Max was rip roaring and ready to get out and play today! He
sang his excited song before I asked him to take a second to relax until it was
time to go out into the yard. When I opened the door, Max raced out into the
sunshine, while Sadie took her time to hang out in the shade before joining us
further in the yard. Sadie was in more of a serene mood today, and did her
usual lounging business in both the shady area and in the sun. Sadie happily
came to sit with me for some pets and snuggles, while Max continued to tour the
yard on his own. He came across the empty pool and hopped into it, which caught
Sadie’s attention too. The pair stood in the pool together and stared at me, as
if they were asking me to fill it up! When I went to get the hose though, they
had both trotted off and found things to sniff or play structures to climb.
Oscar is such a ball of positive energy and really adds fun
and excitement to his group. Today he was pleased to see Jake the mini doodle
back for daycare, and raced over to pounce on him upon entering the yard.
Meanwhile, Jake’s sister Bella was casually greeting the group and following
her nose around the fence. Oscar and Jake made their way out to the grassy yard
and bumped into little Firefly the Husky puppy and her mom Aurora, who were
playing in the agility tunnel. Jake was very interested in joining them, but
Oscar found himself a toy in the grass that he was determined to pick up. He
tried to pick up the rubber bone toy from all angles, but it proved to be quite
the challenge so I went and helped him out. I threw the toy across the yard for
him and he raced after it with Jake following closely behind. Firefly bumbled
over to try and get her paws on the toy, too but she was no match for Oscar and
Jake! After a couple of rounds of fetch, Oscar, Jake and I went back to relax in
the shade with Bella and friends. Bella was happy to accept plenty of pets and
cuddles while we watched everyone and enjoyed the day.
Penny and Pippin came in for daycare this morning with their
tails wagging a mile a minute! These girls are always so happy and cuddly and
they get along so well with all of our small dog guests. Penny was keen to say
hello to all of the other dogs, while Pippin went for a little jog around the
yard with Finlay the Border terrier and Oscar the cockapoo. I went back towards
the shady area of the yard and before I knew it, both Penny and Pippin were
back by my side, ready to hang out and spend time together. It’s so funny how
Penny and Pippin have coincidentally been here with us at the same time as
their male counterparts, Casper and William the past couple of times!
Olive and Finlay are so much fun! Finlay was so eager to
meet all of his friends out in the yard shortly after arriving this morning.
Olive was keen to do more exploring than greeting, and ventured out into the
yard to mosey around with her nose down. Finlay wasted no time in finding the
perfect playmates and get off to the races. He met Oscar the Cockapoo, Jake the
doodle and Firefly the Husky puppy, who were all excited and ready to play with
their new pal. I left Finlay to it after a little while and went back over to
hang out with Olive, who was back in the shade with some of the quieter dogs.
She hopped up on my lap to relax, which didn’t last too long when Finlay came
charging over and smothered Olive with kisses! Later on in the day in between
their group outings, Olive and Finlay joined me in the reception area for some
one-on-one play time. Finlay was so excited that he started to run around the
room, only coming back around to give Olive more kisses. She hopped up onto the
armchair with me and I gave her lots of head scratches until Finlay hopped up
to join us!
Millie, Lola and Quinn couldn’t wait to play today! They
were all full of beans and joined up for some fun right off the bat. Lola and
Quinn, the Aussie brother and sister duo, got the games started by racing
around the yard over and over again. Millie bounced along enthusiastically,
doing a great job at keeping up with the fast-paced Aussies. Lola and Quinn did
a big lap of the yard and leapt into the pool of cool water to splash around.
Quinn laid down to full soak himself, while Lola stood with her paws in the
water, while Millie watched from the sidelines. Once Lola and Quinn hopped out
of the yard to run some more, Millie took advantage of the empty pool and went
for a splash herself. When the chasing resumed, Lola, Quinn and Millie had some
new contestants join them in the race. Jax the Golden and Ghira the Portuguese
water dog were both keen to sprint a few laps with their friends.
Millie joined me in the reception area in between her group
outings for her extra attention time this afternoon. Her favourite things
lately have been the toy basket and the orange treat ball, and Millie was
excited as ever to find them all waiting for her to have some fun. Millie
immediately locked her sights on the treat ball and raced over to grab it off
the floor. She ran around in circles with the ball until I showed her to roll
it around with her paws. Next, she went for the toy bin and pulled out all
sorts of options. Katie came to join us too and threw the red ball for Millie
as many times as she wanted to chase it!
Lola and Quinn are such a lovely pair. They wiggled up the
hallway between group outings this afternoon to have some fun playing with
Tiffani. Quinn went for the snake stuffed toy right away and started to shake
it around as hard as he could, sending some fluff flying out. Lola watched her
silly brother shake the toy for a minute, then snuck in to sit in front of me
for a few pets as we watched. Quinn and Tiffani played tug for a while until
the snake toy was almost out of stuffing! Lola and Quinn ended their time
together with some snuggles up on the armchair with Tiffani.
