Catching up on January...

The month of January seemed to fly by.. which, because of the weather, is a good thing!!

New dogs have joined and have added their own 'unique' personalities to the mix.

We have Popeye who joined, a former breeders stock who was rescued by Donna. Popeye is a cute little guy but never got the socialization he needed as a pup and we are working on that with him now. Four paws up for you Donna for rescuing a dog!!!!

Jakelyn, a Corgi came on just before the holidays. She was a cautious pup with concerns for some of the dogs that greeted her at the gate... Dad was worried about her but after receiving some pictures of her in mid air playing with another pup, concerns were squelched... now Jakelyn is just one of the kids...

Sadie came on, a black Lab cross. She has a cool spotted tongue and is an absolute nut. We seem to have 'black lab day' on Tuesdays, when she, Nouba, Brutus and Beorgie seem to all be there together. Makes me think about that theory who is crazier, black labs or yellow labs... the jury is still out on that.

Jacey, a lab cross... crossed with what is anyone's guess. I am 'almost' leaning on Shar Pei for the 'other'... Jacey is a pup full of pee pee and vinegar ... just passed her Canine Good Citizens test, she is a real zipper. She plays and plays.. don't think she knows how to pace herself yet. The other dogs have to let her know when it is nap time or she would go until she dropped. She is great with the brushing and trimming and pruning, loves to get massages, but is always looking for the action and will dart away is something 'better' happens. Moms are working on training and being very consistent with her. She's a nut, but we love her!

We have a new girl in town... April, a ridgeless Rhodesian Ridgeback came in November. Funny thing is that I kept on calling her Mason, the other Rhodesian Ridgeback that comes. There was such an uncanny resemblance between the two of them that you would swear they were twins. It seems however, that they came on opposite days... until one day... they came together and to look at them straight on, you could clearly see that they looked the same, except for the size where Mason was larger. They played with each other and it seems that there was some sort of bond but I just thought it was breed recognition... maybe?

Both parents happened to come in and started to talk about each others respective dog.... come to find out, they had the same breeder and, yes, they were born on the same day... THEY WERE TWINS!! What is even more amazing is that Mason's owner originally was going to take both Mason and April when they were pups but the breeder thought it would be wise to take one and if they wanted another one, they could come back later. I let each owner know what days the dogs are scheduled so that they can, if possible, come on that same day!!

Babies in the news... yes folks, it looks like it is happening again. People are bringing their dogs and I am working on pooping them out.. well, it works because apparently the dogs go home tired leaving Mom and Dad more time to get busy... Dolly and Moby's parents are expecting! Another small baby boom...

Looking forward to Spring...