Oct. 30: Happy Howl'aween!

Wow, what a scary bunch... Of the 26 dogs at daycare today, 18 are dressed up in costume! All of the outfits are so great this year, it was hard for us to pick our favourites.

And the winners for best costume are:

1) Tied for first place are the Maltese puppy clan: Zipper (dressed as a pirate - pictured above), Sprokette (an adorable bumblebee), Peanut (a devil), and Muggles (a skunk). A big THANK YOU to their mom, Traci, for bringing in doggie treats for everyone.

2) Molly, the Min Pin cross, who has the coolest K9 police officer costume (pictured above), complete with handcuffs.

3) Jude, the puggle, who wins for most originality. He's dressed as an All Black rugby player from New Zealand. It was hard to capture this costume in a photograph so sorry if you can't make it out very well.

Runners-up... Taylor the fire chief and Rico the penguin.

All photos of each of the dogs are below. Also, scroll down for photos of Bella (Jack Russell-chihuahua cross), who turns one today! We're celebrating her birthday with cake, games and photos. What a day :-)

Even baby Tessa (above) into the dress-up spirit! She shared her costume with Ozzy (below).

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY BELLA!

Halloween Party Tomorrow!

"Please play with me..."

Little Fiddi tries to convince Jackie to come play with him.

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Don't forget to bring your pup in costume tomorrow!

We will be taking lots of Halloween pics for the blog and enjoying treats for pups and people alike.

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* It has been fairly quiet today but Gus still manages to keep us on our toes.

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He has been recruiting pups to play fetch, chase, and Tug-Of-War.

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He has kept Fiddi, Charlie, Dawson and Jackie all busy

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* Snuggles has been having a good day today. * She was happy to see all her friends * Charlie and Bailey were happy to be here this morning. Charlie went for the toys while Bailey made sure everyone got a hello. * Dawson and Umber are great playmates. They are two of our tiniest pups and are the perfect match for each other....ounce for ounce! * Ozzy has been having fun chasing our newest speedy pup, Jackie the Jack Russel. * Enid has been having a cozy lazy day and really enjoying the cuddle company of Jackie and Ozzy. * Sophie and Fiddi have been enjoying each others company today. They have been wrestling and racing. * Sheraz is having a good day today, she is very social and affectionate. Did your pup eat? Bailey and Charlie ate all Dawson ate every morsel Jackie ate all Gus ate all Ozzy ate a little Fiddi ate all Sofie ate all

Say hello to the class of Oct. 28, 2009

Hello everyone! Sorry about the delay in getting the blog up today. It's been an extra busy day, with a few new dogs, lots of playtime, dogs coming in and out of the Spaw, and WALKS!

All we can say is all the dogs have been very good boys and girls. Chase and tug-of-war have been the top games of the morning, and we're going to start the afternoon walks in a moment.

Here are a few more photos for ya:

Did your dog eat?

* Rico ate.

* Buttons ate all.

* Gus ate most.

* Bentley ate his treats.

* Bailey and Charlie ate lunch.

* Molly ate all.

* Dempster ate most.

* Chico wasn't hungry.

* Monty ate all.

* Charlie ate a bit.

* Jackie ate all.

* We'll feed Sheraz dinner.

* Scruffles ate all her lunch.

* Jasper & Casper ate all their lunch.

Oct.27: Meet Jackie the Jack Russell

Introducing Jackie!

* Jackie is a 6-month-old Jack Russell Terrier.

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She was shy at first but very quickly realized we are a very fun bunch.

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She has been having a great day playing with everyone - especially chase with Ozzy and Casper.

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Here is Dawson and Rico having a cuddle.

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They have both been busy playing fetch with Theodore and Umber.

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She has been very interested in Jackie, her fellow Jack Russell.

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Ozzy, LG, Winston and Spike enjoying the morning sunshine.

* LG, Winston and Spike are always so happy to see each other; lots of puppy kisses.

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They have all been very active today.

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It's been so busy, we've a great crowd.

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Casper, Jasper and Marley have been loving the red ramps. What a great place for chase.

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<---Here is Chico!

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He is a 7-month-old Blue Merle chihuahua.

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Chico loves long walks in the grass and cuddling on the pillows. And, of course, playtime...

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Buttons has been spending time hanging out with Bailey and Charlie.

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Snuggles is having another great day today. She certainly lives up to her name.

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Umber has been playing with Dawson and Ozzy.

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Dempster has been playing with Theodore and Markus.

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Charlie is happy to be here playing with Theodore.

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Miko has been racing with Dempster and Umber.

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Emma really enjoyed her walk this morning with Theodore.

