Annie was
feeling good and ready to hang out with me after her morning walk. She trotted
up to the reception area and watched as I prepared the treat puzzle with a
couple of liver treats for her. Annie shuffled around in excitement, and
immediately used her nose to reveal the first little prize. She’s such a smart
girl! After she nosed and pawed at the puzzle for a while, Annie was ready to
relax and laid down on the cool floor, which she preferred to the comforter I’d
laid out for her. Annie enjoyed lots of pets and back rubs while she snoozed. All
rested up and ready for the rest of her day, Annie joined me outside in the
play yard for some fun with her group. Annie spent the first little while
sniffing around the yard and getting acquainted with all of her new friends.
She came to see me as well, and rubbed up against my side hoping for some more
back scratches. I happily gave Annie a helping hand and scratched her back
while we watched the other dogs roam the yard. When Syrus the Husky came
bouncing over in Annie’s direction she couldn’t help but start to bounce around
with him! It was so sweet watching these new friends together.
After
a morning of fun outside, it was time for Barney's extra attention session. He
excitedly followed me down the hallway and into the reception area for some
one-on-one time. He checked out the toy bucket and rolled around on the blanket
in happiness. He even gave me the perfect sit for a treat! But most of all
Barney loves to cuddle, I took a seat on the chair and he excitedly jumped up
on my lap and spent most of his morning relaxing while I scratched his head! He
even got to spend some time with pals Jack and Maggie who were heading up for
their session as he was heading back.
Titan
started his morning off with his usual trail walk, but with new partners today.
He happily greeted Finnigan and Maya before heading out to stretch his legs on
the path. After his walk, Titan bounced down the hall and out into the yard,
eager to meet back up with his good friend Lotus. These two have been spending
lots of time together this week, usually hanging around in the same areas of
the yard. Titan roamed the grass and the fence line with Lotus for a while
until he noticed Syrus hopping up into the play structure. He quickly raced
over and stood up on his hind legs to peek over the edge at what Syrus was
doing. Titan entered the play house with his pal and waited for his turn to
look up on the top level. Titan was more than happy to continue roaming the
yard and hanging out with Lotus and friends until his extra attention time this
afternoon.
Syrus
did a little bit of everything out in the yard today. After he went for his
walk accompanied by Indi, Syrus was ready to explore every inch of the yard,
including the playstructure. Syrus poked his head into the little house and
sniffed around before leaping up to the top level where he gazed out into the
yard. He watched the other dogs for a few minutes and then hopped back down to
give Titan a turn up on top. Syrus went running through the middle gate into
the adjacent yard when he saw the Golden girls Sophie, Molly and Naughty having
a game of fetch with a few of the various toys. I tossed a ball for Syrus and
he sprung up like a kangaroo to be the first one to catch it. He then trotted
away across the yard with the Golden trio following behind, hoping that he
would drop it! After a little bit of fun with the ball, Syrus met up with a new
friend who joined the group today, gentle giant Annie the St. Bernard. She’s
not always keen to play, but there was something about Syrus that she couldn’t
resist, and the two started to bounce around together, it was so cute!
Sophie had
yet another great day today, but that’s no surprise! She spent most of her time
accompanied by her two Golden friends, Molly and Naughty. These girls are the
three Golden Musketeers in their group and even out on the walking trail! They
walked side by side at the ends of their leashes most of the way, and only
parted ways when Sophie stopped to roll in the long grass here and there. Molly
gave Sophie a good run for her money when it came to playing fetch during
groups today! Each time Sophie caught the ring toy she would prance off around
the yard with it and Molly would be trailing close behind, looking for an
opportunity to snatch it away. Molly did manage to grab the other end of Sophie’s
toy a couple of times, but Sophie the smarty pants always knew where the second
ring toy was laying in the grass and went to pick it up instead.
If I had to
choose a perfect play partner for Kane it would absolutely be little DJ the
Jampup! He was a little bit shy with Kane when they first met at the hallway
door, but as soon as he saw Kane’s wagging tail and goofy smile they were off
to the races! Kane is known around here for being a very busy guy, and DJ had the
long legs and plentiful energy to keep up with this goofy boy’s antics. The
boys made a few laps around the yards before Kane’s old pal Finnigan came
bounding over to join the party. Finnigan had been rolling around in the grass
with his puppy friend Barb, all while holding the blue ring toy in his mouth.
