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Monday
Well today was all about the shade!
We hit Sherwood for our first walk of the day. Casey and Riley were both really hot and weren't running too quickly. We worked our way around the woods visiting with the other dogs in the park, chasing squirrels, goofing around. All in all having a great time.
On the way back out we decided to let them jump into the creek because they were both over heated. Well Riley jumped around like a bucking bronco and Casey ran back and forth in a more delicate way. They both cooled down and I'm sure felt so much better. I just wish I had jumped in as well because I was melting.
We picked up Belle and walked the Belt Line again from Spadina to Yonge. It was still humid but it felt great to be out of the sunshine. There were a number of other dogs and bikers on the trail today so Belle had fun saying hello to everyone as they went by. The Belt Line is one of my new favourite places to be in the city. If you have not checked it out, it is a definite must!!!!
Going to sit in front of my A/C and just soak in the cool air. Where will we go tomorrow.... let's see what the weather man has to say ;-)
Additionally, I have been cat sitting a shy little girl named Pixel. Sunday night we had a quick visit due to the impending lightning storm that attached Toronto that night. I wanted to hang out with her longer but didn't want to get electricuted. We came back on Monday morning to spend more time with her and keep her company while her mommy and doggie where out of town cottaging.
Tuesday
Today we put the Adventure into Animal Adventures!
I started off the day with my last visit to Pixel, today she sat with me on the couch and cuddled for a bit while I reassured her that her mommy and doggie would be back on Wednesday. She is a very sweet kitty and i've had a great time spending my mornings with her.
We only had one group walk today which included Casey & Riley as usual but also included 2 of "the kids" Sushi and Sake.
Today Jennifer my neighbour tagged along for our walk. She spends a lot of time at the park hanging out and playing with the dogs, and she asked me if she could come along sometime to see what dog walking is all about. Today was the perfect day since we had 4 dogs on our walk and only 1 walk.
After we picked everyone up, we worked our way down to the Don Valley Brick Works for our session. Henry waited with the car while Jennifer and I walked the group through the park.
Everyone got along so well. Casey walked with Sake and Riley walked with Sushi. They were perfect matches and had fun sniffing, playing and exploring. I snapped a bunch of pictures but (a sign of things to come) my camera died half way through the walk so I didn't get all of the pictures that I wanted to get of the group.
It was another humid day so we took it easy on our walk and worked our way over to the off leash park to try and get some shade. A couple groups of dogs came into the park while we were there, Sake and Riley played welcome committee to the dogs as they arrived, it was very sweet.
We walked around the park and got eaten alive by the mosquitoes!!! they were all hiding in the shade of the trees. If we wanted to get away from them we had to be in the sun... very counter productive. The dogs chased each other around, jumped on logs and in the trees. Everyone had a great time.
Little Sushi ran out of steam towards the end of the session so I got to carry her around which is not a big deal because she is so tiny and adorable!
We were getting ready to go and getting everyone loaded in the car when we realized that the car would not start. OMG what do we do now!!
Jennifer and the dogs sat over in the shade eating treats, drinking water and watched as we had another park visitor try and boost the car.... didn't work.... I think it would be a lot like watching a movie for the dogs. They were very interested in what what happening and kept cheering us on as only a doggie can do.
Since we were no further ahead we decided to divide and conquer. While I was speaking with CAA, Henry spoke with one of the other dog walkers who was just packing her dogs up to head out. This angel from above agreed to drive Henry and the 3 dogs home while Jennifer, Casey and I waited for CAA to arrive.
God bless that woman!!!
Well as we were waiting, the rain came rolling in... of course ;-) It was a welcome change though. It was SOOOO hot I just stood outside the car trying to cool off. Our lovely tow truck arrived on time right in the middle of the storm. Jennifer grabbed Casey and jumped in the truck to hang out while we talked business and got the car hooked up.
Jennifer was so excited she had never been in a tow truck before... actually neither had I. So we had a good chuckle that it was all 3 of our first time in a tow truck. Once we got the garage we had to then call a cab to take us home... she had also never been in a cab in Toronto so we chuckled about another first for her and Casey!
Then we finally got home. I was never so happy to be home and see my bed and A/C!
Thank you Jennifer for your understanding and enjoyment of this truly annoying situation. I'm glad that humidity, mosquitoes, tow trucks and cabs can be so exciting that it ended up being a really great day.
I've told Jennifer that we will attempt another outing before she heads back to school and I promise that it will be much less exciting ;-)
Here are an assortment of pictures from today... I'll have to grab some more shots next time the group is together.
