May 29: Hot, hot, hot

Aww... just check out Ozzy and Dawson, cuddling up together.

What an awesome start to the weekend! Sunshine & warm temperatures... perfect for hiking, the dog park, the lake. Nigel's going quad biking with his friends and I think I'll take Mika, Lexy and Frankie (boarding) to the dog park on Saturday.

We have the air con cranked in here so it's nice and cool. But it's definitely warming up outside. Took the dogs on their morning walks and we'll do some more (shorter) walks in the afternoon.

Here's a group photo, taken this morning, with a few dogs missing. Check out Bobo (maltipoo) and LG (Yorkie - far right) laying down on the pillow. "Just get this photo over with already!" LOL.

Okay, so what's been going on?

We've got a very cute chihuahua brigade today: Chico, Oliver, Dawson, Mika and Lexy, all weighing under 7 pounds, frolicking around together. Also part of the group are Ozzy (Min Pin) and Yuki (Papillon). I'll call this doggie pack the "Littl'uns" in the blurbs below.

* Little Dawson the chihuahua was pretty hungry today and just polished up all of her lunch. She's been running with the "Littl'uns" and also playing with LG (Yorkie-cross) and liking Gus's (Yorkie/Scottie) face.

* Buttons (cockapoo) gave Gus (Yorkie/Scotty) a warm welcome this morning, going up to him and touching noses/sniffing in a very friendly hello. She plopped herself down in the cool grass on her walk again! And, of course, she ate all of her lunch.

* Chico (chihuahua) is getting so much braver! He's been running in the "Littl'uns" pack and when Theodore (Yorkie) just arrived, he went straight up to him and gave him a nose-touch/sniff hello. He was also a very good sport posing for photos, Nigel says.

* At this moment, Casper (Coton du Tulear) is wrestling Heidi (schnoodle) - pouncing on each other and doing this spin-dance/come-get-me maneovre. He and his brother Jasper just ate their lunch and have spent the morning chasing each other and Heidi (shnoodle) all over the ramps in the back room and tackling one another.

* Yuki (Papillon) has been running around with the "Littlun's" pack. Right now he's playing with Bobo (maltipoo) and Theodore (Yorkie). Yuki ate all of his breakfast.

* Frankie's (Boston Terrier) was playing tug of war with LG (Yorkie) this morning. He gobbled up all of his breakfast and has been having fun mingling with the pack, getting his exercise!

* At this very moment, LG (Yorkie) is spinning in circles, biting his tail. He's been doing lots of playing today - wrestling with Gus (Yorkie/Scottie), playing gentle with little Dawson the chihuahua, and tug-of-war with Frankie. Spike was running around with his brother this morning and playing chase.

* Gus is still fairly new to daycare and didn't eat his breakfast (not unusual with the new dogs). This morning he was doing lots of playing - chasing Ozzy (Min Pin), getting face kisses from Dawson (chihuahua) and wrestling Bobo (maltipoo). He goes through spurts of wanting his quiet time and crawls into one of the back caves for a rest. He's definitely gaining confidence around the other dogs, although he still needs more socialization.

* Ozzy (Min Pin) is blasting around with his girlfriend Dawson and the rest of the "Littl'uns" pack. He's also been having fun chasing Gus (see above). He ate a little more than yesterday for lunch.

* Sebastian's (miniature poodle) been pretty sleepy today. Maybe it's the warm weather? Or maybe he misses his girlfriend, Milky. Awww... He was doing lots of napping this morning but has gone out for his morning walk and is up now, running around. He ate about half of his lunch.

* Bobo (maltipoo) was all wags and wiggles when he arrived, shimmying around to say hello to all of his friends. He especially likes playing with Heidi (shnoodle), Gus (Yorkie/Scottie) and Yuki (Papillon). He ate most of his lunch.

* Oliver (chihuahua) has been running around with the "Littl'uns" pack (read above for more). He was whimpering a little when he arrived but has since settled down. There are quite a few chihuahuas here for him to play with and he does tend to stick with the other dogs his size. He's comfortable around the other dogs here so daycare should be really good for him to gain his confidence and make some new friends!

* This morning, Heidi was blasting around the back room with Spike and LG, chasing each other all over the ramps. She's also been wrestling with Bobo and playing chase with little Dawson. She ate all of her lunch.

* Theodore (Yorkie) arrived around lunch time and was all tail-wags when he was dropped into the pack, saying hello to everyone. He's a confident little guy, going around to see if there are any new faces in the crowd. Right now he's playing with Yuki, the Papillon puppy who he hasn't met before. We took away the ball so he can have more one-on-one time with the other dogs. Once Teddy sees a ball, it's all over!