Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

I myself haven’t seen Max and Sadie for a little while so I was very excited to see them. I think they were both pretty excited to see me too because Max nearly head butted me as he jumped up to give me a kiss and Sadie ran right over with her tail wagging to give me one as well. When it was time for their group time, I decided to bring the two of them outside and onto the back forest trail instead of into the yard. I could tell that Max and Sadie were excited to see where we were going. Max had his nose on the ground while curiously sniffing the path. I think they might have been confused because they already had their long walk this morning. Once we got onto the back trail, Sadie couldn’t have been happier. She started sniffing every tree and bush that we passed by. She mostly stayed on the path but Max wasn’t as interested in staying with her. As soon as he saw the little stream of water that we were walking beside he decided he needed to jump in. Max hopped into the water and stayed in it as we walked further. He looked so cute splashing around but eventually he jumped back out to play with Sadie. All of a sudden they were in race mode and took off to the end of their leashes. After a bit of a jog, we found ourselves in the water once again. This time Sadie was quite interested in it this time. I looked over at her standing in the water, not really moving around but simply standing with her head up and absorbing all the new scents. Max splashed around a few more times before we started on our way back.

Kai has been having such a good day! She is super playful and gets excited when any of the staff go to see her! She started her morning with a quick outing and then later with a walk joined by her friend Julie. Kai loved the strong breeze that was out today. When she and I went for a walk in the back trail, we made our way to the river and Kai was very content to sit in the tall grass and look around. It was funny because once she lied down, the wind blew her ear over and she looked so cute with her ear flipped the wrong way. We continued on the path and saw Tiffani walking some other dogs nearby and Kai lied down in the grass again, rolled around a few times and then sat there watching Max and Sadie in the distance. I tried to get Kai to walk some more but she pressed her head down into the grass and tried her hardest to pull back on the leash. Since she wasn’t quite ready to head back inside, Kai and I sat in the grass and I pet her head and ears. She kept watching the little birds around the water's edge, and every so often, she would stand up, like she wanted to chase them. Eventually we moved on and made our way back inside. Kai stopped on the bridge and posed for a few lovely photos and then went back in for a quick nap.

Boris and Tasha had such a fun day! During their long outing today, they were joined by Isis, Sky and Kyah, three other huskies. At first Boris and Tasha just wanted to play with each other, but after, once Boris saw Sky, he lit up and bounced his way across the yard to her side. Sky was reluctant to play but Boris insisted and these two ended up jumping around together in the yard. Boris kept putting his paws up onto Sky’s back and then leaping away and then Sky would chase him. Once Sky was done playing, Boris moved on to play with Isis. He and Isis started a big game of chase in the yard, and Boris had some serious zoomies. He was leaping right over the rocks and racing through the play structure. Isis followed him everywhere and soon enough, Tasha joined in. Tasha was hanging back at first, only chasing the youngsters for a few seconds before stopping. After a few minutes, Tasha was racing after Boris as fast as she could and she only stopped when she bumped into Boris when he stopped.  They all slowed down a bit, and then Tasha and Boris strolled around the yard. Boris came to me for some hugs and Tasha got a bit jealous so she wiggled her way, right between us and started to lick my face. I pet her and gave her a face massage. These two ended off their time outside with a quick race around the yard and then straight in to the hallway. During their training today, Boris, Tasha and I all went in the playroom together. We started off with the basics: sit and lie down. Afterwards, I was focusing on making them both sit and wait patiently while I walked around the playroom. At first these two goof balls were not at the top of their game. Tasha jumped right on me when I first told her to stay and Boris walked the other way, towards the toy bin. I let them both explore the room and take in all the smells and then tried again. This time they were much more focused. I got them both to sit, and Tasha immediately lied down. Boris sat politely and I said, “stay” and then walked to the other side of the room. They both stayed until I said it was okay and afterwards they raced over to me for their rewards. We did this a few more times and they really got the hang of it after a couple tries.

Percy had a blast today! He was in a group with a bunch of playful huskies and Percy loved the attention he got from Jynxx and Nyxx. Jynxx wanted to play with Percy right away, and Percy danced around with her, leaping away and towards her while she rolled on the ground, pawing at his face while she was upside down. After playing with Jynxx, Percy spotted a rubber ball in one of the closed outdoor kennel and instantly decided it had to be his. He stood at the gate barking until I noticed, and I got it for him and threw it across the yard. He ran over there so fast, but he never brought the ball back. This got Nyxx’s attention and Nyxx wanted to get the ball from Percy. Percy dropped the ball and traded up for a bigger red ball. He carried this one for a long while before he brought it to me to play fetch. We only played fetch twice because he got disinterested in the ball and went to see his friends. Before we went inside, I got the bubble blower and blew bubbles for Percy. At first it looked like he liked it and was going to chase them, but then he wandered away. Percy was ready to go inside and have a big drink of water.

