Maya and Rocky had a nice relaxing first
group outing this morning. They seemed to be happy that the weather is warming
up and the breeze is light and refreshing. Rocky left his usual post by the
fence and followed his nose around to the gate into the grassy yard. I was
pleasantly surprised to see him up and roaming, so I went to say hello. Maya
followed me and said hello to Rocky, too. He meandered around and eventually
made it back to his regular spot by the door, where he posed for a couple of
nice pictures. I went back out to the grassy part of the yard and encouraged
Maya to follow me, but she was feeling cool and calm, so decided to hang out
and watch the other dogs play instead. She went around and said hello to her
group mates, including Coco the Beagle, and her old friend Resa. It wasn’t
until a little bit later in the morning that Maya started feeling a bit more
bouncy. We went for a nice walk on the trail with Maya’s friends Merida and
Resa, and Maya spent lots of time sniffing around on the first half of the
path. Once we crossed the driveway to the last stretch, though, she got the
zoomies and started running like crazy! She’s so funny. Rocky and I went for a
shorter, slower paced walk in the front field, but he decided that he’d rather
sit down in the grass and be pet instead of actually walking.
Timbits was ready for play time as soon as
he set foot in the yard this morning. He raced over to see the other dogs and
say his hellos before bouncing out into the grassy yard. Pippin and I were
playing fetch and Timbits just couldn’t wait to get in on the action. He raced
after the ball every time I threw it, and successfully caught it a couple of
times, too. Meanwhile, Coco had been hanging out back by the door with Rocky
and Julie, but she also decided to come out and join us in the grassy yard. The
game of fetch must have caught her eye, because she came sprinting in to chase
the ball with Timbits and Pippin. After the first chase, Coco pounced on
Timbits to start a little wrestling match.
Coco only wanted to wrestle with Timbits, so when he started up with
Jake, she decided to hang back and watch for a bit. I gave her lots of pets and
even a cookie from my pocket. Later on in the morning, Coco and Timbits went
out for a walk on the trail with their pal Nanook, and then had a little rest
before going out for the next group.
Pippin was a little ball of energy in the
yard today! He somehow knew that I had a cookie in my pocket, and hopped along
beside me as I walked around the yard. Even after I gave him the treat, Pippin
was convinced I must have more and continued to hop along with me. I assured
him that I was all out of snacks, and picked up a ball for him instead. Pippin
started to squeak in excitement, and hopped up onto his back legs to try and
reach it. I threw the ball and I don’t think I’ve ever seen Pippin run so fast!
He flew across the yard like a little white cloud and quickly snatched up the
ball. I managed to throw the ball a couple more times before Pippin decided he
wanted to play “no take, only throw”, a game where he wants me to throw the
ball but won’t let me take it from him! He’s so silly. After a little while,
Pippin put the ball down and joined in on the little wrestling match with
friends Nanook, Timbits and Jake. Later on in the morning, Pippin joined Bella,
Jake and I on a nice walk around the path, before having a little rest in his
kennel until afternoon group time.
Kai was thrilled to be outside this morning with all her
favourite friends; she is of course a very social girl and is always the best
version of herself when surrounded with her silly four-legged friends! She was
her normal gentle and calm self as she made her way around the yard, weaving in
and out of her pals. She was happy to see fellow Bernese brothers Dragon and
Gryphon, I had to take a double glance each time to see who was who! Kai was
full of lots of kisses and cuddles this morning and of course carried that
clever grin of hers across her face. Next, she headed out for her morning trail
walk with pals Sophie and Andy. Both Andy and Sophie waited patiently as Kai
found the perfect spot to roll around in, a must on her walks! Later on in the day, Kai and I went back out into the lovely sunshine for her extra attention time. She led me around the front field, looking for the perfect place to roll around in the fresh grass. After lots of roaming, Kai and I went back inside for a drink and some relaxation time. She climbed right up onto the armchair in the reception area and made herself comfortable. I sat next to her on the arm of the chair and gave her lots of pets. She's been showing off her best smiles now that she's feeling all better!
Next up was our clan of Thursday daycare pals including
Percy, Teddy, Spencer, Kimi and Mocha. Mocha was a bit hesitant to head out the
doors this morning, especially since her sister Issy wasn’t there to support
her, but after some encouragement she made her way outside only to find a seat
by the door in protest! But she knows that I will eventually make my way over
and give her all the attention she could ever want and have endless amounts of
head rubs. Not to mention she had a front row seat to all the commotion
happening in front of her. Percy and Teddy could barely keep their paws off
each other from the moment they set paw outside, they were ready to wrestle and
play in usual fashion! They were very happy to have Charly the Golden join them
for a play session outside. They could see how much she adored the ball and
this made Percy want to steal it away from her even more. And of course, Teddy
was excitedly running circles around them and picked up speed every time Percy
tried to sneak in and get the ball. Spencer was being his usual goofy self
watching from the sidelines along with Kimi and Jetta. Spencer thought he
better sit this wrestle out, and there he was off exploring the yard with his
nose to the ground and floppy tongue hanging out the side. Every time I would
call his name, he would lift his head up in amusement and of course his floppy
tongue would still be hanging out the side, such a jolly boy that one is! Kimi has
been very playful during her daycare days with us lately, but today she took a
note from Mocha and decided that there was too much puppy energy going on for
her to join in. She much preferred to explore the yard alongside pal Spencer as
she tried to dodge the chaos from Charly, Percy and Spencer. But she was
curious as ever and always made sure to have one eye on the group and her tail
would perk up and ears would fly back in amusement as Charly and Percy leapt
into the air after the ball.
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