May 22: Fabulous Friday

Happy Friday! The sun is shining and it looks like it'll be a brilliant weekend. Round one of walks are done and we'll take the dogs out again in the afternoon.

We have a new dog here today - Chio the chihuahua! He's two years old and was a little anxious around the other dogs at the start, but has perked right up and is making great progress. Read more about him below...

So here's what your dog has been up to, as of 1 p.m.:

* We'll start with Chico, the new chihuahua. He's adorable and pretty small, two years old. This is his first day and he hasn't been around a lot of dogs in the past so he was a little nervous at the start, as you'd expect. He began by sniffing the other dogs from afar, nervous about getting up too close. And now? He's making huge progress, going up to the dogs to say hello, and sniffing butts. He'll need more socialization but Chico's a good boy and we know he'll make doggie friends here.

* Rolo (pug) is refreshed after a deep sleep last night and is back to his usual, playful self. That's him with his tongue out in the group photo. He's been eating well and having a fun time (staying with us for boarding right now). A minute ago he was kissing Dawson's (chihuahua) face... his tongue is the size of her head, so she was getting quite the face wash! He's also been playing with Milky (Bichon/poodle), Heidi (shnoodle) and Molly (Min Pin cross).

* Yuki (Papillon puppy) is back for day two of play, play, play... After a night of sleep, he has bounced back to his energetic self and has been wrestling Molly (Min Pin cross) and Gus (American cocker spaniel). He also loooooves Dawson, the tiny chihuahua puppy.

* Brothers Jasper and Casper have cracked us up all week. They've been SO happy and playful every day, just chasing each other around and rounding up other dogs to play chase with them. Right now they're prancing around and doing this circle-spin-pounce manoevre with Heidi (shnoodle). Casper gave Dawson the tiny chihuahua puppy lots of kisses when he saw her, and Jasper was super friendly to Mico (shih tzu), who he's never met before. They ate all their lunch.

* We love sunny days like this for taking the dogs for walks. Buttons was pretty funny today, plopping down in the cool grass every few minutes during her walk. At the moment she is barking at Gus (American cocker spaniel pup) to get away, because he's trying to play with her. She likes her peace and quiet, and human cuddles. She ate all her lunch.

* Speaking of peace and quiet, Snoopy's back! We haven't seen him for a while so we were happy to see his fluffy face. For those of you who don't know Snoopy, he's the cream-coloured cocker spaniel-cross who looks like a puppy, but who's really 15+ years old (he's a rescue so the owners aren't sure of his exact birthdate). He didn't want to go too far on his walk this afternoon, but is enjoying snoozing in the back caves. He's a bit of a celebrity here with the other dogs - they all try to give him kisses all the time.

* Another celebrity around here is Dawson, the two-pound chihuahua puppy. "Is Dawson here today?" we hear every morning. Everyone wants to see her... She's super friendly and loves both humans and dogs. Today she's been cuddling up with Ozzy, the Min Pin, in the orange bed, and playing with Molly (Min Pin cross). Rolo (pug) gave her kisses with his big tongue, which is the size of her whole face. She ate quite a bit of her lunch. Yum, yum!

* Molly (Min Pin cross) always has a little clique going on with Ozzy (Min Pin) and lately, Dawson (see above for more). They're the little three amigos, bombing around together and wrestling, doing nose-dives into the dog beds. She's also been playing lots with Rolo, the pug, and Milky (Bichon/poodle). Molly ate about half of her kibble for lunch.

* Ozzy is also part of the Dawson-Molly pack (see the above two for more). He's also been playing with Milky. I saw Ozzy giving Dawson the chihuahua a loving face wash as they cuddled up together in the orange dog bed. Awww... He only ate a little lunch today. Maybe he's getting bored of his kibble?

* Bailey (Yorkie-chihuahua) and Charlie (Pom-chi) have had a pretty chilled morning. They enjoyed their walk with Pat and I saw Charlie playing a bit with Yuki, the new Papillon. Right now they're cuddled up on the dog bed but they usually wake up in the afternoon for round two of mingling and running around.

* Spike & LG (Yorkie and Yorkie-cross) were zooming around this morning. LG's new favourite game is tug of war with the rope toys. Spike prefers chasing after the ball. They're both looking a bit tired right now (Spike more than LG) after a morning of chasing the pack around.

* Milky (bichon/poodle) has been zooming around, all wags and wiggles. She's been frolicking around with Molly (Min Pin cross), Rolo (pug), Heidi (shnoodle) and Ozzy (Min Pin). She loved her walk but wasn't hungry for her lunch.

* Mico has made a few new friends today. She's a very good girl - so well-behaved and friendly with all the other dogs. Casper (Coton du Tulear) came up to her and said hello really nicely to make her feel comfortable. She's been hanging out with the pack and enjoyed her walks in the sun.

* Gus is ripping around the place, playing lots with Rolo (pug) and Yuki (Papillon). He gobbled up all of his lunch and has already had two walks outside.

* Heidi has been playing with Milky and Rolo, and chasing Yuki, the new Papillon, around the room super fast. She ate all of her lunch and loved her walk outside with Pat and LG. We'll take her out again in a few mins.

* Nigel wrote this on the sheet about Bobo today: "Very well behaved in car." Not sure what that means exactly, but Go Bobo! He's been playing with his girlfriend Milky (bichon/poodle) and is wrestling Heidi (shnoodle) as I type this. He ate all of his lunch.

* Sebastian made a new friend today - Mico (shih tzu). He was really curious about her at first and has been following her everywhere. He also loves Dawson, the chihuahua puppy, giving her lots of sniffs. He enjoyed his walk with Pat and Yuki.

* Sasha (Papillon) just arrived. Hurray! I was hoping she'd have a chance to meet Yuki. The two have become instant friends, wagging their tails and following each other around. We'll take a photo of the two of them together...