Kane, DJ and Finnigan flew around the yard together and attracted the attention
of the other dogs in their group, including Resa, Isis and Charly. Soon enough
they were all running together in one big bunch, moving so fast I could hardly
keep track of who was who. After plenty of running and silliness, Kane, DJ and
Finnigan looped back around the yard to check on the quieter friends who were
relaxing by the door.
Tinkerbell
and Maya were definitely on the same page today. The girls were more than happy
to hang out together and relax while the goofy guys ran around in the adjacent
yard. Maya was more than happy to lay down with her little brother Rocky on the
warm rocks, while Tinkerbell ventured a little further out into the yard at
first. Tink climbed up on one of the pallets and watched DJ do laps around her.
I went over to say hello and watch the other dogs and Tinkerbell stood up with
her little paws reaching towards me. I snuck her a little treat before we went
back over to hang out with Maya and Rocky again. I of course gave Maya a little
liver treat when we met up again, which prompted Rocky to come waddling over
for one too. Suddenly all of the crazy boys came flying in to take a break from
their chase and Finnigan and Kane quickly gave Maya lots of big kisses while DJ
said hello to his sister.
Bella joined rescue Husky friend Lotus for
her morning trail walk and she was just thrilled to zoom down the trail with
her new friend; these two were on the move and definitely kept up the pace! She
spotted a familiar face out in the yard a short while later; it was Chloe, her
favorite play buddy! Chloe had just come from her trot along the trail with
daycare pal Kane and was just as excited to see sweet Bella. Chloe started
wiggling in the air as she came thundering towards Bella, Bella excitedly leapt
towards her and they caught each other mid air! From that moment on these two
were inseparable and definitely the stars of their group. Everyone, including
sisters Annie and Zen and our lovely guest Haley wanted to join in the fun. Annie
and Zen love a good group-wrestle in the yard, they excitedly followed Chloe
and Bella all around the yard today. However Zen stopped dead in her tracks
when she smelt something of interest in the grass and then she excitedly
started to roll. Annie curiously watched her from above and then Chloe ran over
and started to roll herself! Oakley found all of this to be the best
entertainment, at times she would wrap herself in and around my legs and watch
the others run around knowing very well that she would get some head scratches.
But she was just as excited to see friend Haley, it’s been a while since these
two had some fun together in the yard. They both immediately ran towards one
another to say hello and Oakley got into her playful stance, ears back and tail
perked right up, ready to pounce if Haley enticed her!
Last night we welcomed Jack and Maggie back
for another visit and I was thrilled to see their sweet little faces bright and
early this morning! Perky as ever, they followed me out into the yard for their
first outing and started exploring the yard. We took a nice and slow trail walk
this morning and little Olive joined them and they were glad to have her
company! Jack saved just enough energy to have a friendly wrestle with Cooper
and Maggie excitedly ran over to join in! After some fun outside, they were
ready to head back in for a quick rest and then head up front for their extra
attention session. They said hello to Barney as he just finished up his
session. Prior to heading up front for some cuddles, he had a blast running
around the yard with the rest of the small dog group. He is a sucker for human
companionship and excitedly followed me around the yard. He spent some time
perched up on the picnic table so he could get a better view of the yard.
Daycare pals Penny and Pippin followed Barney into the far grassy yard and
thought it was hilarious to watch him jump up on the table, they happily
wiggled their tails watching him from below. Earlier in the morning, Penny and
Pippin enjoyed their walk with energetic pal Cooper. They could hardly contain
their excitement when I approached their kennel door with leashes in hand.
After a nice walk, they were excited to see that fellow Spaniel brothers Casper
and William were still here. You had to take a double look when the four of
them were together since they are so similar and share such sweet fun-loving
personalities! Rocky was happy as can be to find his favorite spot to lounge
out in the sun by the door. He was very happy to have spent his time sunbathing
this morning before the rain hit. Although he does love to lounge most of the
time, when I headed out into the far grassy yard, I saw that he had left his spot
to do some exploring. After a few laps, he was exhausted and ready to head back
inside for an afternoons rest!
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