and the treats spill out. Such excitement!

Windy and Rainy

It was rainy then windy and well we survived another facetime. The issue is Nathan says let me do it as I coach from behind (bad habit) and so I let him do it. LOL He hates coaching - is that what nagging is called? Just teasing!

Here is the gallery.

Spirit is the most interesting color these days. 

During facetime today the dogs until going out was just chilling. It rained enough that our pool (you may see in the gallery) has water sitting on it. Tomorrow they open it up and i suspect it is green. We will be trudging to the pool store for parking lot pick up unless I can find chemicals in the pool house. I am thankful it will be open. With this weather I suspect we have weeks to get it ready. LOL

We did manage to clean the 2 decks, We had blown debris and well it was looking grungy out there as it usually is at this time of the year. I noticed my strawberries in the pots are starting to grow. I forgot to cover them over winter so bonus. 

I have to say that I miss actual people coming over to share the dogs with them. It makes me smile. Hoping that by 6 week visit, it will come to be. Wouldn't that be nice. 

We have had 3 consecutive power interruptions. It is blowing like crazy.

The dogs are out in the wind again having a grand time!