July 15: Busy day!

Sorry for the delay in getting the blog posted. There's four of us here today but we've been super busy with grooming, walks and lunches. Here's the group photo taken earlier. New record here... 31 dogs. Nigel and Pat said everyone posed really well for the puparazzi. They're getting really good at this! So every dog has been walked, and we're about to start round two of taking them outside. Because we're so behind, I'm going to leave the photos to tell the stories. Here they are: Did your dog eat lunch? * Buttons ate all. * Peekay ate his breakfast. * Yuki ate. * Buttons ate all. * Muggles and Zipper ate. * Ozzy ate. * Bella ate. * Daisy wasn't hungry. * Sofie wasn't hungry. * Danger wasn't hungry. * Chico ate. * Heidi ate all. * Tonka ate.

July 14: Double trouble

Introducing... Zipper (pictured below left)! Cutest name ever, and such an adorable little dog.

Zipper is Muggles' (pictured right) new sister, and today is her first day at daycare. We love their matching t-shirts! Both puppies are Maltese, from the same litter.

* Little Zipper has been very courageous, running around with all the dogs and climbing all over her brother. She's been playing with Danger (another Maltese puppy), Yuki (Papillon) and Ozzy (Min Pin). Ozzy's girlfriend Dawson isn't here today, so he's entertaining himself with the two mini-dogs, Zipper and Muggles.

* Danger has also been wrestling Yuki and playing chase with Sasha (Papillon). Sasha got smothered in kisses from Muggles. It must be love...

* Muggles has been chasing LG and Pepe (Havanese), wrestling Yuki on the dog bed, rolling all over it, and pulling his 'lil sis around by her shirt, showing her around his stomping grounds. Zipper also ran up to Buttons (cockapoo - pictured left), the queen bee here, and smothered her in kisses. Awww...

* Marley (Havanese - pictured below, right) has been having fun chasing Muggles around. She's also been wrestling Jude (puggle) and chasing Spike (pictured left) and LG from room to room, super fast.

* Jasper and Casper have been right in there, too, running after the ball and chasing Spike, LG and Marley all over the ramps. LG has also been playing with Muggles and Jude. Jasper sure was curious about the new girl, Zipper, playing a cute pouncing/frolicking game.

* Peekay (Yorkie) is staying with us for boarding. He's been a very good boy, making lots of new friends at the daycare, and chilling with us at night. He didn't eat much the first couple of days but has settled in and is eating now. He says a big "HI!" to his parents. :-)

* Pictured left: Yuki & Buttons in foreground, Spike in the background.

* Emma (miniature dachshund) is hanging out in the small room with her buddies, Mika and Lexy. We've been adding other dogs (Bobo and Danger) into there to keep her company, too. Her back seems to be getting much better.

Pictured left: Jude and Zipper, getting friendly. Jude has also been playing wrestle with Yuki, and running around the ramps with the Spike-LG-Jasper-Casper crowd.

Did your dog eat?

* Peekay ate breakfast.

* Yuki didn't eat breakfast, but gobbled up his kibble for lunch.

* Buttons ate all her lunch.

* Jasper and Casper ate all their lunch.

* Muggles ate lunch.

* Zipper ate.

* Ozzy ate about half.

* Danger ate a little bit.

And here's the class photo from today:

July 13: Exciting day

Why is it an exciting day, you ask? Well, for one, our unborn baby is on the front page of The Vancouver Sun. I wrote an article about the 3D ultrasound we had done recently, which you can read at (FYI: Holloway is my maiden name):

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Capturing+those+first+baby+photos+from+womb/1784465/story.html

Feel free to leave your comments at the end of the story.

And of course, it's an exciting day for the little doggies here. A new dog called Teko just arrived, and everyone's been happily greeting him hello. Here's what's been going on:

* Peekay (Yorkie) and Tonka (miniature dachshund) stayed with us and the girls (Mika and Lexy) last night. We took them for a walk, and they had a fun time hanging out and playing together. Poor Peekay got sprayed by a skunk last week and had to get a ton of baths to get the stink out, but you can hardly smell him now. Tonka's also been playing with Danger (Maltese) today. Danger really likes Peekay and Tonka.

* Bechler (Boston Terrier - pictured left) has been zooming around the place with Heidi (shnoodle), Jasper and Casper (Coton de Tulear), Spike (Yorkie) and LG (Yorkie-cross). They've been blasting around on the ramps and tackling Bechler. Jasper has also been playing with Muggles (Maltese pup). This pack has had a lot of energy this morning, running around!

