Fun Of It All

This is Teddy enjoying himself. 

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I am fried today. I sorely need to upload the videos and chill. I had a really tough day with grooming. Although tomorrow is busy, I hope it is better than today. I physically hurt and am exhausted so short blog it is.

We have a number of dogs coming tomorrow and a number departing. It is March Break. On the weekend of the 24th, I will not be grooming on the afternoon of the 25th and all day the 26th as it is my birthday on the 24th. That means anyone departing on the 26th will be done on the 25th. That afternoon may be hopeful but the 26th is no exceptions. 

The dogs had fun. The pups are making fun noises and Dennis is in bed. Me, I am about to finish upload

Can't Get Close Enough

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This is the tv room. It is really 2 rooms in one. It's a livingroom and formal diningroom. We never got around from using anything but the kitchen for eating so I decided Nathan needed a man cave of sorts years ago so I bought 2 recliners, a reclining couch and a man cave was created from a diningroom that was never used. The livingroom, which is separated by frenchdoors but are always open give a tonb of space for the dogs to mingle. When no one is coming, the dogs have access to everywhere on the 1st floor and often come into my grooming area to look at me with sad eyes hoping I will treat them. LOL I must admit, it sometimes works. 

We have an unconventional house. Dennis has his tv in the kitchen. Nathan his in his man cave. We often have dueling soundbars.

We had dropins for the day for grooming or otherwise. We had boarders arrive and go.

Nathan is going to class with Chai tonight and I was going to go but we have too many pickups then. Maybe next week. I am tired already - besides.

The dogs are truly having fun with each other. We allowed the dogs to sniff one of Hallie's pups and with wide wonderment from all parties - they so enjoyed the experience. The pup was not afraid in the least.

Snow is getting mighty grungy. I wish it would melt. It is almost spring they say? Six more days. It doesn't look like it is melting much - just turning dirty. Oh well. The dogs don't mind. They just appreciate the path.

Dingy Cloudy Day

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This is Sadie and Ty. It's gloomy outside but that's okay. I am listening to a guy on youtube talk about how bad the weather is in Turkey as it is raining. It is all in the perspective, I imagine.

Dogs don't seem to mind. They seem to enjoy it so maybe we should too.

We have had a few depart today. Mr. Brewer is visiting for the day. Everyone seems to truly enjoy each other. 

As I type, Nathan is training Puppy Chai and the dogs are watching. What about ME?

We Survived

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The time changed and we survived. Life is fun on this Sunday. Dogs didn't seem to get the getting up earlier than usual. I think I did. I hadn't changed the clocks so the coffee didn't start. The dogs seemed patient waiting for their food. Not sure Harlow would have been but she is now home singing for her supper or breakfast, I imagine.

They say 40% chance of snow. I so hope as there is a yellow tinge or just bloody melt, will ya?

Dennis is able to run again now without the slick ice.

Today Frannie and Dallas departs. I am told the roads are in great shape so Frannie's humans are coming early. She will be happy to see her hoo-mans. Dallas will too.

Bonnie is home. Ruth is still in the hospital and Katie is still here. We hope she is on the mend. 

Dennis is making me spaghetti for lunch. It's not my fave but he so loves pasta. 

We had chicken fingers from Costco yesterday and I didn't finish so the moms got an extra feast. Dennis tried to feed the dogs with fresh fish. They were having none of it. He even tried the freeze dried fish - nope - not today. 

Snow Playing

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The dogs are really enjoying the snow and no snowballs so far. Luna you can comb and she rubs her body all over the snow and you wonder why you didn't wait till just before bedtime.

Tonight I have Harlow to do so no bedtime combouts. I may relax with the dogs. 

Roger has departed and so has Ellie. Nica has just been groomed and is playing her heart out. I want to say they are doing an excellent job on her hair. I will have to comb her out before she departs.

Dennis started making dinner for the dogs. How do I know? They - well some sing for their supper.

It's a fun day. They are enjoying. 

It is Snowing

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It is snowing. They said heavy but I do not see it yet. Dogs seem to enjoy it and so far no snowballs on their hair - hooray!

Will we get much snow? I am not seeing it yet. 

