No Photo Day

We had crazy deck play today but I think the crew was checking out the pool cleaner. It is still working and it may be days before itts clean and warm enough. hahahaha

But know that the dogs are playing like crazy and I mean like crazy. I know the Pepper has been playing non stops with the pups and is bound to be dead tired.

Colby has an interest. No desire to go in the xpen but likes sniffing through the xpen and touching noses. Brie just wants to play with the older guys.

Doozie really likes Copper boy where Coco loves, loves, loves the gal. They kiss each other. It's a riot.

Well sorry for a lack of visuals. I may do a gallery with the older ones tomorrow and not with the pups this way you don't feel it's all about the pups. It isn't. I adore them all!

Fun of Dawgs

Levon came visiting and I hope he is resting at home tonight as he had a wonderful time. He was flirting with Brie in a huge way and flirting with Spice too. They can't BOTh be your gals you know. hahahahaha

We are waiting for the pool guys. They have yet to come but I managed to get a few photos today. As it was mostly me and the dawgs today I didn't get as many as I wanted.

But first of all, we got this in the mail today. Simba= havanese Chloe = human child

Lara said:

We recently celebrated Chloe's birthday.  I asked her what kind of cake she wanted expecting she would say Barbie or princess or something. Instead she said she wanted a family cake w simba on it. How cute. Here it is we scanned a picture of the girls and simba on a cake.

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So cute, Chloe!!!!

Now on to the day's photos.

Levon the flirt is all I am going to say....

Promises

I am sorry. I meant to click more photos today but we had a busy weekend with visitors and I clicked pups. For shame but I did catch this one of Ziggy before he departed. I call it - I will do anything for a treat... well almost anything. ;-)

I stood nice, I stuck my tongue out, I sat - so give me the treat will ya?

No Photo Day

When the warm weather comes there is so much to do. Rake, rake, rake, cut, cut, cut, clean, clean, clean and put all the furniture out, open up the pool and wonder how you will ever get under the deck to get the pups out cause you know its too much fun under here and we are NOT ready to go inside. Gorgeous weather today but this old body can't do all that work and not pay. Looking forward to family, friends and dawgs enjoying the pool.

That's what we were doing after I took a look at the sorry state of the yard after a long winter. I raked piles. Nathan filled bags and pups were running around like banshees.

I looked at the pups and all 3 were under the deck playing so hard it was a riot. They would run out, sneak a drink and run back. When we took them out this time all 3 went running not walking out of the bag. Wow each time you do this they find the fun and let loose. Each time it's better and better and well it made all this work easier but we have guests tomorrow and still we have much work to do. I want to hose down the yard but won't till tomorrow night. Just don't want the yard soaked when guests are coming. It's time to chase the last bit of winter away.

Dennis got the gazebo cover on. The pool house needs work and emptying before Monday. Abigail you best wait as we have a full plate.

Pavvie departs anytime now. Ziggy tomorrow. Coco and Doozie are really coming into their own playing with everyone and I mean like I have never seen - crazy fun play. Brie and Colby is coming as they have floors getting done - lucky them. Sometime soon Abigail will surprise us.

But no time for photos - will do some Monday. Yeah - this weekend is just too crazy busy and I have Abs to get ready too. Maybe its time to make a list so nothing gets forgotten.

Crazy Day

I had a silly crazy day today. I was trying to convince Nathan to groom so these photos are BEFORE grooming but they were having such fun!

Okay, how many dogs are in this photo?

Now off to watch tv and snuggle with the dogs. We have a busy weekend so I need a breather before it gets too busy! Abs best hold out.

Baths and More

The Cooper came for a visit and now he is home playing catch-up on his sleep, I am sure. He also got to see the pups but more of that on Fiona's blog.

As you didn't see Truffie for quite sometime, I figured I would put up some photos of him. His hair was snatched off by a visitor so we are in growing back stage and I refuse to trim it till it's long enough so it's rather messy. This way I can shape it properly when it is fully grown out. Head hair grows back the slowest of all hair. I am not sure why but it is true so if you cut the bangs short expect a slow motion growth spurt.

I tried to get a photo of Truffie but it was an experience as it always is except when you catch him doing something other than posing. Here Cooper, Doozie and Coco are wondering why he's standing on the pad. I think Truffie is smart enough to make sure I never get a POSED photo of him. :-)

I did brush him but he is a man who likes to roll after getting brushed out.

Here are a few more of him. As I said, he's seen better days but the coat on the head is coming back. The tail and the body hair has never been an issue.

Truffie is a character - a lovable one at that!

Nathan caught him with devil eyes - red eyes of course. His eyes are brown actually.

Then he said he would try to stack him - yeah still has to have a tongue out. But he's cute never the less but hey I am biased.

Truffie has a lot of white in his brown areas of his coat so he looks lighter than darker depending on the lighting etc. He is in his lighter than usual stage look but he will go darker again. His coat does that. He has a number of colours through his coat and in the summer he turns a reddish brown. He is a chocolate.

Truffie is a laid back boy who is quite funny. When he is going to mate he looks at you as if to say - can I please - can I?

His fave place is sleeping under an ottoman in the TV room. He barely fits but it suits him just fine. He also swims, is an excellent retriever and LOVES, LOVES, LOVES toys. I can have treats in my hand with a pile of dogs and he will sit back, wait his turn as he knows he will have a turn. I rather enjoy his personality. But his head hair - well it needs to grow back. :-) It' s getting there. At least it's not sticking straight up like it used to and I can now put it in a rubber band. That's progress.

Truffie and Cooper were playing wonderful earlier today and I say earlier - like 6am. hehe

Short Update

Had a few baths. It's raining. Got to play with dogs and not let only Dennis and Nathan have all the fun and me all the work so a short update today.

Miss Molly, Nora and Shady was here for a bath. Cooper dropped in for fun, fun fun and he hasn't stopped. I need to click him in action but here is a few that had their baths today.

May not update till tomorrow. Need some dog time and well the tummy is not cooperating today.

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!