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/TheGroupAtTheBrickWorks?feat=directlink
Wednesday
Today we were back to two walks.
Both Riley and Casey were a little tired after yesterday's excitement. I could tell Riley was tired when I walked in the house to get him he was passed out on the couch and had to call his name 3 times before he woke up. Very cute ;-)
I decided we were going to go to the Belt Line trail. It was the perfect day for it, incredibly hot and humid and the trail is pretty much all shade. Perfect!
We started out at the Yonge St. bridge where we spent a little time watching the trains come in. Riley took offense to those pesky trains and barked his head off every time one went by. It was really funny.
We started to walk along the path for a short distance until we got to Oriole park. There we found a tree and set up camp. We played fetch until another dog Clifford set up camp on a near by hill. Well then the games began.
I would throw the toy and both Clifford and Riley would run for it to see who could get it first. If Clifford caught it he would take it back to his camp. Riley would come back empty handed. Every so often Casey and Riley would storm their camp and come back with the missing toys.
This went on for a while and both Clifford's parents and us were having a good laugh at them.
After we said our goodbyes and got our toys back we walked back down the trail to the bridge where we wanted for trains again... and Riley tried to catch them again. It was a lot of fun.
For the walk with Belle I decided that we were going to go to Sherwood again to try and keep to the shade. At this point it looked as though there was a storm rolling in. The sky to the west was very dark and threatening. Belle didn't like it at all. She was certain that a storm was coming and she didn't really want to go too far.
What we decided to do was stick to the loop and we ended up wading in the creek for about 15 minutes walking back and forth down the creek splashing around. IT WAS FANTASTIC. The water was soooo cool I swear my feet must have had steam coming off them I was so hot. I didn't want get out but I knew we needed to go for more of a walk then just back and forth in the creek.
Once we finished up the loop the black sky was getting closer and our time was wrapping up. I dropped off Belle and came home to sit in front of my A/C.
Another beautiful summer day with Animal Adventures!
I took some great pictures today be sure to check them out:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/HotHazyAndHumidDayOnTheBeltLineAndAtSherwoodPark?feat=directlinkThursday
Today we had a fun day planned..... hitting the BEACH. It has been soooo hot and humid I thought it would be a good day to go cool down. We were supposed to just have Riley and Casey today but to my excitement, we got a call that the kids needed to get out so they came along!!!
After we got everyone picked up we headed down to the Beaches. Once we got unloaded and set up we sat and enjoyed the water, the dogs playing, the sand. It was very relaxing.
Missy spent most of the time sitting in the shade of our umbrella... a very good place to be. She had the best seat in the house to see what her siblings were up to as well as the other dogs playing on the beach.
Riley started running back and forth along the water like a Baywatch lifeguard. It was so funny he just ran and ran and ran.... he was making me tired just watching him. He kept jumping in the water and splashing around, he was so cute.
Sake took a little while to investigate the surroundings then he went into the water all by himself and swam around for a minute! He then sat on the beach and watched Riley and the other dogs run around and cry to go play with them. I finally let his leash go so he could do some visiting. He chased Riley for a bit then went to visit the family that was set up just down the beach. He said hello to a couple other dogs then worked his way back over to where we were sitting.
Sushi spent a lot of time watching the goings on and hanging out with Missy. She was more of a spectator then a participant for most of the day but you could tell she was having a good time.
Last but not least Mr Big was just tooting around barking at the other kids and Riley and having a good time. He met new dogs and was a little grouchy but then he came around. He came over and sat on my knee when I was sitting in the water so I decided that we should go in and splash around a bit.
It was fun, I took each dog out by themselves into the water, we splashed around and I let them swim for a very short time just to see who could do it. They all did great and I'm sure the dip was very refreshing. They all splish splashed around and then went back in to sit in the sand.
I could tell that everyone was getting tired and was cold from being damp so we wrapped them in towels and hung out for a little bit longer.
Mr Big and Riley shared a chair for a long time just hanging out watching and napping. They were very cute together.
Sushi sat with Missy and Casey watching the goings on up on the beach.
Sake went running up to the blanket and did a bunch of digging and rolling around, Casey joined him because that is her favourite thing to do!
Once we got all packed up everyone slept in the car, they were all pooped... well except for Riley who got his second wind -- what a kid.
We had a great day! Can't wait to do it again!!
Check out our pics we got some great shots of the group:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/ABeautifulDayAtTheBeach?feat=directlink
Friday
IT'S FRIDAY!!!!