* Pictured right: Spike & LG. Pictured left: Muggles.

* It's great to see Heidi again - she's had some time off with her mom on holiday. She's been making up for lost time, wrestling Ozzy (Min Pin) and chasing the high-energy dogs around the ramps.

* Pictured right: Muggles wrestling Yuki.

* Teko (King Charles), the new dog, did a couple of barks when his mom left, but he's calmed down and is mingling with the other dogs. He likes Heidi and Ozzy but gets along with everyone. He's been doing lots of exploring and sniffing around.

* Little Muggles doesn't realize his tiny size (LOL!). He's not afraid to chase tail with the "big" kids, like Bechler. He's been doing lots of wrestling with Yuki (Papillon) this morning. Yuki was barking at birds on his walk. Bobo (maltipoo) has also been playing with these two, plus Danger.

* Pictured left: Yuki tries to eat the indestructable rubber ball.

* Emma (dachshund) is in the small room with Mika and Lexy. We added Teko and Bobo in there for a while, too, to give her some new buddies to socialize with. Buttons (cockapoo) is also have a nice day, chilling out in her usual spot. Lexy looooves her and gave her lots of kisses when she arrived.

Did your dog eat?

* Tonka ate all his lunch.

* Buttons ate all her lunch.

* Jasper and Casper ate all.

* Yuki didn't eat breakfast, but ate his kibble for lunch.

* Muggles ate lunch.

* Danger ate lunch.

* Bobo ate all.

* Heidi ate all.

* Ozzy ate about half his container for lunch.

Pictured below: Teko!

July 10: Chihuahua power

Happy Friday, everyone!

A gorgeous, sunny day... bodes well for the weekend ahead. We're having a blast in here, playing with all the little dogs. As you can see, we have a few chihuahuas all lined up.

* Pictured from left to right in the photo above: Oliver, Umber, Mika, Henrik and Lexy. They're all little buddies, chasing tails and pouncing on one another. Little Muggles has also been wrestling with Tofu (Boston-Bulldog), Ozzy (Min Pin) and Maggie (Cairns Terrier).

* Pictured left: Muggles & Ozzy. Pictured right: Ozzy & Muggles.

* Ozzy tackled Muggles and Tofu in a three-way take-down wrestle... 3! 2! 1! Down! Oliver really likes Yuki, Umber and Muggles, and Henrik will play with anyone and everyone, pretty much. :-) Tonka (miniature dachshund) has enjoyed playing bulldozer with him.

* Jones (Bischon) has had a fun time with us this week, boarding. I think we've worn her out with all the exercise, daycare and walks. LOL. She's been doing LOTS of playing. Our two, Mika and Lexy, have had fun chasing her around the house on the carpets.

* Then we have Yuki (Papilllon), Maggie and Umber (chi - in the photo right) in another play-pack, frolicking around and doing some cool leap-frogging moves. Rico (pug-cross) is right in there too, giving Umber kisses and chasing Henrik (chi) around.

* And then there's Spike (Yorkie) and LG (Yorkie-cross), who've been chasing Bechler (Boston Terrier) around. No surprises there! These guys pretty inseparable.

* They've also been chasing Bobo (maltipoo). Bechler's also been wrestling Tofu and playing tug of war with LG. Bobo is Mr. Popular today, also playing with Tofu and Muggles, Rico and Henrik. That's Bobo pictured left with Maggie.

And here's Pat, looking after the pack:

Did your dog eat?

* Yuki didn't eat breakfast, but ate it for lunch.

* Muggles ate lunch.

* Ozzy ate lunch.

* Tofu ate breakfast.

* Bobo wasn't hungry. * Oliver wasn't hungry.

* Tonka wasn't hungry.

June 26: Happy Birthday Jude

Jude (puggle) turns one on Sunday so we threw him a birthday paw-ty! His mom bought him a cake from the dog bakery and he looooooved it. We made sure he shared with his friends though...

Happy Birthday Jude!

Morning walks are done and lunches fed. We'll do round of walks/potty breaks at around 2:30/3 p.m. Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this blog entry for today's fabulous group photo.

* So what's been going on? We'll start with the birthday boy. Jude has had a super day, playing with his friends, eating cake, wrestling with Tofu (Boston-Bulldog puppy). Tofu has also been playing lots with little Muggles (tiny Maltese puppy) and Umber (chihuahua). Check out the photo of him left, play-fighting with Muggles. Also, that's Jude and Muggles pictured right.

