Not Many Today

Kally is visiting and she has a few videos of her with mom and pups. See them here. I was washing pups and clicking photos. Dennis was playing with teh dogs and holding pups for me to click. Sound busy? It was and that is why hardly any photos were clicked. We will try to be better tomorro. :-)

Here are a few photos. 

Out and Muck Around

Yes, Bailey so wanted to get wet and yicky. LOL

Here is the gallery.

Thank you to Bailey's mom for the cookies. I am having a tough time doing the blogs today though trying.

Bailey, Brewer,  Herschel and George departed. I washed all the moms. I did a fair bit of a number of dogs today. Dogs had fun. I need to eat and finish blogs. No tv time tonight. hmmm

Posts Short: Just Home

Will update you with anything Dennis got in photos but Nathan's angioplasty could not go ahead as he has 5 significant blockages. He is already referred to another surgeon who does multiple bypass surgery. We were not expecting this.

On another note here is the gallery. It's short but we will play catchup tomorrow.

November Tuesday

This is Leo and Willow - the Willow that doesn't live here. LOL They were playing like crazy. Willow is now home and Leo will depart soon. He's going to be exhausted as he played and played and played! He had a bath and trim.

Here is the gallery.

We have short blogs tonight and maybe even shorter ones tomorrow. We will do the best that we can.

Herschel steals my chair each time I get out. It puts him closer to the food. LOL George expects to get if Herschel finds some crumbs. They have bonded nicely.

Harlow decided she wanted the tv room, blankets and all the comforts it brings so she spread out all over as if to say - it's all mine - don't you know. It was funny!

Tomorrow we drop Nathan off and visit Ali. Thanks to all having covid tests, it is doable. I will wait to see if he is an overnighter before hearding home. can't even shop as Peel is on lockdown.

Dry Inside Wet Outside

As you will see in the gallery, it was a wet one outside. The dogs kept getting snow ball. It doesn't matter what length their hair is, when the snow is wet vs powdery, it adheres and creates snowballs. I have seen dogs with hair 1.5 inches long become a snowball mess in this type of snow. The only thing to protect them is 4 legged snowsuits. Is it worth it? It is up to you. I find wet heavy snow is not the usual so we never put coats on.

The dogs had a lot of fun outside and in. Some chose to stay indoors for the most part. Can you blame them? even I wanted to stay indoors. LOL

You can see more of Ellie and Rosey had fun with the pups and you will see it in their gallery as well as in the videos.

Wet and Soaked

I combed out all the dogs as I usually do daily - when I find the time. Well, you can't tell. They have been out a lot and they are SOAKED. The snow is sitting at just at freezing so it is wet and wet and wet!

Here is the gallery of the dogs before it got bad.

They are much worse now. This is a heat up blanket day so they can snuggle and feel warm day. brrr

But boy oh boy do the dogs love the play! me the combouts - well not so much but we do what we need to.

Now Really

Hallie says really snow coming tomorrow - up to 5cm and slippery? It is markedly colder today than yesterday.

Here is the gallery.

We had a few play sessions outside.The dogs really love the cold. Me - NO - white stuff till next year.

Nathan and I headed to Peel region to get the covid tests before allowed to do his procedure on Wednesday. So far it is still on. It was a drive by set up in the hospital parking lot and took oh but 10 min including the time in line in our car. It took 30 min to get there and 30 min back. At least now I know where we go on Wednesday. We stopped at Hillcrest mall to get a pickup of Swiss Chalet and the parking lot was PACKED. Luckily Swiss Chalet is at the far end of the mall outside and they protect their spaces for pickup. All the while on 680news they kept saying due to the lockdown in Toronto and Peel coming tomorrow night they were interviewing all the people Christmas shopping. Really? I bet to all these announcements tomorrow will be busier. So who is to blame for crowds like the usual just before Christmas day experience? Media or just plain panic?

Dogs are settling in to blankets I warm up and place around the tv room. Sure the house is warm but they love it when I warm things up for them. It's a moment and it makes me smile!

Ms Meadow was here and just departed. She played her heart out. Herschel serenaded Meadow's mom when she came for pickup. LOL

Gallery Taken Today

Just a link to the gallery taken today so the birthday blog post below can shine. We had an amazingly warm day. Even pups were out. More tomorrow.

Happy 8th

Nora is celebrating her 8th birthday with lots of attention and a big walk. She even had a zoom call with our daughter from university. Shady is a bit jealous of the extra attention Nora is getting but it will be his turn soon :). Happy birthday to her siblings

Brewer is visiting us. It's an old photo but a wonderful one as he is celebrating life. He gets a goodies bag to go home with today!