My lovely boy Jax always has a big smile on his face, and
today was no exception! He bounded out the door and into the yard, ready to
play and hang out with all of his pals. He couldn’t help but come and see me
for some pets and scratches first, though! We stood together and watched as
Lola, Quinn and Millie raced around the yard together, until Jax decided the
time was right to go and join in himself. Jax sprinted along with the other
dogs with his ears flapping in the wind. When he was tired of the chase, Jax
met up with Ghira the Portuguese water dog for some one-on-one play! When it
was time to take a break, Jax hopped into the kiddie pool to splash around. He
was still grinning when I went to get him for our extra attention session this
afternoon in between his group outings. Jax and I played with the red ball in
the reception area until Katie came walking in with a big bag of treats! Jax
showed off some of his best tricks for a few treats in return, and finished off
his time enjoying a head scratch from me.
Sam had another fantastic day spent in our
care; she could hardly wait to zoom out the door and into the hallway to meet
up with best pal Justice. But as usual, Sam was on the move and I don’t think I
have ever seen her move as fast as she did today. She was literally whipping
from one yard to the next excitedly with her silly tongue hanging out the side
of the mouth. We had so much fun playing fetch in the pool yesterday that we
decided to have another session today. There she was off leaping into the air
after the toys and splashing around furiously in the pool! I brought Sam into the playroom for her extra attention time this afternoon with her best friend Justice. The two of them were completely full of beans as soon as they ran in. Sam immediately picked up a red ball and started a game of chase with Justice. The two of them ran circles around me for quite some time before they started play tackling. Soon enough Sam was ready to come over and relax beside me. She snuggled up next to my leg and waited for a head rub. However, Justice pounced towards her shortly after and they were both off again, racing around the room. After this race was over, Sam and I played a few games of catch. It was fun to see how high she could jump for the ball!
Finnigan was extra spoiled today, if that’s
even possible! He spent his day lounging in the staff room with best Golden
friend Charly. He absolutely loves the days that he gets to spend in the staff
room and he wasted no time getting down to wrestle with Charly. Like they
weren’t having enough fun, it was now time to head out for their outdoor
playgroup. He met up with daycare friends Jemma and Willis and he was thrilled
to have so many playful friends to run around with. Jemma spotted Finnigan out
in the yard and started to zoom towards him; Jemma and Finn are the best of
friends and always have a great time together. Jemma excitedly jumped up on her
hind legs and started to paw at Finn like the goofy girl she is. Willis could
hear all the commotion and decided to see what was going on for himself. Willis
stole Jemma’s attention away from Finn and the two of them took a few laps
around the yard together. Although much bigger, Jemma was very gentle with her
new friend Willis and really enjoyed his company! While Jemma and Willis were
running laps, Finn had stolen the red bone away from Charly and was guarding it
with his life from little Lab pup Barb. He was trying to teach the young one
some boundaries. It wasn’t until Jemma and Willis had made their way back to
Finn where he finally let the bone go and rolled over onto his back to paw at
the air in usual Finn fashion.
Macy is such a sweetheart, I always look
forward to her daycare days so I can see her smiling face and get my endless
supply of cuddles, or my Macy-fix you could say! She happily followed me out
into the yard and started her exploration. During her travels, she was excited
to come across good daycare friend Oakley. Oakley is just as sweet as Macy and
the two of them make a great pair. Together they watched the rambunctious two
Chloe and Bella tear up the yard and both their heads whipped back and forth as
they tried to keep up with them in the yard. Oakley was on one side of me and Macy
on the other, they were very grateful for the head rubs! Hobart eventually made
his way over to the ladies and decided that he wanted some cuddles as well. He
sandwiched himself in between Macy and Oakley and joined in on the pet train!
He was all smiles for the rest of the morning and the ladies really enjoyed his
company as well!
I don’t think I have ever seen Annie and
Zen play as much as they did today. It’s usually one or the other
that will join in the group play, but today the two of them couldn’t resist the
spunky daycare duo of Bella and Chloe! Bella and Chloe are the best of friends
and nearly inseparable again today. Chloe initiated the play with Bella and
started nudging her back until finally Bella couldn’t resist anymore and whipped
around to join her. The two of them jumped up on their hind legs and started to
dance and it wasn’t long before they were then off whipping around the yard
after one another. That’s when both Annie and Zen decided to join in, they just
couldn’t resist the chase and the four of them started running circles around
the play structure after one another. Bella eventually took cover under the
actual play structure and Annie and Zen tried to paw at her from the outside
since they were much to big to squeeze under like she did! This gave Chloe the
opportunity to cool down in the pool and she fully submerged herself into the
water and somehow managed to fit all of her limbs in!
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