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Mabel says Happy Halloween!!

Trigger and Levon

Have a Spooktacular Halloween!

Happy Halloween From Laci

Laci says 

Hi to all my family & friends!

Griffin Halloween

Griffin and his family wish you a safe and fun Halloween

Pepper and Scruffy

Hope it's buzzzzzzzing with excitement!  😉

Triple Trouble

The trio strikes again - Happy Halloween from Steven and My and the crew!

Halloween Dawgs

Hi Darlah and Nathan,

For this spooky holiday, we are revisiting Cooper's original name, "Sinner".  Happy Halloween to all!  May everyone get extra treats!

Anne

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As I had a lot on my plate today I am not adding anything else except to say I love my husband. He's a riot. I overheard him say to someone he takes the majority of the photos. Then he said to me when I disputed that I take the inside and he takes the outside ones. Then he says he takes the adults and I take the puppies. Reality is we both take photos and so does Dennis. He uses auto modes on his camera and I use manual settings most time. Nothing wrong with either and that doesn't make one of us better than the other. All the photos I am posting today, I took. I do say when he takes the photos and give him and Dennis credit - I do...

It is important to give credit where credit is due.

I appreciate his creativity.

Fall is the Best

Other than swimming in Summer and snow forts in winter if we get snow that isn't ice, fall is a grand time to run on the cover and we did!

Check out a small snippet in this video.

Then check out a small sliver of the pix I clicked today.

Spice with hair in her eyes is smiling at Katie!

Katie seems to be healing nicely. Even when you have a onesie on you must take it off top comb and brush.

Kat and Truffie playing!

When you roll on the cover, you look like this!

Pool cover fun is the best!

Just Today

We have Hugo and Milo here as their human mom has had surgery. They love the cover!

As you can see Spice needs her hair tied up better but every now and then I leave it down.

Katie is here and was getting a brush out. She has Kat's face - how interesting. She is a Roxie Baby.

Katie is in a onesie as she just had the snip snip spaying.

Inula is running on the cover now.

Jeannie is having fun with the adults.

Logan was having a blast then he had to have his bath. He would rather be out playing. Wouldn't you?

Shiner is having a blast. He has had a ton of exposures and although he is having the time of his life we need to find him a forever home.

More play tomorrow but till then this human is going to watch a tv show. Its been awhile. Ooops Panda feeding time. There goes that idea. hahaha

Happy 4th: Added Photos

This photo just came in from Pacho. I added it to the top so you could see it. Pacho looks a lot like Spice.

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Hello Darlah and Nathan,
I hope you are all fine as well as the doggies. It has been such a long time since we last wrote to you. I am thinking now that i missed sending a picture of Pacho's birthday last year, i meant to do it but never got around it.

Pacho is as adorable as he was as a puppy, he continues to be the center of attention wherever we take him. In the mornings when I take my daughter to school many children come around to play and pet Pacho and he loves it.

I wish a very happy birthday to Spice and the other siblings of Pacho, 4 years, that is unbelievable.
Best regards,

Rocio

Doozie would like to wish her litter mates Happy Birthday.  Coco and Doozie had a performance tonight here is a picture of their practice.  They were dancing to Sisters.

Carol

PS

The girls did very well tonight.

Marlee Sue wants to wish Pacho, Doozie, Gracie and Spice a Happy 4th Birthday!

This was the litter of 6. One was lost when it was a busy holiday and he escaped through the front door at their home when a relative came in. It is why we have a gate across ours. I thought hard about posting that as I do not want to be a downer but it is an accident that CAN occur at busy holiday times. Please keep your dogs safe from escaping as friends and relatives do come in and out during the holiday season.

On a positive note, this was a fabulous litter and how did 4 years go by so fast?

Pool Closing and Fall Fun: Video Added

Pool cover is finally on but the dogs haven't seen it yet. They are just now finishing it up. It will be interesting to see who runs on it and who doesn't.

As I was typing this up we went out, had a run on it and I added the photos to this gallery.

They were having a blast. Inula, Shiner and Abby were not sure of it. Inula walked on it but never got into the run. Hugo and Milo who is here as mom is having surgery had a BLAST! Nothing like a pool cover trampoline fun and I suspect Shiner, Inula and Abby will all be running on it by weeks end.