* Buttons (cockapoo) loves birthday parties, and especially loves the cake. She was right in there, waiting for her little slice, and of course singing Happy Birthday to Jude. Er, right - that I'd like to see.

* Bently (Yorkie) and Yuki (Papillon) have been joined at the hip this morning, chasing each other around. We haven't seen Bently here for a while and he sure is a happy, friendly little thing, going up to everyone!

* Bobo (maltipoo) was a very good boy for boarding last night, and has had a super time playing with all his friends yesterday and today. He likes chasing our dogs - Mika and Lexy - around on the carpets at home, too. Tui and Alley have been playing lots with Bobo today. They're getting really playful!

* Scooby (American cocker spaniel) has been playing with Jude and Spike (Yorkie) and LG (Yorkie-shih tzu). Spike and LG love birthday cake so much, in the group photo, they kept inching forward, trying to get closer to the goods. Enid (Jack Russell) was doing the same thing, and when the group photos were done, she was the first one to lunge for the cake!

* We'd like to introduce a new dog to the pack today: Frank (Yorkie-poo). It's his first day so he's a little timid, as expected, but he's in the small room with a few of the littl'uns right now. He feels more comfortable with the laidback dogs but definitely needs more socializing to gain his confidence around other dogs. He's mingling with little Muggles (Maltese), Umber (chi), Bently (Yorkie), Ozzy (Min Pin) and Danger (Maltese).

* Also, exciting news... Muggles is getting a little sister! His mom just bought a little companion for him (pictured right). Isn't she adorable?

* Umber, Muggles and Bently are chasing each other through the blue tunnel right now, wrestling. Umber's also been playing lots with Tofu and Jude. Make sure you scroll down to yesterday's blog entry for the BEST photo of her!

* How do you like this action shot (left) of Ozzy (Min Pin) playing with Maximus (Yorkie)? Maximus is always a happy ball of energy, and has been having lots of fun with Tofu and Heidi (shnoodle) today too.

* Danger's been doing lots of playing with Umber, Heidi's been wrestling Maximus, Sebastian's been playing with Maximus and Yuki... play, play, play...

Did your dog eat lunch?

* Yuki didn't eat breakfast, but worked up an appetite while playing and gobbled up his kibble for lunch.

* Scooby ate all his lunch.

* Buttons ate all.

* Bobo ate lunch.

* Muggles ate.

* Tofu ate all his breakfast. We'll feed him again at dinner time.

* Ozzy ate lunch.

* Danger ate a little lunch.

* Heidi ate all.

* Sebastian ate all.

And here's all Jude's Birthday Paw-ty friends!

June 2: Birthday paw-ty for Charlie!

Happy Birthday Charlie!

As you can see, he loved his birthday cake from the dog bakery... mmm... "Thanks mum!"

Boy, it's hot out there. We have to be careful on the walks that the dogs don't overheat. It's nice and cool in here though, with the fans and air-con cranked.

So what's your dog been up to?

* Let's start with Charlie (shih tzu), who is celebrating his birthday with all of his friends. He loved his cake and has been playing games and sat nicely for the group photo. Scroll down to the bottom of the blog to see the group photo of him with all his friends! We have burned a CD with all the photos of him at the Paw-ty for his family to get a chuckle out of...

* Scooby (American cocker spaniel) has been playing tug of war with Molly and chasing Bobo (maltipoo) and Frankie (Boston Terrier). He ate all of his lunch.

* Yuki (Papillon) was thrilled to see Umber (chihuahua). Pat was holding Umber to greet her hello, and Yuki sat at Pat's feet, waiting and staring up, pleading "Let her down! I want to play!" And then they were off... wrestling and chasing each other around. He's also been playing with Maggie (toy poodle), who he hasn't met before. Yuki wasn't hungry for breakfast but just ate now (lunch).

* This leads us to Umber, who's been pouncing on Yuki (see above for more) and playing with Oliver (chihuahua) and Maggie (toy poodle). She likes wrestling with the littl'uns. That's Yuki and Umber playing in the photo to the left.

* Maggie (toy poodle) has also been part of the Yuki-Umber pack this morning (read above two blurbs). She ate a little bit of her lunch.

* Buttons (cockapoo) loooooved the doggie birthday cake. We only divvy out small pieces, so don't worry - it wasn't a calorie binge! She also ate all of her lunch. Pat took her out for her morning walk quite early, before it got hot, so did get some exercise. The afternoon walks will be quite short (too hot for the pups!).

