Charlotte had another five-star day with her friends today.
She started her morning off with a great trail walk, accompanied by husky
friends Isis and Sky. Charlotte loved following their tracks through the deep
snow as well as stopping to sniff whenever she had the chance. In the yard,
Charlotte kept very busy with her young, playful group mates. She was keen to
see Windy, Ruby, and Mika again. After saying her hellos she broke off with
Ruby for some play time. Ruby and Charlotte love to romp around in the snow.
The snow practically flies all around as they bat at each other and roll around.
Ruby and Charlotte are a great pair for wrestling as well as running. Charlotte
is so speedy as she zooms around the yard. Whenever she crosses paths with
Sophie she stops to say hello and then returns to her games. Sophie was pretty
content hanging out in a protected area of the yard today. Sophie wasn’t too
keen on all the deep snow we received. She was mostly content spending her time
by my side accepting loads of pets and cuddles rather than playing around with
her young sister. Sophie loves to rub herself against our legs when she is
outdoors, asking so politely for attention. No one ever says no to miss Sophie.
She ends up spending her whole time outside being loved endlessly, while
Charlotte and friends zoom around.
For their extra attention time today, Sophie got as much
love as she could from Leah and Susan while Charlotte explored around and
checked out the treat puzzle, hoping to find some more goodies in there. She
stopped and got some love from Leah while Sophie settled down beside the desk
while Susan was working. While Sophie snoozed contently, Windy came up for a
little extra play time with her best friend, Charlotte.
Windy had so much fun today. She started her day off with a
great trail walk, accompanied by one of her good friends. Windy loves to chat
away while on walks. She will put her nose to the ground and motor ahead, and
then turn around and chat away – letting you know what she came across in the
snow, which she loves to sniff. In the yard, Windy was absolutely infatuated
with Jake the bloodhound. From the moment they met it was love. Windy didn’t
leave his side for the remainder of her time outdoors. Windy loves Jake’s play
style, which involves a lot of gentle boxing around as well as rolling in the
snow. Jake and Windy are very patient with one another, alternating mouthing at
the other one and pouncing all over each other while the opposing friend lies
on the ground. They continued these games for ages, occasionally stopping to
include other group mates. Windy really enjoys the company of fellow golden,
Charlotte as well as boxer Mika, and Sheepadoodle puppy, Ruby. She stays so
busy throughout all her outings.
For Windy’s training today, we started off right out of the
kennel. She was asked to sit at each door as we made our way up to the front of
the building. While I was getting ready, I left Windy in the playroom and when I
came back, she was busy with a chew bone. So we practiced “out” as I traded the
chew bone for a nice liver treat and Windy was very good at it. Next we did
some place work with a mat on the floor and Windy seemed to really understand
both what place was and that she had to stay on it until released. What a good
girl. I was very proud of her! We had a couple of less than perfect downs when
Leah joined us in the playroom, but adding distractions is just what training
is all about, so we continued to work on it and Windy did fine, especially when
she was back to place. Her recall was very good as well and she even
interrupted her play with Jake outside today to come when called. We rounded
off our training time with a walk to the mail box and Windy was not exactly
walking loose leash but she was quite good about not pulling too much and when
we got back, Windy joined her bff Charlotte in the reception area for some play
as a reward for all her hard work.
Maya had so much fun with her group today. She could not
have been happier to re-unite with a fellow daycare friend, DJ. DJ and Maya are
both tall “small dogs”, who give the whole group a run for their money. This
duo spend so much time together motoring in circles around the yard. DJ is one
of the few dogs that can get Maya distracted enough from Rocky to join in on
all the fun and games. Maya was so busy racing around with DJ that she barely
noticed she was chest deep in snow. Finally, when she was tired out she met up with
Toast. Toast is a lovely Corgi who also can keep Maya very busy. Maya loved
romping around with Toast, despite the obvious size difference. The pair were
hilarious romping around in the snow, mouthing one another and wrestling all
around. Maya was so pleased with her busy day she couldn’t have been happier to
cuddle up next to her brother for a nap after all the games were done. Rocky
has been such a trooper with all this snow. We have received about twice the
amount of snow as Rocky’s height. He always lets the bigger dogs plow through
the yard before he even dares to adventure past the doorway. With some
confidence, he does wander into the bigger yard to check things out. As soon as
he realizes there are intense games going on he always makes his way to the
safe area by the door where he is protected from all the shenanigans. Rocky was
happy to be held and cuddled today. I spent some time picking all the snow out
of his long hair before he returned to the ground to do some sniffing and
exploring.