Well today was another scorcher in T.O. It has been a long hot and humid week. We had 2 walks today PLUS we are being joined by Mia who will be staying with us for the weekend. She is a lovely little fireball that can go toe to toe with the big kids.
While we were waiting on the lawn for Mia to arrive, Pheobe and her mommy came walking by. We chatted for a bit until Mia came. I told them we were going to Sunnybrook and they decided to tag along!!!!!!
We went and picked up Riley then headed to the park. It was great! Pheobe was SOOO excited - car ride, new dogs, Mia was just so happy to be here and was enjoying all the new sites and smells. Riley thought he was pretty hot stuff hanging out with all the ladies ;-) Casey... well she was just hanging out wondering if we were going to pick up anyone else along the way.
We got to Sunnybrook and Pheobe was off running and playing with the dogs that were already there. Riley, Casey and Mia stuck together and played so well!! they are all just about the same size and love to chase so they were a match made in heaven.
Pheobe met a young lab mix who she spent most of the time running and wrestling with and Mia would tear after them barking and causing a ruckus... as I said she is a tough little girl! She was having such a good time.
Riley was playing fetch with his knot and all of them took turns chasing each other and other dogs around.
We had LOTS of water because it was just so humid out today. The only thing I hate about Sunnybrook is that they don't have a water source which is stupid considering it used to be one of the horse fields.
Oh well, the moral of the story is that the kids had a great time and were all tired on the way home. We were sad to say goodbye to Riley... he is going to be on vacation next week so we will not see him for a whole week!!!! How will we survive ;-(
We then went and picked up Belle and she mingled with Mia and Casey while we were driving to the Belt Line. Henry, Mia and Casey drove to Oreole Park where they were sitting under a tree awaiting our arrival.
It was a beautiful walk as usual. All of the shade makes it really comfortable on a hot day like this. Once we met up with the others we sat under a tree for a bit and talked to some other dogs who came by.
Mia started chasing the one puppy and they were having a blast, Belle wanted to get into the fun and almost pulled my arm off a couple of times trying to catch them as they ran by.
I'm currently trying to introduce Mia to Momma and Baby and it's interesting... Mia likes to bark and chase them out of the room so we need to have a little bit of quiet bonding time or else it's going to be a LONG weekend ;-) I'm sure they will be fast friends by Sunday. That is how she plays with the other cats she knows so it's just a matter of education.
Tonight I get to visit the kids again for a "business" trip which will be fun, I love spending time with them, they are the greatest ;-). Plus Mia will be tagging along so it will be good for them to meet another new face and sniff some bum!
I'm going to be adding on a weekend update from now on as we are having so many guests and weekend walks I need to keep the parents updated on our comings and goings.
These are some of the pics from today with Pheobe at Sunnybrook and Belle hanging out at the park:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/GreatFriendsAndGoodTimes?feat=directlinkThe Weekend
Well this weekend had a theme... hot hot heat!!!
Miss Mia, Casey and I tried our best to stay cool in this incredibly hot weather.
On Saturday, we went for our normal morning walk and visited with the group at our local dog park before heading back home to sit in front of the A/C.
I had a walk scheduled with the lovely Belle, so Henry and I packed up the 2 dogs and Belle and headed down to Cherry Beach in hopes of finding some shade and a cool down in the lake. I have not been to this park since late winter / early spring so I was not really sure what to expect on a hot summer day. It was hopping! there were so many dogs and people trying to do the same thing as us.
Belle was a little overwhelmed by the other dogs, the water, the kids, she didn't know what she wanted to do first she just knew she wanted to do it right now!
We started out at the water, Belle went right in and cooled off her feet. Casey wadded in to stand with me while Mia stayed safely on the shore with her toes in the water. Not the best beach in town, it's very rocky but it was wet and there are lots of trees so the shade is just steps away.
After a short walk with Belle we met up with Casey, Mia and Henry to do a little bit of relaxing. Before we left we grabbed a hotdog from the vendor YUMMM then packed up the troops and headed home to again, sit in front of the A/C.
We ended the day sitting under a tree at the dog park socializing with the other dogs and visiting with the other humans. It was actually perfect, shade and a nice breeze, it was so much better then A/C.
On Sunday we really took it easy. After dripping on our 7:30 AM pee walk it was decided that we were not going to go too crazy today. Casey and Mia hung out and played with each other and played fetch to keep busy.
Later in the afternoon we did venture out for a walk. We walked on the trail in the Blythwood Ravine for a short time then made our way into Sherwood Park to take a dip in the creek.
It was a great way to wrap up the weekend. We were sad to see Mia go home but hopefully we will get to spend more time with her in the future.
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