* Frankie (Boston Terrier) has been playing with Scooby, and just running around with the pack. He's having a fun time with all the dogs, and getting lots of exercise. Nigel gave him a bath yesterday so now he smells like green apple. Ahhh...

* Marley (Havanese) was blasting around the daycare this morning at full speed, chasing Winston (beagle-cross) and wrestling Molly (Min Pin cross), not to mention best buddies Spike and LG! Her BFF Mika is coming down in an hour too.

* Spike and LG have been playing tag-team with Winston (beagle-cross), playing chase and diving head-first into the dog beds for hyperactive wrestle matches. Marley's been joining in, too, so they have this big pack of brown and white fur flying fast...

* Jude's (puggle) girlfriend is here - Yep, you guessed it: Molly (Min Pin-cross)! Jude must be at least six times her size, so it's cute to see them two of them wrestle. He's really gentle with her - and all the other dogs. He's also been playing with Winston and Scooby. Jude ate all of his breakfast.

* Winston's best buds are Spike and LG (read their blurb for more), Jude and Marley (read her blurb above). He's been having a great day, wrestling and playing chase super fast.

* Molly (Min Pin cross) has been burning around the place with everyone. Seriously. She's been wrestling Jude, Ozzy, Milky, Maggie (Cairns Terrier), Scooby... um, everyone. She always has a super time here! She was hungry for lunch, too.

* We have two Maggie's here today. Now I'm going to write about Maggie the Cairns Terrier. She's been having a fun day with her friends at the birthday paw-ty. Maybe it reminds her of her 2nd birthday just a couple months ago. Her best friend today is Molly the Min Pin cross - they've been wrestling lots this morning.

* Ozzy (Min Pin) is missing his buddy Dawson. "Dawson, where for 'art thou?" Well don't worry - he's making due, playing wrestle with Molly (pictured left). He just ate his lunch.

* Milky (Bischon/poodle) has been a blur of white fur, bombing around with two of her white puppy friends - Bobo (maltipoo) and Sebastian (miniature poodle). She's also been wrestling lots with Molly, and ate all of her lunch.

* Enid was hilarious on her walk this morning. Not only did she crawl under the bush to cool down, but she was rolling around in the grass under there. That was before it got too hot out, but we all know dogs love the cool ground. She's been running around with the pack and right now is chilling in the orange bed, watching the Small Paws Daycare Show.

* Oliver (chihuahua) is getting so much braver. We're so proud of him. He's been playing with Maggie (toy poodle) and Umber (chihuahua). He looks a lot like our dog, Lexy (chihuahua-Silky Terrier cross), and turns out the two of them are becoming quite good buddies, too. Yay.

* Sebastian was sooooo happy to see his girlfriend, Milky here. Seriously, he springs to life when she comes through the yellow gates. They've been pouncing around and having the best of times. He wasn't hungry for lunch.

* Bobo (maltipoo) has been part of the Milky-Sebastian pack, blasting around with his friends. He was also chasing Scooby (American cocker spaniel) and it was cute to see him give Milky a loving face wash... :-) He ate most of his lunch.

* Kujo (chihuahua) just arrived for an afternoon of playtime. He was super cute when he came in the door, all squirmy and excited. He's pretty confident, running around right now saying hello to all the dogs. Umber (chihuahua) is really curious and following him around, as is Maggie (Cairns Terrier) and Oliver (chi).

April 21: Happy birthday Buttons & Pat!

We're celebrating two birthdays here at the daycare today: Buttons the cockapoo turns five, and Patricia (our excellent staff member), turns 29! :-) We just threw a little paw-ty for Buttons, complete with doggie birthday cake from the dog bakery. Check out these photos! Also, please note our printer chord bit the dust yesterday and we will need to replace this on the weekend. In the meantime, we will be emailing report cards later each afternoon.

April 15: Happy Birthday Maggie!

Maggie the super-friendly Cairns Terrier celebrated her second birthday with all her friends at daycare today!

I think the pictures say it all...

April 6: Happy Birthday Mika!

It's our little chihuahua's 2nd birthday today. Happy birthday Mika!

Here's a photo of her during a photo shoot she did for The Vancouver Sun newspaper at Halloween last year (you've probably all seen this on our wall at the shop).

Having a great day here at the daycare. The sun is out and the dogs are getting LOTS of walks... any excuse to get outside!

There's a new dog here today called Cassie, who's been playing up a storm all morning.

Here are some more photos:

Bechler, to the left, says: "Hey mom, check out my new hairstyle!"