Everyone is enjoying but at the moment a bunch are with Nathan taking a nap. They will go out and run around and then come into the kitchen and tv room to watch tv with Nathan. Such a life. Play and rest and enjo

Hey There

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We only managed a few photos today. I apologize. We have had a busy day. We had a dog at the vets. Nathan getting food. Me grooming. Hallie checking out Nami's pups and Hallie pushing her pup across the pen so she would stop fussing.

I managed to get everyone combed out. Bonnie departed. Ollie departs tonight. Rocky, Opus and Rosie depart tomorrow.

We bought a fish treat as a couple of boarders have issues with anything but so Dennis could play the hide the treat game. I found out my dogs don't like fish. They found the treats and walked away. I think my dogs are spoiled. Not all the boarders liked the fish either but we will deal or do 2 games with each type of treat and divide those up that can eat and enjoy fish and those that don't. We are figuring it out.

It is a sunny day out. Dogs are loving the sun!

Happy Second

Dear Misty, Darlah and Nathan, Thank you for our wonderful little girl. Hard to believe Charlotte is 2, how did we get along before she entered our lives. All the best, Jamie, Natalie and Gerry

Holiday Times

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Is it March Break for you? It seems to vary depending on the city and what school system. 

Theo, the pup is pictured above. He was here for groom and play.

I am still trying to feel human but each day better.

Tomorrow Bonnie and Ollie depart. Bonnie's grandma is now home - hooray! Ruth is still in hospital. No date for home yet.

Friday Rocky, Opus and Rosie depart. The dogs are having fun. 

Dogs are finding the snow to be the sinking in kind. Some find that fascinating - others not so much. I am surprised that it is melted in the front but not as much in the back. 

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Chai has her 1st class tonight. She has had a full day. She had her bath. She got her 3rd shots today. She has a 6pm class in Ajax. How will she do? Time will tell. Kinsey also had a bath but this was pre bath for her.

It is melting out there even though it doesn't look like it. You walk in this snow and you sink.

Everyone is enjoying each others company. I think I captured some up on the chairs next to Dennis. They so love watching him play a video game. Besides, he is the chase me and play games well.

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It's still snowy out back - not so much in front. Play is still abundant.

I am still playing recovery since Nami, if you can believe. So blog will be short.

I wish it would melt entirely or snow again. LOL

Dennis is busy watching tv with dogs with kitchen chairs all connected so they can sit in a chair in the kitchen and watch tv with him. I need to do the same or take a nap. I have lots of dogs to wash tomorrow so short blog. Hope you understand. Just know that all are enjoying!

The Snow is Melting

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Dogs are enjoying this crazy weather. Will this be the last snow storm?

Pablo departed. Diamond soon. Opus is now the one so enamoured with the gals.

Dennis is going to do games with them before he crawls back into bed.

The dogs are having so much fun!

Bonnie with her long flowing hair is the 1st dog I comb out and she still is managing to get wet and have it wick up. LOL That's okay. I dry her off.

Without naming each name - evceryone is actually having so much fun!

PS: Logan survived his surgery and can now drink and eat. We are so happy for this good news! He had a huge growth in his mouth. Logan was not born in this home but I have known him since birth. I remember visiting him at Yvonne's right after his birth. Sometimes things work!

It Did Snow

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We didn't get as much as I thought we would. It is already slipping and sliding and melting. Dogs thought it was fun as Dennis shovelled paths. The sun is out and I am juggling grooming and puppies and moms. 

Dogs are coming and going. Trouble and Dolly depart tomorrow and so does Diamond and Pablo. 

We had snowballs early on but it seems to be melting so much that snowballs do not stick to the dogs. They simply get soaked. LOL

Dogs had great fun running through the paths. Nothing like snow to get them excited!

Ruth is doing better. We are so happy!!

Snow Coming?

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I got the dogs out myself was Nathan was running errands and Dennis was sleeping. Now Nathan is sleeping. I need to wait till 10pm as Dennis will go back to bed so he can stay up all night. Our bodies are adjusting. 

Dogs were out and I didn't do cleanup as time was an issue so when Dennis got up, he did cleanup which is important daily but especially before the snow hits. Will it be a big storm? Who really knows.

While Nathan was out, I combed out a bunch and watched the pups on the ipad and went back and forth. I changed waters and pads and made lunch for those that needed lunch.

I did manage to upload videos, do blogs, laundry and put food away. We got a costco order in via instacart and it was fast. Not sure how extra it cost but at this point it was a necessity. The guy was masked and nice. It was a must for this timeframe. Plus Nathan being lost in Costco he may never get back. LOL I did get my pistachios - yum. It's a great snack but my body is now revolting and I do not want to eat a thing. 