Benji is such a lovely boy to have around. He had so much
fun on his morning walk, accompanied by two fellow smaller dogs. The deep snow
was a bit of a challenge, but he made it through with a lot of courage. I can
always count on Benji to give me lots of cuddles when we are in the yard. Today
he was very keen on hanging out by my side, accepting loads of pets and
cuddles. He was also curious as to what all the snow was about. He spent a lot
of time wandering around with his more independent friends, sniffing and
exploring the yard. Benji loved walking along the edge of the building where
the snow hadn’t fallen, sniffing the few remaining pebbles. He was very good at
climbing up the big snow mountains and then back down into the ravines. HE kept
himself very busy doing this. Benji briefly joined in on some running and
playing with his friends but was happy to return to my side for more attention
before it was time to head back indoors.
Toast had such a fun day. We have received so much snow in
the last day, which he is a big fan of. His little legs don’t stop him from
much. Toast was so quick to meet up with the ever so speedy DJ. He put in 110%
effort to keep up to DJ who spent his entire time today bolting around the
yard, through the deep snow full speed. The difference between DJ and Toast is
that DJ has long lanky limbs, while Toast has much shorter legs. Nevertheless,
Toast motored after DJ with all his might. Toast plowed through the snow with
such ease, it was hilarious to watch. Occasionally he would stop to catch his
breath, but it was hard to tell that he was lying down rather than standing. DJ
loved having all the attention on him today. He was sure to keep Toast
following him around along with other playmates including Maya, Timbits and
Coco. DJ was so speedy running around the yard with his ears flapping. After laps
and laps of the yard everyone broke off to take a break. While exploring, DJ
met up with his sister for some time together. Toast on the other hand didn’t
take much time to relax. He met up with Maya and they were a hot pair. They
wrestled all around the yard and in the deep snow mouthing at one another
non-stop. Jt was very cute to watch. When group time was over both DJ and Toast
were exhausted, and couldn’t wait to take a nap in their kennel before their
next outing.
Tinkerbell enjoyed her day with us. She really enjoyed all
the fresh snow throughout the yard, as it provided her with a lot to sniff and
explore. DJ was sure to check up on his sister whenever he remembered. Rather
than being excited to see him, she would scurry away afraid of him inviting her
to join in on his games. Once he turned away from her, she would run after him
asking him to please continue paying attention to her. They have a funny relationship;
it’s cute to watch. Tinkerbell loved scaling the tops of the snow piles,
investigating everything her nose could find. She kept very busy doing this as
her outdoor time passed. She also enjoyed some time on my lap being pet and
cuddled.
Daycare pals Bella and Finnigan were excited to head outside
with the predominately Husky group for a morning of play. We love seeing Bella
on Wednesdays; she just adores her Husky pals Kyah and Justice and always knows
how to get the party started! But all this fresh snow called for some serious
snow-rolls for both Finn and Bella, who were seen rolling around on their backs
in excitement making dog-angels! Now that the rolls were out of the way, they
were ready to play; Bella lunged towards Justice excitedly to get the chase
across the yard started. Sure enough, the whole gang was racing behind them,
including Husky pals Nymeria and Storm. Huskies always know how to have a good
time and the fun never ended this morning. The pack was on the move, but always
made sure to stop by the agility tunnel for their daily meeting where they all
crowded around in excitement. Then Nymeria would leap away starting another
epic chase across the yard. Everyone wanted to catch up to this fun loving redheaded
Husky, including Storm, who was trying his best to keep up with this agile
girl! Once everyone was out of breath, they would all gather in the snow for a
group wrestle; there were so many moving bodies around and fun to be had!
Charlie and Max had a morning full of fun with their
favourite four-legged friends! Charlie was excited to see his best pal Cooper
the yellow lab and wasted no time trying to get his attention to play. Cooper
loved the attention from this gentle giant and started running circles around
the yard to see if Charlie could catch him. Charlie took him up on the offer
and started running after him and with those long legs of his, he caught up in
no time and with a gentle paw to the back, the wrestle was on! Meanwhile, Max
was occupied with his very own Husky pack including the ever playful Nyxx and
Jynxx who were just begging for his attention to play! Max was immediately
accepted into this pack and learnt the true ways of rambunctious Husky play.
With Charlie and Cooper to one side and Max with the Huskies to the other, they
could have kept playing all day long if we let them, but they were due for an
afternoon rest before they headed back out to do it all over again!
Next up was the Max and Sadie show, always an entertaining
show as you can imagine! More snow they thought and were just thrilled to be
back in our care for a day of play. Max whipped around that yard like there was
no tomorrow while Sadie’s head was immediately buried in the snow in
exploration. Max and Sadie always like to end their morning with a wrestle in
the snow, but first Max must run his long legs out and Sadie must sniff out the
yard. They don’t like to change their routine up too often but boy do they love
to play and play they did, all group long like the silly pups they are. At one point,
they both collapsed in the snow in excitement and posed for a pretty picture
for me. These two always know how to bring a smile on my face, even on the
snowiest of days!
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