Lori said about Ms. Pepper: I took the day off to spend with her (but then got pulled into a few meetings). I am done now and she will be loved, pampered, and treated for the rest of the day.  I’m sure she will get a special visit from Nonna and Nonno tonight as well.

New Visitors

George and Herschel is here for a week. Murphy dropped in and so did Brewer who is having a birthday this week.

We have been working on importing photos from a sd card that well the photos are not retreivable so I have half what I would have had with the puppies. I now have a bad sd card and a bad brand new reader replacing the died reader. Are we having fun? NOT.

Here is the gallery.

Dogs had fun. We had a visitor outside - husband and wife that used to work with Nathan. they got to play with the dogs and play ctach up. I went out for a bit and came in for the pups.

It was a good day for them.

Nathan has started running with the pups then not doing well after. I really really want to swat him. He can't help himself. 6 more days and counting and maybe he will rest for a few days after but we have puppy visits - oh boy.

White Stuff Stuck for a Bit

The dogs looked at the white stuff as if to say - really? Some thought what fun. Others thought they needed to come back inside. I have to laugh as each year it seems to change - this welcoming attitude toward the cold.

Here is the gallery.

The local mall has food trucks outside it with interesting foods. I have to try a phillie cheese steak. One truck is supposed to be selling them. I keep saying this but I never get there.

It has been a quiet day here. My dog dryer set off the fire alarm. I think the motor was burning. We took it apart and turned it on and yep the motor is burning. They do not make them any longer and a dog stand dryer is oh 600 to 1000 dollars. No one seems to repair these dryers as they are no longer sold but I found one guy that sells the motor so now I am trying to coax this guy to replace the motor. He says he no longer works on them anymore but we shall see. He is willing to sell me the motor and let me do it. That's funny but maybe...

I am trying to do ornaments with a photo of a dog on one side and the family on the other - or really anything that is desired. Soon I will be testing totebags. lol

This is Willow and her family on got you day. It's one photo on the front and the other on the back. I will be giving this to her when she comes later this month. It is the least I can do with using her as a test.  I hope to continue to improve.

Fun and Play

Ellie was over for play and had a great time. She played with the adults and with the puppies as you will see in videos and the gallery.

Here is Ellie watching the videos after she gets home. How cute is that?

It is rather cold outside but the dogs loved the cool. They ran all over the pool cover bouncing along like a trampoline.

No snow yet but they say it is coming. Is it?

Get Your Run On

It's cool. It is breezy and well exercise is in store when the cool invigorates or that's their excuse. Not mine. I like to hibernate from cold.

Here is the gallery.

Ms Harlow is departing today. Rusty departed a bit ago. I have to groom Harlow tonight before she departs.

Dogs can't get enough of running in this cool.

We finally took our curtains off the gazebos and I am washing for storage. Most of the statures are in. They say snow this week perhaps.

We get to see Ellie tomorrow - hooray! She comes once a week. She gets to socialize. We have fun and she has fun!

By the way, Nathan has the club calendar here. If you are interested, let him know/ He doesn't get anything out of it. He creates it bitall proceeds go to the Havanese Fanciers.

Anyone getting a puppy - this may be a useful course to take. We have not yet seen it but we do take their in person courses,

No Gallery Day

Here is the Harlow Gal. She departs tomorrow. She so loves to eat and sings for her supper quite literally. We always miss her when she goes home. Murphy boy and Murphy gal departed today. They are missed!

Tomorrow Rusty comes for a spruce up.

We did not click as outside is highly not doable between teaming rain and very high winds - its too much. We have had winds recorded at 110km. Glad the dogs are also pad trained. They had a blast inside. That's all that matters.

TV time for the dogs now!

Me and the Relatable Safi

I have literally been working too much so Safi looks like I feel. Truffie and Jeannie still need their baths but it will wait till Monday as I am out of steam. Safi ALREADY had one and this is how she looks today. You so have to love a dog that loves to live and our dogs do!

Here is the gallery.

(Dorothy - Pixie and Leo's mom) showed up today and did our gardening out front - 18 bags of leaves. I was just going to leave it and when she said she was coming we said no but she came anyways. She is an angel and words can't convey how special this was for us and I suppose our neighbours that kept saying - are you going to rake those leaves?Got to think up something I can do for her that is very special!

Nathan is not supposed to rake or shovel or exercise. He moved the chairs outside and had an episode. He is stubborn/stupid. Dennis had planned to get around to the leaves but he's been so off kilter. He was up at 3am checking on the pups and so was I. LOL Sleeping days then suddenly switching to sleeping nights does something to your body. Yo need time to play recovery.

Dogs had fun today. I groomed and groomed.

No Christmas boarding. I suppose so you do what you have to. I am hoping we are covid free next year. That would be the best present for all! Dogs and covid free - the best - I tell you!