I am giving the moms extra help - the odd pup that doesn't find the milk station. I will weigh them again at 7pm - may start at 630pm.May need to. Nami's is very easy to figure out all being different.

Coco the havanese and Coco the maltese is here. Harlow was rubbing her body in the snow. Chase was happy to be here. 

Ruth is very ill. She no longer recognizes anyone and is getting dialysis daily. Send prayers for her and for Bonnie's granny who are in need of them. Katie is having a good time. Bonnie is too. I brushed Bonnie first thing daily since she arrived. Nathan gets yet another covid booster on Saturday. I get mine next month. We continue. Knock on wood - no covid here and no sickness of any sort but we are careful. I can't have Nathan get sick. 

Dogs are having fun. I smile when they do. That is how I can do all of this - smiles are so important!

Sorry About That: Gallery Added

No gallery or update of much as we are still on wait with Nami. Bubble here but no progress yet. It will be soon but just can't walk on water. Stay tuned to tomorrow as I will try to make up for it.

Bonnie is here and doing really well with everyone. Bonnie's mom, mom is in hospital. Ruth is still in hospital. It's hard times.

Panda is here awaiting her mom. Logan had surgery today to remove a growth in his mouth that made it hard for him to even drink. They removed it and sent it out for biopsy. We are hopeful all will be well.

We are emotionally drained but it is life and we have not eaten. I have lost 4lb since Hallie. can you believe?

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Sorry - it's been a day. See Nami's blog.

It's Inside and Outdoor Play

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No one but Amy that was departing gets combed out today but will be either tonight or tomorrow. It will depend on Nami.

Everyone is doing well and having a ton of fun.

Dolly amd Trouble no longer mind Chai who kept trying to get them to play with her but they both play with her now. She is a persistent thing.

Daisy departed and so did Ellie.

Laundry is almost done. There is ton after a birth. Nathan forgot about it so I finished after I got up. I got about 3 hours sleep. Hoping Nami waits till DAYTIME tomorrow. These all nighters are a killer. I got the least amount of sleep so I am pacing myself - 3 hours in 28 hours. We are getting takeout from Wimpys. Just have no food in house and no stamina. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

Dennis will eat and go to bed till 10pm when he takes over for the night. All pups are doing well.

I wish Nathan had bought food - quick cook food to tied us over for a few days but he didn't.

As I type and we await delivery for food, the dogs are hanging out with either Dennis in the kitchen, the hall or the tv room. Most relish the tv time after play.

Where is that big storm again? 

Katie is here and Ruth is in hospital since last night. Her caretaker brought her to us as we were whelping. It was impossible for us to get her.  She was having difficulties breathing. Say a prayer for her, please.

Small Gallery

I apologize - small gallery today. It has been too busy to click and it is more important to spend time with the dogs plus Willow needs to be watched as her temps have dropped - a true drop. So, we are in wait. 

Dogs are still going in and out. Dennis tried to do a run game outside but slipped. He is now in bed resting.

We only have a few visitors here now. Harlow - who sits on the seat up high in the tv room and thinks ground beef with a sprinkle of cheese is to die for. 

Trouble and Dolly are enjoying the outdoors more that it is not too cold. Tenshi likes to eat up high and Nathan indulges her. The things we do for dogs.

I got everyone brushed out today in case tomorrow I can't. So, extra extra busy for me. Think I will put Willow on my lap and watch the rest of a tv show. I am now watching The Imperfects - sort of scary, I think though haven't decided and Ginny and Georgia not scary but well you have to watch and tell me what you think. I also finished We Have a Ghost which was fun. The things I do when I groom. The dogs seem to like the distraction and the noise. 

Till tomorrow... Willow needs me. Nathan has the dogs and started dancing with them. I will let you imagine that!

They Say Rest

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When on wait for little ones, you do crazy things. They say relax. Don't worry but this morning I lined comb all dogs - even short haired ones in case I can't comb one day. This way when teh day happens and I skip a day - no worries.

Logan, Panda, Daisy and Fudge departed today. All dogs had an extreme amount of fun. Everyone - even the oldie - stop irritating me I am a senior now love Chai. I am not sure why but there is something about her. I think the key is she listens where some pups just insist. She also plays with Sage tug every single day and mauls Misty. She thinks both are her moms. Funny how that happens when you have moms bringing them up together.

