Thursday, October 6th, 2016

Max and Sadie couldn’t wait for it to be their turn for group. Right out the door, Max was all about saying hi to the rest of the group and seeing what they were up to. Sadie was more about seeing what all was going in the yard itself. Her nose hit the ground and she was off in search of all the interesting things. Sadie noticed the pool in the other yard and curious had to go over and check it out. Max spotted Tsavo and Cai checking out the play structure in the other yard. He went running over to see what they found so interesting. When Cai left them to come have a visit with me, Max decided that was quite a good idea and came running over for some attention of his own. Shortly after that Max and Cai started to wrestle and have a great time. Sadie continued on exploring, though she’d now gone out to the yard with the play structure and was thoroughly going over anything that caught her eye. Max took a break from playing with Cai to do a little more exploring. That didn’t last long and soon he was trying to get Rosie to play with him. Max then veered off from Rosie to go and launch himself at Sadie. This got her attention and the two of them went racing over to the play structure. Max ended up inside and having some fun digging while Sadie peeked in from one of the holes. When he finished with the digging Max took off racing with Sadie once more. They caught the eyes of the rest of the group and soon everyone was running. It then turned into Max and cai having fun wrestling while Sadie and Tsavo looked on.

Tsavo and Cai were so excited to get outside for group time. As soon as they got the door they went charging into the yard to say hi to the rest of the group. Tsavo was particularly happy to see Rosie. Wanting the group to have lots of room to play I opened up the gate to the other far yard. Tsavo and Cai were quick to go racing out there and see what there was to explore. They both found the play structure quite interesting and spent some time checking it over. Max went racing over to join them. Cai then decided to head out and come for a little visit with me. After he’d got enough love and attention he figured it was time to play. Cai went and launched himself at Max. From there they had a grand old time wrestling. Tsavo made her way back to the other yard to do a little more exploring. She then spotted Rosie again and wanted to play some more. Rosie was good with this and soon they were wrestling and racing around. Cai and Max split up to do their own thing, so Cai went back to touring around the yard. When Max went racing around the yard Tsavo and Cai were both quick to go racing after him. It wasn’t long before it turned into Cai and Max wrestling.

Issy and Mocha were all about the exploring as per usual. It didn’t take long for Mocha’s nose to the touch the ground and head off in search of something interesting. Issy went trotting further out into the yard. She was then stopped by Rosie who wanted to say hi and she how she was doing. Mocha finished with the main yard and decided to take a bit of a break and just sit and watch what the rest of the group was up to. Issy also finished touring around the main yard, but she decided to then make her way out to the far yard to see what was going on out there. Issy was distracted from her exploring when she noticed Rosie and Tsavo playing. She stood around watching their antics for a while before returning to her explorations. I made my way back to Mocha to see how she was doing. She was happy to get some pets and attention. Issy ended up following me over and decided to spend some time hanging out with her sister.

Abbie and Jock’s noses hit the ground shortly after they got out the door. Jock lifted his head and spotted me. He came trotting over for some pets. Abbie was content to keep sniffing with the addition of Missy, who was tagging along after her. Jock went back to exploring and Abbie went and joined him. The two of them wandered around the main yard checking out anything that caught their attention. Abbie then decided to go and join Missy and Spock in the far yard and see what was going on out there. She noticed the pool and went over to investigate. As Abbie was moving on to more of the yard Jock made his way over to the pool to give it a once over of his own. Once there was nothing left to check out about the pool Abbie and Jock went back to exploring in the grass. Jock noticed me once more and came trotting over for more attention. We met up with Abbie, who was happy to get a couple pets in.

Rocky sat down for a minute in his usual sunbathing spot, but since it was a cloudy morning he geared himself up and headed out to do a little exploring instead. Rocky made his way around the main yard checking out anything that caught his interest. When he’d seen all he wanted to see, Rocky made his way to his usual spot and settled down to watch what the rest of the group was up to. After a while I headed over to give him some love. Rocky seemed pretty happy to be getting lots of pets and attention. Maya had a quiet day today, despite the fact that her group was full of young playful pups. We split she and rocky up again, although the she did not play, she took the initiative to explore the entire yard, which she tends to not do while Rocky, is outdoors with her. Today Maya was mostly happy to spend her time sniffing and exploring. Maya also found herself supervising some fun and games that her friends were getting up to. At one point, Vega the puppy was insistent on getting Maya to play with her. Maya wasn't going to give in to her puppy shenanigans and politely decline by sticking her nose in the air and walking away. She then made her way to my side in the gravel yard where she gladly accepted pets and cuddles.

