Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

Titan and Sophie had a wonderful start to their morning by heading out for a trot along the back trail bright and early. It was a warm one, but they enjoyed feeling the breeze in their faces as they excitedly paced along together. The fun continued for the two of them when they met back up in the yard for a pool party! Sophie raced friends Syrus and Indi into the far grassy yard so she could be the first to splash into the cool pool! Sophie is fearless and immediately plunged her whole body in until just her eyes were poking out from under the water. Syrus and Indi on the other hand took their time to test the temperature out with their paws before jumping in. But soon enough the three of them were all splashing around in there together. Meanwhile, Titan was off chasing his new best friend Lotus around the yard. These two were inseparable for most of the morning and had a blast whipping around the yard together. After running so many laps, Titan was hot and decided to come splash around in the pool for himself! A few gulps of water later and he was ready to find Lotus again for another round of chase. Syrus, the smiling boy loved when I lifted the hose out from under the water, both him and Sophie tried to bite and catch the water in their mouths straight from the hose. After a few dips in the pool, Indi was ready to play and found a wrestling partner in Molly the Golden. When Sophie saw Indi and Molly running around the yard, she quickly joined in and the three of them spent the rest of their morning running and splashing around in the pool together.

Titan was quite the happy boy when I went to get him for his extra attention time. He came dashing down the hall as I followed closely behind. Before I knew it he was up in the big comfy chair and waiting for me to come give him some TLC. However, once Titan heard the treat jar, he jumped up off the chair and ran right over to me. I got Titan to show off a few tricks such as sit and lay down. Once he did, I gave him a couple of treats. I gave him the rest of the treats in the treat puzzle. This kept Titan busy for a little while. He was successful in getting every little piece of treat that he could. Once he was done with that, he nose started to go wild. Titan was following different scents all over the room for the rest of his extra attention time. 

It was the perfect sunny day for daycare pals Boris, Tasha, Percy and sisters Issy and Mocha to have a play session out in the yard today! After coming in from their respective trail walks, they were ready to hit the yard and like the group before, have an epic pool party! Mocha and Issy are creatures of habit and to no surprise; Mocha spent most of her morning lounging out in the sun. However her feathers got ruffled when Tasha came running around the corner and tried to entice her to play. If anyone’s is going to get Mocha’s tail wagging, it’s usually either Boris or Tasha! Issy followed Boris and Percy into the far grassy yard to check out the pool. Boris and Percy playfully fought one another to see who could get into the pool first but they both ended up in there and excitedly splashed around. There was even enough room for Issy, and the boys moved over to let her in. Well then Tasha came barreling in from around the corner and forced her way into the pool as well. Boris leaped out in excitement and then the grand chase around the yard began! Percy and Tasha darted after Boris and lets just say there were a few more dips to be had in the pool for the three of them to cool off after a ferocious morning of play! 

Finnigan loves a few things here at daycare, and today he managed to squeeze them all into his schedule. We started out on the trail for his morning walk, as usual, followed by a little rest time in his kennel before groups. Finnigan was pleased to see a few of his friends out in the yard today, including Magic the Husky, Charly the Golden and Barb the lab puppy. He was even happier though when he saw a brand new squeaky toy in my hand! I tossed the toy for Finn and he flew across the yard with Charly in hot pursuit behind him. Finn snatched the toy first and went to lay down in the grass with it, though he had attracted an audience who seemed quite keen to try and grab the toy away. I managed to sneak in and pick up the toy to throw again, and everyone flew off across the yard once more. Finnigan and Charly went back and forth between catching and chasing the toy, and Finnigan even took it for a little cool off in the pool.

Maya and Rocky were delighted to each go for their separate walks after breakfast this morning. Maya trotted out onto the main trail accompanied by spaniel sisters Penny and Pippin, while Rocky went for a more relaxed and slow-paced stroll on the front lawn, followed by a snooze on his big comfy bed beside his big sister. Penny and Pippin wiggled out into the yard this morning and quickly greeted their walking buddy from earlier in the morning, and each stopped to say hello to Rocky too. He was already getting settled in his customary sun-bathing spot by the fence, while Maya wagged her tail and sniffed her friends. Penny and Pippin continued out into the yard, wiggling away and saying their greetings to a few new faces that joined the group this morning. Penny was approached by a very small girl named Barb, who was beyond excited to be meeting new friends, while Pippin zipped past her sister and went to sniff around by the wall and in the longer grass by the fence. Penny didn’t stick around with Barb for long, though and made her way out to the agility jump. I encouraged her to hop over the bar, but it turned out that Pippin was feeling more agile today and cleared the jump a few times. Meanwhile, Maya had left Rocky to hang out in his spot while she went to cool her paws in the pool. Maya met up with Timbits and Barb and hopped right into the water!

I was so happy to see Barney’s big smile as he came down the hallway this morning! He’s such a fun and positive energy to have in our small dog group. After his walk on the trail to start his day, Barney joined his friends in the play yard. He went around and said hello to everyone before coming to visit with me. I walked farther out into the yard with Barney trotting along beside me, until he spotted the pool! He bolted over and jumped right into the water to splash around and cool his toes. Barney had a few visitors in the pool, including Maya, Timbits and Barb. Once he’d reached his ideal cool down temperature, Barney hopped out of the pool and shook off before running back to hang out in the shade on this very warm day! After his play time outside, Barney joined me upfront for some extra attention. He bounced around the reception area from chair to chair. When I opened up the cookie jar he hopped off the chair and start prancing around my feet. I put some liver treats in a kong bone, this entertained him for a majority of his time up front. Once he ate all the yummy treats from the bone Barney cuddled up beside me for some extra pets and back rubs. 

Coco and Timbits were full of energy on this beautiful and sunny Tuesday! After their trail walk with their good friend Miko, it was time to head out into the yard for our first group outing of the day. Miko led the way out into the grassy yard, followed by Timbits and their new pal, Barb. Barb was ready to race, and Timbits didn’t waste a second before taking off after her, while Miko and Coco watched from the comfort of the cool shade. Timbits and Barb wound up underneath the picnic table, which is one of her favourite spots to wrestle, and Coco came sprinting over to poke her head under and join in the fun. Miko stayed put for a little while, but eventually came out to run around with the group for a little while. Timbits and Barb raced and raced around the yard with Coco and Miko joining in occasionally, and finished off their play session with a good splash around in the kiddie pool. Barb leapt into the water, making a big splash, and Timbits didn’t waste any time before climbing in after her. 


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