Wednesday December 14, 2016

Finnigan had another fun filled day with us. He was pleased to get here and immediately head out for his walk. Finn was accompanied by two friends both whom he has never met before. He danced around Jasper and Oakley saying his pleasant hellos before motoring ahead of me. Finn led the way for the entire walk with his whole bum wiggling around. Finnigan couldn't have been happier to partake in two groups  today. He started off with the small dogs, who really got him going. He loved this group so much. He couldn't keep his paws off Shelby, a little mixed breed girl who is very spunky and full of beans. These two raced around the yard endlessly, constantly battling in the snow and rolling around together. Merida was happy to join in on this fun too, encouraging the pair to do more running than wrestling. These three were so speedy zipping and zooming around the yard. Finnigan was so tired when this group outing was done he came in without being asked. He was pleased to be invited outdoors not too long after coming in for another outing. Finn was very focused on the twigs poking out of the snow in this yard which kept him pretty busy. He did us a favour and trimmed them all down before meeting up with his gal pal Muggins. These two love one another and never fail to get a good wrestle going on. He also met up with Jake his bloodhound buddy for some of his favourite games. Finn loves pulling on the bloodhounds ears and skin. The boys are very tolerant of his games and give in to all his silliness. From start to finish of Finnigan's play time he was very busy. I'm sure he will be tired this evening!

Max and Sadie are always so happy to arrive in the morning. The duo wiggles their way to the back stopping at every staff member to say their infamous hellos. I spotted Sarah enjoying a walk along the trail with them. Sadie trailed along behind Sarah while Max led the way tugging her along the path. She had her arms spread wide as the siblings took their time enjoying the smells ahead and behind at their own pace. For their play group after patiently waiting for the OK from me, Max and Sadie bolted into the yard barely taking two steps out the door before beginning to wrestle around. Their wrestling didn't end any time soon. Max continued to pounce all over Sadie as she led him around the yard racing as fast as possible. The duo had so much fun wrestling and running in the deep snow. Sadie especially loves lying down in the powder. Max thinks she's a little crazy snoozing in the cold snow. He always races up to her howling then sprinting away looking for a chase but she's happy to stay put. It took much convincing to get this special girl indoors today. I had to follow her around the door, patiently waiting for her to lie down in numerous different spots attempting to escape me. After some cuddles and kisses Sadie gave in to me and followed myself and her brother into their kennel where they both happily cuddled up on their big cloud bed.

I was so excited to get out into the yard this morning with favourite daycare ladies Kaos, Bella and Oakley but probably not as excited as Husky pals Justice and Kyah who are their best friends. As I emerged into the yard, Oakley popped out of nowhere and jumped up on her hind legs to get my attention and give me a big sloppy kiss on the face. We all know how much Oakley enjoys her human companionship and as usual was glued to my hip most of the morning. If I didn’t give her the attention she wanted, she would either jump up again on her hind legs or simply give me a paw to the knee and graciously accept the head rubs. It wasn’t until towards the end of her time outside that she ran over to Justice and jumped on his back to play. This spurt of energy came out of nowhere but she was determined to horse around with her favourite Husky pals. Bella, on the other hand, didn’t waste any time encouraging Justice to play with her and darted straight for him once she entered the yard. This brought up the energy of the whole group as they all quickly joined in and tried to keep up with Justice who was hiding behind the fencing ready to make his move. Bella tried her best to keep up with this silly boy and they all ended up at their favourite hangout spot on top of the agility tunnel. Both Kyah and Justice took their usual spots on top while Bella and the gang barked and jumped in excitement. Kaos was one of those pups that couldn’t contain her excitement and followed the pack wherever they went. In fact Kaos was extremely playful the moment she set paw in that yard and you could tell she felt extremely comfortable with her group and was full of beans! She absolutely adored Bella and Oakley but even more so loved chasing after Justice and Kyah and she could be seen flying through the air with her big cheek flaps vibrating from the wind.

Rupert had an extra special time during his first group outing this morning; he has been enjoying his time with his favourite sweet sister friends Jynxx and Skie but was thrilled to meet the brother of the family named Nyxx! Rupert acted as if he was part of the Husky family and played and wrestled with them all morning long. It takes one special dog to distract Rupert from his favourite ball and Nyxx did just that; Rupert was just enthralled with him and followed him wherever he went around the yard. This Husky family accepted Rupert into their pack as if he was one of them and it was so funny to watch the four of them tumble around in the snow together. After all of that wrestling, Rupert finally acknowledged me and took a seat beside me to catch his breath.