I do not know about you but lately we are cleaning the yard constantly so if I missed something in clicking - sorry. It happens. Each day, many times a day we clean up but the yellow is well yellow. Apologies. It is the drawback of taking many photos and not having time to edit.

In our tv room we always have nice warm blankets and we take the inserts out of the dog beds to warm them up in the dryer. That is silly, I know but dogs deserve to be spoiled and they love it after a wet play session outdoors. Remind me why I comb and then they go out and play?

Just looked outside and wow is it snowing. 

I got a new press today. Had to. The other one died. I have some orders to do and well can't do much without one. It's not a high end one. Who can afford that but it's a medium priced one. It has less features than my last but they no longer make my old press. I loved it so. Now to learn how to manually apply pressure and write it all down. Turn knob right x times, turn knob left x times depending on what you are pressing. I have yet to try it but we did manage to get 85lb of it out of the box and on the table and plugged in. I vow to test it today unless Nami or Willow has other things in mind. So far temps are down for both but not down far enough. They HATE me taking temps. I do not blame them. 

An interesting thing happened today. Dennis did the hide the treat game and Dolly showed Trouble where it was. Get this - she shared - bonus! I always enjoy seeing how their minds work. Harlow has a nose - well it must be a good one as she always manages to get most. These are chicken treats that I dehydrate myself. My late friend Lynda gave me a dehydrator and I only do dog things in it. Go figure. I find if you take fresh chicken and dehydrate it, no one gets an upset tummy and they LOVE it more than the bought packaged one s with preservatives but of course you make them and they must be used quickly. In this house it is the same day and most will go near the machine and sniff. 

I often put things in my calendar online to remind this feeble mind of stuff. Today a nag saying clean BBQ came up. Really? Do you do the same? 

Relationships

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This is Trouble and Panda. They seem to still know each other special relationship - mom and daughter- how nice. It got a little bit warmer. Dolly and Trouble didn't like how cold it was. They were not the only ones so today was the day to go in and out.

I am still a bit fried from the all nighter but mom and pups are doing well and Dennis little by little is setting up internet. He is fried too and soon will be in bed so he can do all night duty. 

Let's see - over the last couple of days my heatpress died and by sublimation bypass died. The heatpress is not in warranty. I found a replacement but the price is not pretty. Everything has gone up. Bypass I am fighting with them. Google says 2 years - they say 1 year. 

As we are not sure on Nami and Willow, I did tomorrow departure groomings today. My luck is tomorrow would arrive and we would be whelping so groomings couldn't happen. It's a juggling - no sleep experience. I am not sure I was up to it today but feel better it is done so I am not worried - will I fit it in tomorrow.

Noah, Zoe, Murphy departed and Fudge arrived. Logan, Panda and Fudge depart tomorrow. Please no pups tomorrow - please! I can't even put the whelping supplies in the right box as I am not sure who is 1st. LOL

The dogs last night was so ecstatic we went to bed. Tonight hoping we have a full night though I will sleep light depending on Nami and Willow's actions. 

Oh my gad are Hallie's pups wonderful and strong. I will take weighs at 7pm. Maybe I can figure out who is who? 

Let the Snow Glee Begin

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Oakley just went home and he looked ever so tired, almost glassy eyed. When mom came to get him, he was jumping and running in and out of the snow. He was tired. I bet he's napping now.

The dogs had a fun day - well it is not over but they are napping as I type. They had such a blast with Dennis outside. He gets them going and they so love it. 

Lola has departed. Poor thing sinks in the snow much like Saffron and Kinsey does. She was happy to see her daddy.

Tomorrow Bell comes once again to try to set up our high speed internet. You remember they couldn't do it 2 months ago and yesterday we got a call tomorrow or April. Your issue has been resolved. Nathan says what if we are having pups? Well, we will juggle? We will let you know how it goes. Dennis will be happy. Something about online videos games and uploading and downloading speeds increasing does his heart good. Hey, I still remember 300 baud modems. :-)

I have not started taking temps of the moms to be. I gather I will tomorrow. 

Till then, it best not be tomorrow as I have a lot of dogs departing that need grooming. We shall see.

Oh and Hallie may be having puppies today.