Now to tackle those leaves. :-( Wish I knew someone with a blower or Val was done with my dryer that also will blow leaves. Nothing is ever EASY.

On another note everyone was groomed thoroughly. Logan gets a bath tomorrow so he can smell beautiful for his Mommy. I am tired but I got my flu shot so I don't get the flu like I did last year. Last year's flu was scary.

Here's a short video with our crew and visitors.

Videos

Still working on them. Have been really filled with too much to do. I have had a lot of grooming lately plus visitors etc. We also have a show to attend next Saturday and I want to go.

It's a Morning

The human here says brushups for everyone. Baths for Shady and Nora, Tia already had hers (yes at 830am) and Shady and Pepper get a line combing and pad cleanup/nails.

Truffie says - it's Sunday - day off please with treat for nothing please? hahaha

Shiner is back with us (last night). It seems he is too boisterous for Patches. He is used to playing with larger or older dogs and we should have spent more time one on one with the pups here to see how he is. It is our fault. 

With Abby he is no issue but we have adults that keep him in line here.  As he is not our dog I didn't test him in all situations one on one. Watching him last night and today he would be wonderful with an older dog that is playful as he loves to play or a dog his age. He would also be fine as an older dog with someone that walked and played with him or had friends with dogs. He loves playing with dogs, humans and he is a good boy. He is trained. He is also crate trained. He is a cuddler.

He is truly a wonderful dog. This was simply Patches being so young and Shiner trying to say this is my home, my toys, my people.

He just needs a dog companion that can keep up with him. He is a playful, fun dog. He's not highly busy. He simply likes to play. At Paula's he used to take walks with her dogs and her friends dogs on hikes. He is used to many breeds of dogs and plays well but until here he did not have any interaction with 10 week old pups. 

More later....

The Day

Just got this photo so wanted to add it. This is Katie from Roxie's first litter. Oh my gad is she a cutie. Looks like someone else has a pool cover on. Not here!

Sorry but we are so sounding like a broken record but I will play catch-up - honest and will post videos and all that fun stuff. I am actually going to look at the videos tonight in hopes I can get some up tonight or tomorrow.

We had hoped the pool would be closed by now. It was supposed to be on Friday but then we got a call from Pioneer Pools that their machine that takes all the moisture out of the lines had an electrical shortage and wouldn't be done till Monday so its a possible close on Monday or Tuesday.I can't wait to see the dogs on the pool cover and wonder if Abby and Inula will use it.

Our leaves are so high that it is ridiculous. This sounds crazy but I use my forced air dryer to put the leaves in a pile to pick up. Well, Val has my dryer as hers broke. This is the dryer I use when I have to blow water out of the coat fast. It also does a great job in blowing leaves.

So, the leaves are crazy and someone needs to find energy to rake. Dennis is sleeping still as he had to stay up late this morning as we had a pup departing. That means the rake won't come out and the pool will keep filling with leaves. Got to love it.

I feel like each time we open the front door the leaves find their way in.

In 3 plus weeks Dennis night shift comes to an end. Normalcy will arrive - whatever that is. Then holidays begins. hehe

Last night I had 80% of the dogs hugging me. I opened the window as I needed the fresh air, turned the fan on. Nathan had to keep getting up. I think I froze him out.

That's okay. His ipad is dead so he uses mine to watch tv. I have to have some fun. ooops did I say that? Yes, I do love him so and besides the dogs and I LOVED the cool air. He does need his sleep so extra blankets for him and cool air for the dogs and I. Is that a good compromise?

What Caption should be on this one?PS: Shady, Nora, Scruffy and Pepper are having fun together and Logan and Scruffy really like each other.Well, off to feed the pups with Panda. She is doing the feeding entirely herself as Roxie fed hers as they play on the deck as I type. Nathan is out with them in his usual winter hat and sweatshirt.

I have a slew of photos but will try to make a gallery tomorrow.

The dogs are LOVING the cooler weather and the leaves. It makes for perfect runs.

Oh and there was puppy Magic with Scruffy and Abby. It seems she stole his heart. How interesting.

Crazy Day Again

Here's a fun photo I received of Tiger Lily pondering her next Monopoly move.

Today I have 2 dogs to wash before they go home. Last night I finished my last at 10pm. I had to change the dates and I think if she didn't I would have been grooming all night. Yesterday was busy, today the same.