Bella and Jake were a bit calmer and quieter than their previous couple daycare days with us. I suppose 3 days of playing catches up to them! Bella was more than happy to spend her outdoor time with her nose to the ground. She was very excited to see a new gate open to a different yard than usual. She was quick to hop over and begin motoring around. Some of her group mates were getting into trouble in the different yard so I have to bring her back to the regular yard. She then spent a fair amount of time trying to stick her nose through the gate and paw at the grass all around it. We'll have to give her another chance to investigate this yard another time! Bella could hear dishes inside and made her way to the door where she politely asked to be let in to check it out. To her disappointment, it was just s water dish and her lunch wasn't waiting for her quite yet. Jake, too was pretty relaxed for the first part of his morning outdoor time. He followed Bella into the new yard and did some brief investigating before making his way back to his usual yard to sniff and explore. Vega was begging all of her friends to play and she was very surprised when Jake gave in to her request. He began to pounce around with her, hopping left and right and pawing at her sides. Vega loved this and took it as a cue to zoom off across the yard. Jake was right on her tail and the pair was quickly accompanied by Emma. This trio is so fast on their feet. They zipped around the yard doing lap after lap, leaping over the picnic table and bolting through the tunnel, not letting anything get in their way. Jake was pleased with himself for getting involved with some games. He then chose to break off from the shenanigans to find Bella and continue exploring with her.

Emma W. knows how to the best of both worlds when it comes to playing and realxing! She tends to walk around with the sweetest look on her face, and stares at you with her angel eyes. She'll wander around slowly with her nose to the ground, minding her own business, until out of no where she leaps away and begins to sprint around the yard as if she has fire under her feet. Emma can really run fast! Her zipping and zooming drew attention to her from group mates, Jake and Vega. Soon enough Emma was the leader of a very fast chase around the yard. She had a look of pure joy in her eyes as her ears flapped in the wind while bounding across the yard. She loved the challenge of outrunning a young puppy as well as a doodle. She took the chase very seriously and motored around without ever looking back. Vega got her at one point by diving under the picnic table, which causes Emma to pause, wondering where she went. Vega leapt out and pounced right on Emma, as if she were saying tag! You're it! Emma didn't mind this at all and took it as an invitation to play around even more. This pair made their way off in the yard on their own, wrestling and running around for quite some time. Emma was very happy to end her time in the yard by my side where she was very pleased to accept pets down her sides and a good scratch under her chin.

Poppy had the best day she has ever had with us, no joke! I am overall extremely pleased with how well Poppy has been doing this visit. Today, she got to go out with an energetic group yet again since she's enjoyed playing so much. One of our newly regular daycare guests, Jemma, joined Poppy’s group for the day. Jemma is an gorgeous shepherd mix, which is so open hearted and full of young energy. At first, Poppy really wasn’t sure about this new youngster. She did a couple laps around her trying to scope Jemma out from a distance. Poppy soon realized she couldn’t get a full feel of Jemma from 5 feet away, so she made her way closer. Jemma, being the darling she is, flipped on her back and sprawled herself across the ground allowing Poppy to check her out while showing her she was no harm at all. Poppy was quick to realize that Jemma was sweet as can be and only had positive vibes to share. It was from then on that these two were best friends. Poppy was the one who initiated the playing, by whacking Jemma on the side with her paw. Jemma was more than happy to take this as a cue to start goofing around. Despite their size difference, this duo made a for a wonderful boxing team. With their hind legs holding them up, and their paws wrapped around one another, they walked around in circles hugging. Jemma was the one to topple over, sending Poppy on to her side too. The dup then began to wiggle around on the ground, gnawing on each other, covering one another in their slobber. Poppy was the one to spring up and bound across the yard looking for a chase, of course, Jemma was right on her tail. This pair continued on running, wrestling, boxing, and simply enjoying one another’s company for the entire day. As they tired out, they were happy to make their way into their kennel for naps, however, the moment they got back in to the yard for their next outing they were sure to find one another right off the bat and start up where they left off. I bet Poppy will be dreaming of Jemma tonight, in hopes that she is here for daycare tomorrow.

