Jack and Maggie enjoyed a walk on the trail with their pal
Coco the beagle on this lovely summer morning. It wasn’t too hot or too cool,
which made for the perfect strolling weather. After their walk time, Jack and
Maggie stretched out in their comfy beds until we headed out into the yard for
morning group time. When I came to get them, both Jack and Maggie were
stretched out in the same bed, looking as comfy as can be! They got up slowly
and stretched their legs before sauntering out the door. They both spent lots
of time sniffing around and exploring the yard for the first little while. Jack
met a little friend along his way, a very teeny tiny little guy named Mickey.
Mickey’s best friend Teddy came racing over to say hello too, and the pair
bounced off to play together. Jack watched them as they shuffled around the
yard, and proceeded on his way out to the grassy part of the yard. Meanwhile,
Maggie was saying hello to Iris the Chihuahua and asking for some pets from me.
I happily obliged and scratched her on the chin and rubbed her back. Jack made
his way out to the agility tunnel and hopped through to the other side. Maggie
was intrigued by what he could be doing in there and went over to have a look
too. They both went in and out of the tunnel together and separately a few
times. After group time, Jack and Maggie joined Katie for some one-on-one time
in the reception area for their extra attention session. Jack and I sat
together and watched as Katie and Maggie played with her favourite pink dragon
stuffy.
Nymeria was as eager as ever to stretch her legs on the
trail this morning. It was still a bit cloudy and breezy out, which made the
perfect walking weather before the hot sun started shining. Later during group
time, Nymeria was the first to hop into the kiddie pool as it was filling up.
She didn’t realize there was actually water in the pool though and hopped back
out as quickly as she hopped in. Nymeria watched as Zadie climbed right into
the water and splashed around. Nym approached slowly, considering wetting her
feet again, but decided against it when Oates came running over to say hello.
Nymeria instantly wanted to play, but Oates was being all silly and shy,
rolling on her back and pawing up at her. Nym let her be for a while and went
to say hello to Annie, Zen and Red. She eventually met back up with Oates, who
was then ready for a little play session. It was pretty warm out so the girls
didn’t play for too long, but were happy to get their sillies out at least. Later in the afternoon, Nymeria and I went out to the front field to do some recall work. I hooked Nym up to the long line and let her go and sniff around. When she was good and distracted I called her back over to me, and she came flying through the long grass! We did this a few times and she only needed a few reminders here and there. Alyssa then brought Justice outside for some leash manner training. Nym was so excited to see him so it was a great opportunity to work on not jumping and staying sitting down. Each time that Nymeria approached Justice without jumping up she got a little section of liver treat as a reward. She did a great job! When we were all done training, we went inside for Nymeria's extra attention time with Alyssa. She was happy to lay down on the cool tile floor and have a little fun with some toys!
Annie and Zen met a new buddy on their walk this morning,
Red the Bloodhound. He’s very chatty on the trail, which kept the girls
entertained as they marched along. They met up with Red again later on in the
morning for their first group outing of the day. Annie and Zen went for a
stroll around the yard and gazed out into the field, feeling the breeze in
their hair. Zen went and said hello to Merida and Zadie, who she seemed to like
quite a lot. Suddenly, Riley went sprinting past and Zen couldn’t help but jog
along after her. Annie watched as Zen went along for the run, but quickly went
back to sniffing around and saying hello to the other dogs. I ran around the
yard and offered the girls some toys, but they were most content mingling with
the others and following their noses on this warm Monday.
Max and Sadie were certainly full of the wiggles today! We
practiced being nice, calm and patient on our way outside. Max wiggled his way
out of the kennel before Sadie, but I asked him to go back and wait until it
was his turn to go. Sadie laid down on her bed and locked her gaze on me, and
Max sat perfectly still like a statue with his head tilted back and his eyes
wide with anticipation. I allowed Sadie to leave the kennel first, while Max
had to sit an extra minute. He was such a patient boy! Next, I had them sit at
the door to outside and wait until I told them they could go out into the yard.
They were very focused and stayed put even after I’d opened the door and gone
out into the yard myself. Once I said okay, both Max and Sadie went flying out
into the yard for their play time. Sadie did a lap before settling down on the
gravel to sunbathe. Max was ready to play right from the start and ran around
until Sadie was up and ready to join him. The pair ran around and wrestled
together in the tunnel, which was very funny to watch from the outside. Sadie
ran out of the tunnel and into the empty pool, where Max tackled her and the
wrestle started once again. After they had a good play, Max went and jumped
over the agility jump a few times, showing off to Sadie, who wasn’t so sure she
wanted to give it a try yet. I got a treat and encouraged her to jump, but
Sadie decided that she was a better spectator than acrobat. This afternoon we
brought the lovely miss Isis out with Max and Sadie. We let Max see Isis
through the fence before bringing her into the yard. They were both so excited
to spend some time with an old friend. Max encouraged Isis to play with him and
she trotted around the yard with him before settling down to sniff some grass.
Max and Sadie joined her as she explored through the long grass.
Vasco was very pleased when I approached
his kennel door this morning to head outside with all of his favorite friends. He zoomed out the door and literally leaped into the agility yard in
excitement. First things first, he had to get a few rolls in before playing
with his friends, so in true Labrador nature he buried his head to the ground
and lifted his bum up in the air as he stared to roll around on the ground!
Now that he had reached his roll quota, he was ready to explore the yard
and see what the rest of the gang was up too. He spotted good pal and fellow
Labrador Cascabelle and ran over to say hello and see if he could entice her to
a wrestle. The two of them had a friendly standoff before Cascabelle excitedly
ran away and Vasco followed suit! For the rest of the morning he was smiling
from ear to ear and happy to be in such good company on this sunny day. Vasco was delighted to see a leash in my hand when I came to get him for extra attention time this afternoon. I let him lead the way through the field and he took me down to the creek and jumped right in! He walked back and forth in the water, keeping cool on this hot and humid afternoon. Next, we continued down the trail where we stopped at the bridge to take a couple photos. He then led me around the walking trail, where he stopped to sniff and explore all he wanted! We ended our time together by relaxing in the cool reception area.
One of our favorite daycare pals Finnigan
was back in for a day of fun and today he joined one of the small dog groups
and met up with some of his favorite pint sized friends for a good play! He was
pleased to see our regular Beagle friends Coco and Timbits and new friend
Bailey. Bailey and Timbits followed Finnigan out into the far grassy yard and
put their little noses to work to see which toys they could find and play with.
Meanwhile Coco decided to stay back and lounge out in the sun with Shelby and
Resa since it was such a warm and sunny morning. Finnigan spotted one of the
Frisbees and Bailey found one of the stuffed animals and they were both pleased
with their finds.
Please note that some of today's photos are out of order!
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