Shower, pups, grooming, baths, visitors, Max going home and I don't even have everything ready for Max yet. yikes.

So I will get Max departure photo up and I will try to do the galleries and videos I promised but it will be late.

Nathan said to me yesterday I didn't stop all day. I said that is sort of like an office person telling a construction worker the same thing. Somehow I think that construction worker is physically tired and if that construction worker also has challenges they are mentally tired. The office person can be mentally tired. I was both yesterday. If you haven't figured it out - I am sort of like the construction person. Grooming all day is physically exhausting but add everything in-between well....

Today I imagine the same.

Am On Overload

I still have a dog to wash tonight that departs very early tomorrow so blogs will have to suffer. I also have pusp departing so much to do about that.

Everyone is doing really well. They love running through the leaves. Despite my being busy Nathan and Dennis have been having a blast with the dogs.

Me, I must wash another dog.

Oh and Shiner loves playing with everyone!

Shiner Available

Sorry the blog is short today but this is Shiner. He was born on May 1. He goes out to do his duty. He is well trained. Paula is selling him. If anyone is interested please send nathan an email at nathan@potechin.com <-- We have him here.

I will resume the usual blog updates tomorrow.

Wet Head

The human is a bit under the weather so no videos - no galleries today across the board. Just 1 day off. Cooper keeps getting to be a sopping mess and so we are doing dryers again. He's a good egg. He never complains but really do you have to dry me again?

We pray to the rain gods not to rain when Cooper goes home. One wonders if they will listen. I hope so. heh

Everyone is doing well but also getting pretty mucky. Weather is like that!

Update on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 7:01PM by Darlah

Nathan went to handling class. Dennis is sleeping. I stayed at home and Truffie is playing with Cooper trying to get a dolly out of his mouth.

Sharing Fun

I thought I would share a few photos I received and then add a few from what I clicked today.

Lainey says:

Hi Darlah,

Just thought I'd send you this picture of Piper from this morning. I got a good laugh out if it and thought you might enjoy it as well. This was how she greeted me, with a big smirk and tail wagging away like she was totally pleased with herself. It should also be known that she frequently looks like this about 30 seconds after a good brush out as well. My girl's got some serious bed head. I hope things are well over in your neck of the woods.

Thanks goes to Mabel's mom for tapping on Cali's home so they could get out and about together! It does our heart good!

Yael says:

Thought you would appreciate this. Harper and his buddy Miki caught in an adorable moment. These guys love each other!

Nathan says:

Miki is the weirdest looking Havanese I ever saw!

Phhtttt!

LOL

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Well we have had a day of rain. The dogs have been soaked and dried and everything in-between.

Teddy says really you want to go out in that wet stuff again?

Roxie says just turn around and follow me. I have no plans going out after looking at that pouring rain. Those humans are NUTS!

Even Pepper thought we lost our mind but she indulged.

Oscar, Kat and Cooper could care less. Bring it on!

Scruffy arrived with his tie out of his head so Nathan was creative. Don't worry Lori, it wasn't left that way. :-)

So, are they closing this thing or what?

Like a mother hen Spice tells Inula off all the time. Don't do this, don't do that. I told you - you best listen. I never saw Spice like this with anyone except her pups when they are in that learning stage.

Some of us find comfort where we can.

Others like to play investigation!

It may have been raining off and on but between running after toys, up and down the hall runs and wet adventures we still manage to have fun. I do believe the crew is mighty tuckered out. They will enjoy tv time after Scruffy and Pepper depart. At least they are now all dry before that massive snuggle fest occurs!

Tiny Blog Today

Oscar dropped in and he's being so great hanging out, running with the guys. Nice to see him doing with the dawgs.

Mabel had a bath and departed. I think she is now totally done her heat. Today Kat didn't react to her. She would have told him where he could go if he did but she didn't have to. Girls going out of heat do not like boys bothering them. Do you not have your brains? I am OUT. :-)

Mabel already tried to make her face a mess. She can't help herself. She's a Spicy baby. She's going to try to go play with Cali tonight or tomorrow. Here is hoping they connect.

Teddy I do not have a photo of but he's running - yes running. I am so proud as he has this bounce to his step and he's excited and running with the guys all day long - run, nap, run, nap.

More tomorrow. We are seeing Cooper and Scruffy and Pepper tomorrow. How fun!!