November 14th

Oh my gosh, did we have some fun today. We had a new 11month pug, Benson, join us today and he was an instant hit with Roxy, Ollie and Sidney. When Ollie went home and the others were busy Benson decided to go round to each dog and try them out for a play, including the lovely Noni (who is about 5 times the size of Benson!). Cookie and Roxy were also renewing their friendship by seeing who runs the fastest around the daycare.

Boomer is developing crushes on so many of our ladies including Molly and Cookie. Molly in turn is also the twinkle in Max the springer spaniel’s eye. I guess there just must be something in the air!

November 12th

Today I met the smallest dog I’ve ever seen (and I thought nothing would be smaller than Breeanna’s Pomeranians or Bella and Wailea when they were younger –they’re getting big now). We have Annie, a 4 month old Chihuahua staying with us and hanging out with Wailea and Sidney. Annie is pretty good at tug o’ war for such a small dog and gave the growing Wailea a run for her doggie treats.

November 7, 2007

I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched Riley the large Golden retriever being pummeled by Boston Terrier kisses from Ollie and Sidney today. Riley was just happy to have someone to play with as he lay on his back accepting their advances as Boomer was too sleepy after his playing earlier. I only wish I’d gotten a picture of it.

Also we’re currently enjoying the company of Max our latest rescue and train dog who we are fostering from the Senior Springer Spaniel rescue. Max is 12, has the kind of bark that makes you think he’s losing his ‘voice’ and the biggest, floppiest lips for throwing slobber around. He joins Goofy, our other rescue and train, who has made leaps and bounds in his training including being able to walk comfortably on the treadmill (something that he HATED originally)!

November 5, 2007

Mondays are puppy manners days and we have some lovely little pups attending classes. In addition to the classes we have a bunch of other puppies who also attend regular daycare. We have great fun with Boomer (who is losing his baby teeth all over the day care!), Sophie and Eleanor (who are the friendliest, softest, teeniest little pups I’ve ever met and who you can only tell apart from the colour of their noses!) and Champ(who has far too much skin for his little boxer frame!). Between them and the slightly older, teenage dogs, Monday daycare has become a proper doggie kindergarten with more energy, more water bowls being knocked over and more play bows than ever before!