There is a food truck thing at Hillcrest mall. I wonder how that works with us being in the red zone again. navigating a whole new world yet again. I so miss puppy families and PEOPLE. The dogs love to see people.

Meeting of the Minds

It's another long day so I am short blogging it. I wanted to do Jeannie and Truffie today but my body gave out. It was a tylenol 3 day. :-)

Here is the gallery.

Nathan was making steak and Murphy gal was twirling around performing for some. Harlow was serenading us. Her dad says she is a picky eater. The gal thinks she is starved, I tell you.

It was a cold day somewhat. I still walked outside with barefeet. That is about to stop. I did end up puttiong on socks and I find the hair from haircuts stick to the socks. The dogs like to yank it off if I don't get it all off. I am not sure what their fascination is with it.

We are now in the red zone as of Sunday night so on Sunday. I am going to run to Markville mall to get Purdys Dark Chocolate Sweet Georgia Browns as I am afraid the only way to get them is order them online or do without as I am told their store is closing till after we are out of the red zone. My other absolute faves are the dark chocolate cordial cherries. Problem is they disappear too fast and I deserve some chocolate after this crazy busy week - well that is my excuse. Think about something small that you deserve and treat yourself!

Till tomorrow and after 5 dogs getting groomed...

Oh My BRRRR

This is Stormy. I washed her yesterday. The dogs make me laugh so hard as they do everything to mess themselves up. A clean dog but a messy one is fine with me but really sometimes you feel like you groom for what - knot free and clean, I suppose,

Here is today's gallery.

Our neighbour has a new dog that barks nonstop so now Halle thinks its her job to bark back. Halle had to come in oh 10 times today. Think she will figure it out? Tomorrow is a new day. Halle doesn't usually do this so this is new. Wonder what signals she is getting from this dog's voice.

The dogs ran through leaves today and had a glorious time. It was cold but not bitter cold. They say snow next week. Too soon? Weather people are often wrong but I suppose the dogs would like it especially Misty and Harlow.

Rain Then Warm Then Drop

Harlow says all in one day it goes to waking up to rain, then it stops, then warmth and by the minute it is getting colder and they say staying colder. Oh well...

Here is the gallery.

Some had baths - well the moms did and I may do Ella after blogging. This always happens after pups get older. I get to play catchup with my own. Instead of down time, I get catch-up. But that's okay.

Dogs were running around like banshees this morning and I kept getting the back end or missed moments but I must admit, I was drinking my coffee and having breakfast so there was a lot of one handed photography.

In 2 weeks Nathan has to go in for angioplasty. As he is having moments going up the stairs or down the stairs they told him to pack a bag. He most likely will be staying after getting checked in. If it gets worse, he is to go to Trillium emerg in Mississauga and they will have him jump the waiting list. Fun stuff. He will be fine after this. No history of heart issues in his family. I can't go into the hospital. I have to drop him off and pick him up. Thank you, Covid - not. I am told he may feel like a new man after this. Let's hope. He is tired all the time and progressively more tired. I get to do all the heavy lifting along with Dennis. We still have statues to bring inside, leaves to rake etc. I am not grooming on the 25th or 26th. First 2 days off in a row but wish I wasn't getting it off for this reason.

Pups will be upstairs by then. Dennis will be sleeping at night vs. day. Another moment we will make it through.

Dogs will live for the moment and enjoy. They show me that every day. Off to wash Ella then do the rest of the blogs. Galleries already built. Just have to upload videos while I groom. LOL

What a Hot Day

Ms Stormy purposely made herself a mess after being groomed. Got to love a dog that loves to be a mess.

Here is the gallery.

Mr. Murphy came for a visit with his human mom. I am blogging. It is late but dogs and humans had fun. I hope everyone enjoyed this lovely weather. It won't be as warm tomorrow but warm enough. Maybe we will get pups out again. We shall see.

Stone so wanted to be with the pups. His time will come. LOL Boy Murphy that is staying here was fascinated.

Playing Catch Up and Warmth

This is Raven. I am now playing catchup with my own dogs - fitting them in here and there to have their baths.I did Spirit and Tempie as well.

Here is the gallery.

Everyone enjoyed the lovely day. Tomorrow I do Murphy - Kat's brother and his mom is coming to visit and celebrate the election result. Well, Nathan will entertain while I wash, I suppose. Oh well...

We have 3 Murphys. Murphy gal, Murphy boy that is here today and senior Murphy who is Kat's brother. I think we have enough Murphys. LOL

I took a puppy out - the Sage largest boy and somehow its not on any camera despite Dennis taking photos. I am so miffed. This is what happens when you get real busy.

Dogs were playing like crazy. One more day of warmth. I booked off other than my own and Murphy, I am going to try to visit with Laura - unless she has to depart when I am done grooming her little man.