Issy and Mocha had a very good day today. They went on their walk with a familiar daycare friend, Percy. Later in the morning, Issy and Mocha went out for their long group. Mocha almost immediately sat on the patio stone and began to watch the others do their thing in the yard. I pet Mocha and then brought her to the grass yard. She wagged her tail and then trotted off to sniff the play structure. Issy was over there, sniffing around the growing grass. Nyxx really wanted to play with Issy, but she politely declined and walked away. She went and gave Mocha a quick sniff and then followed Mocha back to the door. Mocha had moved over to the outdoor kennel where I was sitting on the stool, petting Jynxx. The girls went about their normal routines, where Issy walks around saying hello to everyone and then sometimes stops to say hi to her sister. When it was almost time to go inside, Nyxx tried one last time to play with Issy, and this time she gave in, and gave him a few flirty jumps around. He was surprised by this and laid down right in front of her. Issy jumped right on him and then the two of them ran a few meters away and repeated the same thing over again. Their flirty game was short lived as it was time to come inside, but neither of the girls minded, and were happy to go relax.

Winston was definitely interested in cuddling today. It’s very nice to see that he’s always happy to go outside to explore and stretch his legs. Winston spent his outdoor times today in the far part of the gravel yard as well as the grass yard. He seemed to be quite the adventurer today and let his nose take him wherever it wanted him to go. There were quite a few times where his sniffing trails would lead him right to me so the two of us would snuggle beside one another for a little while. Soon enough he decided it was cuddle time instead. Winston quickly plopped down beside me and waited for some extra loving. He made sure to rub his head right against my side to catch my attention. From then on I spent my time giving him a good head rub and eventually, once eh laid down, I gave him a short belly rub. Winston looked as happy as could be. When it came time for Winston’s extra attention time he couldn’t have been more excited. Winston came barreling down the hallway and went into every room he could get into just trying to find the perfect spot for the two of us to hang out. Eventually, after searching each room, he made his way into the kitchen and plopped down onto the bed that I had laid out. Although Winston was trying to get all snuggled on the bed, as soon as he saw his treats that I had brought into the kitchen, Winston got up and immediately came over to get them. The treats didn’t come for free though. I had Winston do a few tricks before he could get his treats. He did an excellent job of his sits and even threw in a few paws as well. After the treats it was back to cuddling on the bed. For the rest of his time with me I brushed him with his favorite brush; the zoom groom.

Nanook was a little spunky boy today. His energy always seemed to be at an extreme high and was always ready to come out of his kennel to see his friends. Out in the yard, Nanook was especially playful. I had brought out a red ball out into the yard to see if he wanted to play a little bit of fetch and it was a success. Nanook trotted over to me and pressed his nose right against the ball while giving it a good sniff. From then he decided it was time to play. Nanook looked at me with the ball, his little feet started pattering and soon it was take off time. Once I let the ball be thrown from my hand, Nanook was racing after it. He would run all the way into the far yard to chase after the ball. Once he got to it, he’d pick it up and start running back. However I think the ball might have been a little bit bigger than comfortable for him to carry so he ended up dropping it half way. Each time I went back fro the ball; Nanook would follow right behind, waiting for another opportunity to run. To finish off this group time, Nanook joined his friend Shelby in the yard. I think he enjoyed sniffing her because he followed her everywhere she went for the last little while and seemed to have his nose stuck to her the whole time. The two of them were funny together because neither of them knew if they wanted to actually play together or not. Later in the morning, instead of us hanging out in the front reception area, Nanook and I spent some time together in the playroom. Nanook was so happy to be in there. He was running all over the room, and whenever he stopped running, he barked at me, telling me he wanted me to chase him. I ran after him and he switched directions and headed back the other way. Once he realized I had a few treats, he stopped dead in his tracks and came over to me, and immediately placed his little paw on my foot. I got him to lie down, where he proceeded to give me his paw again. He’s such a clever man. He then got to spend some time scavenging the treat puzzle again today. He has mastered it! I put the little treats in to occupy him, but it only took him a couple minutes to get them all out and then he came to me looking for some more. We then cuddled for a few minutes before heading outside for another play time with his friends.

Miko was very excited to come in for another day of daycare. When I let him out for his long playgroup, Miko came zooming right out of his kennel and into the yard at top speed. He didn’t waste any time greeting anyone just yet, but instead decided to run a few laps around the yard. Miko looked like a little fluff ball moving around the yard. Soon enough he quieted down and came trotting over to each of his friends. He gave them a quick sniff, trying to determine whom he could play with. Eventually he realized that I was the best fit for a play friend. I grabbed a stuffed bunny from the yard and showed it to Miko. I wasn’t sure if he’d be interested in the toy but after a few sniffs, Miko was jumping up to try and grab it from me. I got him to sit patiently in front of me and wait for me to throw it up in the air. Once I did, Miko would catch it in his mouth and quickly run off with his new prized possession. Every so often he’d bring the stuffy back to me and we’d play a little bit of tug-of-war before he was ready to run off with it again. At the end of his play group, Miko got a burst of energy and started racing around the yard a few more times before decided it was time to come back inside.