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Friday, January 29, 2010

Valentine's Day really must be around the corner, because there was some love in the air today! Some raucous play, some french smooches, some playing in the sheets, we saw it all today!

          

        Hmm...don't even know where to go with this one!

      

                          Rudy and Paddy play tug-of-war

       

             Bella is like the Gerber baby of dogs!

                    

                     Bella May in her beautiful, brindle self!

              

  Macey knows that Smea isn't supposed to be doing that!

      

    can't you just hear Cassie's groans and happy noises?!

        

Summer isn't sure she wants to do what Shelby is suggesting!

           

                        Tobey swears there is a ball in here!

 

 

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

                        

                   Here's Bacon, our Tail of the Month, at day care,

                                           being a bit bashful!

                     

           Ziggy tells Bacon he's got something in his teeth

                      

           

   "Here, let me get that piece of spinach out of your teeth"

              

"Honestly, we're not up to anything. Just a bit of spin-the-bottle."

 

 

Monday, January 25, 2010

With today's warmer weather we left the door's open and came and went as we pleased. The dogs love the freedom of going in and out at their own discretion. Ryley (a Bichon) decided he was going to be a big dog today, while Koto and Mackenzie (a Staffordshire Terrier and a black Lab) yard- hopped between the big dog yard and the small dog yard.

The big yard was ruled by the Labs and Goldens today, 9 in total (and that's not including our mixes). As always a good game of "Jolly Ball" was in play through out most of the day, along with tag, racing and wrestling.

The small dogs turned their snuggle blanket into a rope for a game of tug-of-war. After much heaving and hoing they agreed on a 3 way tie between Koto, Cosmos (a Bicha-Poo) and Bella (a Puggle). And as the rain set in in the afternoon many of the pups meandered in to snooze and snuggle. By 3 o'clock it looked like nap time at a kindergarten class and sounded as quiet as a library. But peace and quiet doesn't last for long around here and one by one they woke up and stretched. The lazy ones got nudges from friendly noses that it was time for a last romp before getting picked up.

 

Friday, January 22, 2010

What a fun crew today! Muddy, but fun. And way chillier than it seemed once you were out there for awhile, so we'd go out, then come in, go out, then come in. It worked great.

                           

                             Tucker & Ryley play house

           

        Baker, Hunter, Tucker and McKenzie - just a blur!

           

                          Professional Stick Chewing

         

            a close-up - just look at their technique!

         

Bandit watches intently, hoping to get in on the chewing

         

       But just as quickly, the game changes to kickball.

   

      look at that form - all three hit their mark at the same

             time- talk about Synchronized Running!

        

                  Woody tells Griffin which team he's on

       

      Raffles hopes someone will scratch his itch, while

            Wrigley just hopes that ball moves for him!

        

                         Paddy & Foxy in for close ups

       

       

            the little dogs cheer on the big dog games

 

 

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I keep wanting to write 2009, so don't be surprised if I actually do it one day! The snow is gone!! While skating is over, we have moved on to a new sport: Puddling! Watch out Olympics - we have some athletes here to give you a run for your money in some real sports!

              

          the brothers assess the puddle before they jump - a real 

                           testament to their skills

      

   Marley and Hanna watch from the sides, cheering on friends

         

       some of the judges from the non-puddled small yard

      

      spectators racing to get a good view from the fence

    

        and on to the next event - Race Around the House

          

Nike says, "Best puddling I've done yet this year! Watch out Vancouver!"

 

Monday, January 18, 2010

While a bit rainy, the dogs enjoyed splashing in the puddles and chewing on sticks. This group shares their sticks so well - gold stars for all!!!

Molly is a bit wet, but no worse

for the wear!

    "I know the ball is in here somewhere..."

  "See, we start with a good sized stick..."

  "Then we all work a bit on it..."

   "And then, voila! The stick is gone! "

  Olive and Bodhi

                              Zander                         Ryley

 

 

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Kirsten and Jules played with the day care crew today and reported, "Lots of fun had by all, including the humans!"

               "Aren't we just the cutest?"

             the siblings hang together!

 

 

Monday January 11, 2010

Sunshine, snow and happy dogs!

It was a beautiful winter day and plenty of pups came out to play. Lola turned her normal game of ball into a combo hockey/soccer game. She slipped and slid all around the yard chasing her ball. Maudie, Shelby and Summer led a race of speedy pups around the yard. Tobey had to dig out the tennis balls from the snow, but once his buddies saw how it was done, all the balls were quickly back in play (most still looked like snowballs!).

         

              

            

     

 

 

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Welcome to Betty Boop, new to day care today. She and Georgia got along famously. Riven and Hank romped in the snow together. And Jake and Gryphon played sticks.

 

                       

 

 

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Finley made it to the big yard today! The other dogs, Bandit, Sparky, and Tucker were wonderful ambassadors and introduced Finley to everyone.

 

 

"And this is where I hide bones sometimes."

"You will never catch me, boys!" Zabette laughs.

  

                       "I told you my mouth is bigger than yours!"