Did your pup eat today?

Rico ate all

Casper wasn't hungry

Jasper ate all

Buttons ate all

Jackie ate all

Ozzy ate all

Dempster ate all

Theodore wasn't hungry

Chico ate all

Charlie ate all

Happy Howl'aween Paw-ty this Friday!

Just a reminder that we're having a Howl'aween party for all the dogs that come to daycare. Bring your pup in costume, if you've got one! It's not mandatory, of course, but we'll be taking photos and handing out treats for tricks. The party (sorry - for dogs only) kicks off at 1 p.m., so check the blog in the afternoon for photos and more fun 'n games... See you all on Friday!

Oct:26: Sunshine in the Autumn

What started as a gloomy rainy Monday has now become a gorgeous, blue-skied Autumn day!

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After a soggy morning walk, we are all feeling very refreshed! There is nothing like a little rain to make the pups really energetic.

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<---Dawson and Paris playing in the pink bed.

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These two have become quick friends.

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The other dogs can't help but join in when they start playing and racing.

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Spike is a 3-year-old Yorkshire Terrier.

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He loves a good game of fetch and is always up for a scratch behind the ears.

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Whew! Time for a break.

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Coco is catching his breath after a good run around the daycare with Bechler. *

Coco was so excited for his walk this morning!

The rain did not phase him, he still loved frolicking in the grass and smelling every tree along the way.

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Here is Buttons.

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Buttons is always up for a good cuddle on the plush dog bed!

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<---Bechler! Looking completely blissed out.

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He has been very busy this morning playing Tug-Of-War and Fetch.

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Bailey and Charlie love being active spectators when we play fetch.

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Snuggles is having a great day today, really cuddly and interested in what everyone is doing.

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Sheraz has been very active today.

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LG has been loving his fetch with Bechler.

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Kirby has been having fun joining Paris and Dawson for playtime.

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Did your pup eat today?

Buttons ate all

Bailey and Charlie weren't hungry

Dawson ate all

Coco ate all

Sheraz ate her breakfast, dinner to come later

Paris and Kirby ate a little bit

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Dont forget to come in costume this Friday

We will have Halloween goodies and some special tricks & treats!

What a Rainy Dog Day Afternoon!

We are predicting long quiet naps after these pups get home tonight! What a playful rowdy bunch!

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These pups are definitely not solar powered, because boy do they have a ton of energy today. Everyone has been playing, chasing, wrestling, and racing all morning!

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Our morning walks nearly got rained out this morning, but luckily we got everyone out for a bit between showers.

One Sunshiney face who is always smiling is "Taylor"! *

Taylor is a Corgi puppy with lots of energy! He loves to play with anyone else who is short like him! Dawson, Fiddi and Maggie have been having a great time playing with him today.

Two pups we haven't seen in a while and we're happy to have back are Bailey and Charlie!

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They have been cuddled up with Buttons and they both love Paris!

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Here they are having a nap on the upstairs shelf level above Maggie.

Fiddi has only been with our family for a few days, but you would never guess he is one of the new guys in town!

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This short stuff loves to get in on all the action, this includes wrestling with some of the bigger pups too!

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Bentley and Fiddi have been playing today.

No matter how much Fetch we play, Jude and Molly always take time for a good break!

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Dawson was so happy to see Frankie this morning, she had a ton of kisses for him!

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Bechler is wired today! He has been really busy with his best play buddies! He has been keeping Jude, Frankie, and Gus super busy!

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LG was happy to see Bechler this morning!

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Sheraz has been enjoying the company of Heidi on a nice cozy blanket

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Heidi has been full of beans this morning! She loves playing ball with her fetch partner Katie!

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Sasha loves the company of Kirby!

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Paris has been playing with Dawson and Jude today!

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Bobo and Bentley have been having a great time playing chase!

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Did your pup eat lunch today?

Buttons ate all

Gus ate all

Sheraz ate all her breakfast, dinner to come later

Heidi ate all

Kirby ate all

Paris ate all

Bobo ate all

Molly ate all

Frankie ate all

Taylor ate all

Fiddi ate all

Dawson ate all

Bailey and Charlie were not hungry.

Oh baby

We know this is a Dog Blog, but here's a little photo of the latest member of the Small Paws family. At less than 7 pounds, she's a wee bit smaller than our biggest dog, Lexy.

Thanks for all your well wishes! And a big thanks to our excellent staff - Pat, Judy, Angie & Maori - for running the daycare and posting to the blog this week.

Nigel is now back at the daycare. Hope you all had a great week, and little Tessa Alice Irwin will be seeing you soon...