Teddy and Percy can be like two peas in a pod sometimes. Their natural herding behavior always leads them to one another in the yard. While they are always apart of a very playful group, this duo would much rather sprint in circles around the action instead of getting in on the wrestling, boxing, and chasing. Teddy and Percy spent the majority of their time outdoors on opposite sides of a circle, running at the same pace around whatever games were going on. I was able to get the duo to break off and chase after one another at one point, which didn’t last long, but it changed things up! Percy followed me as I sprinted across the yard saying his name, and he bolted through the tunnel to try and catch me, as he got closer. Teddy was trying to herd Percy so he charged after him. The duo did a couple laps in and out of the tunnel, trying to catch one another. Neither was able to get to the other so they both gave up and went back to the action in the further grassy portion of the agility yard. All the self-induced running this pair does always tires them out. They were both happy to get back to their kennels where they crashed on their cots, re-fuelling for their next outing.

Spencer had an absolute blast today along side his new friend Teddy. Teddy is a pointer lab mix who has been a great addition to our playful group. Spencer usually keeps himself occupied in the yard with his nose to the ground, however today, Teddy was quick to make pals with Spencer and get him moving. They made fast friends from the second they stepped food in the yard, sniffing one another overhead to toe. This quickly led to Teddy pouncing on Spencer, and then flying away looking for a chase. Spencer was so excited to have a friend show so much interest in him that he gave in right away. From here on out, the pair spent the entire group time darting and dashing around the yard. It is so hard to get photos of Spencer when he is running fast as his hair makes him look like one big blur. His ears and fur flow in the wind as he gracefully strides across the yard, however, it does not come across this way on camera. Spencer loved having Teddy around to keep him moving. Towards the end of outdoor time I could see Spencer was running out of steam, as he sprint had turned into a light jog and then more of a trot. At this point, he was happy to part ways from Teddy to head over to me for some loving and attention. After his afternoon nap where he had the opportunity to recharge his batteries he was quick to meet up with Teddy again ad get the games going all over again.

Kimi had a nice day today. She started her morning off with a walk with two new friends, Kodiak and Duke. Duke is an absolute gentleman, who minded his own business on the walk keeping her good company. While Kodiak, another Siberian husky was all over Kimi! He was smitten with her the entire walk. Constantly brushing up against her, flagging his tail for her, and occasionally pawing at her side. Kimi wanted nothing to do with his flirting, as she constantly turned her nose up to him and carried on without even acknowledging his request to play around. She was happy to get back to her kennel and see a comfy blanket lying on the floor. Kimi will rarely lay on a cot, even if there is a nice one offered to her, just like today, she chose a blanket over a raised bed. In the yard Kimi was happy to mind her own business and explore. Numerous of her group mates offered for her to get in on the action, however she politely declined all their wishes. Kimi was much happier sniffing around the yard and hanging out by my side accepting ear scratches while her group-mates goofed around.

It is lovely to have Duke back with us, after what seems like forever since we've last seen him! Duke was thrilled to head out for a morning walk the moment he got into the back. We got two buddies, Kodiak and Kimi, to walk along with us. Duke is so great on walks, which always surprises me considering how much power he could use if he chose to. Rather, he walks a couple feet ahead of me keeping a close eye on myself and his friends throughout the whole walk. Duke tends to break off from the trail every once in a while to get s good sniff, but he is always sure to make his way right back in front of me and continue on. In the yard today duke was pleased to meet so many new friends. He spent his first portion of his time outdoors politely greeting all his group-mates. He then ventured off to partake in some serious investigating. Duke was very interested in a person walking on the other side of the fence, and tracked them for s while until they head off. His friends Awesome and Indi then begged him to play, which he briefly gave in to. Duke enjoyed bounding around the yard on Indi's tail for a moment or two before spotting me standing alone. He was fast to motors over to my side and take advantage of my two free hands. He was more than happy to accept love and attention for the remainder of his time outdoors. Duke is such a suck, I have no complaints about this gentle giant nuzzling into me and kissing me.