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Monday 26th
Today we have 2 walks and we are going to start to say goodbye to our house guests.
The group walk today was a big one; it included Riley, Oscar, Tea Cup, Jaida, Sushi, Tony and Casey.
It was a beautiful day so we headed down to the Brickworks for a nice fall walk. The colours are fantastic right now! We split up into two groups (boys vs girls of course) and went for our usual walk around the trails.
Oscar has not been to the Brickworks with us before so he enjoyed sniffing everything and getting to know the area.
We made quick work of our walk so we could get to the good part – the off leash park!
Riley and Oscar were running and wrestling and enjoying seeing each other again, it’s been a few weeks since Oscar has been out with the group and Riley needed a fix.
Riley is starting to do more off-roading through the bushes following Casey as she tears around the park. That kid is always busy... never standing still.
Jaida had a bit more freedom today (since Oscar was there keeping Riley occupied) so she spent a lot of time visiting with the other dogs and walkers and enjoying the break.
Tea cup did the rounds with us every other round... she hung out with Henry one round then when we got to Henry she would jump back in and smack Riley on the bum to get him to chase her. Next round she would hang out with her precious Henry again then repeat.
Sushi did so well, she came along for most of the rounds only taking a break from time to time to hang out and keep Henry company. She’s so tiny I kept losing her in my shadow! She had a great time running around and exploring.
Tony hung out with me for a majority of the walk and did get some off leash time. He did really well and kept up with Riley and Oscar and was part of their shenanigans.
It was a perfect day for a walk! I grabbed a few pictures of the fall colours and the fun:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/AnotherFallDayAtTheBrickWorks?feat=directlink
Once we got everyone packed up Henry went and met up with Belle.
They headed to Sunnybrook for their outing. Since it was a nice day they headed down the trails to get some exercise and get in touch with nature.
In the afternoon we dropped off Tony and said our goodbyes, we had a great time with him and love having him around. He’s a total cuddle bug ;-)
Have a great day everyone, we’ll talk to you tomorrow.
Tuesday 27th
We had 3 walks today plus it was our last day with the kids... as tenants not pack members ;-)
We also welcomed a new member to our Animal Adventures pack, Chloe the most adorable little girl with a dark side ;-)
Along with Chloe we had Riley, Jaida, Pepper, Seamus, Sushi, Biggie and Casey. We headed to Sunnybrook to run the trails and let the group get to know Chloe.
We had a blast!!!
We headed straight back to the trails to get busy.
Chloe was following Jaida and Riley’s lead. The three of them really get along great. At one point she ran down the hill onto the first “beach”, mis-judged the depth of the water and ran right in over her head then had to swim back out! It caught her a bit off guard but she didn’t care she proceeded to tear around getting good and dirty and loved every minute of it.
Riley moved from Jaida to Chloe and back again running and chasing and wrestling and enjoying his harem. All the girls love Riley – it’s his energetic personality that gets them every time.
Jaida did some solo exploring when Riley was otherwise occupied. She loves hanging out in the park and visiting with the other dogs and is always the social butterfly.
Pepper herded everyone keeping us moving and together, she is a great mother! She also did lots of “singing” along the way it was a great song called “Bark”.
Seamus was the one that cleared the path for the others and made sure it was safe to move ahead, he would tear up the path then come screaming back through hustling us along.
Sushi did a little bit if solo exploring but also hung out with Casey... well I guess she got chased and knocked down by Casey.
Biggie toddled along behind me and got a ride when he had enough exploring. He was good and muddy and always has a great time.
When we wrapped up on the trails we headed back to the park for the remainder of our outing, pepper played fetch while Seamus mingled. Chloe, Riley and Jaida ran and wrestled. Casey, Sushi and Biggie chilled out with me.
It was an awesome outing, I grabbed some pictures of the craziness:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/NewFriendsAtSunnybrook?feat=directlink
When we were wrapped up at the park we dropped everyone off - including our precious kids! It’s been 2 and a half weeks hanging out with them and we were sad to see them go... but I was looking forward to seeing my kitties again ;-)
Finally that afternoon we split up to do two different walks, I hit the road with Diva and Henry hit the park with Bogart.
Since Bogart has been a bit of a runner as of late they headed to Winston Churchill so they had a nice big secure park to let him run without worrying about him. They had a great time, Bogart ran and played and visited with some of the local dogs and played lots of “fetch” ... as Henry says he thinks he has A.D.D... he had to do more fetching then Bogart did.
My walk with Diva was nice; Casey, Diva and I strolled around and stopped into Pet Cuisine for our usual visit. We proceeded back to the park where everyone was coming out to enjoy the lovely evening. Since it is fall there are lots of leaf piles around the block. Diva stopped at each one and jumped in to sniff and check them out. I grabbed a few pictures because she was so cute splashing around in the piles.
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/OldFriendsJumpingInLeaves?feat=directlink
It was such a nice night everyone met up at the park and we all sat around and chatted. Casey passed out she was so tired from the day and Henry made it back to pick us up so we could head home.
What a great day but LONG day. We’ll talk to everyone tomorrow.
Wednesday 28th
Ah today was a wet one!
We only have 2 walks today, the group and then a bedtime pee break with Diva.
Since it was kind of wet and yucky we decided to stay close to home and hit Sherwood. It wasn’t really raining it was just spitting the entire time! Ugh! The only thing that brightens up a yucky day is super cute puppy faces and we had a lot of them today. The group included Riley, Prince, Molly, Tea Cup, Chloe and Casey.
Molly was the leader of the pack today! She was running and bumping everyone trying to get everyone moving. She met a couple poodles on the trail who she enthusiastically kissed and danced with.
Molly & Chloe were great playmates today, they ran and wrestled with each other and had a great time.
The second half of the loop Chloe stuck by me and strolled along instead of running ahead with the other kids. I kept losing her in my shadow... she’s so small and moves quickly I kept asking “where’s Chloe” and there she was looking up at me with those beautiful eyes.
Riley and Tea cup were bouncing around chasing each other up the trail and back. They have really hit it off and play well together. Tea Cup likes to keep her eye on Henry and make sure he’s keeping up. If he’s falling behind she will go back and stay with him until she knows he’s ok then she comes charging along back into the lead.
Riley even got Prince to run around and chase today. Prince is more of a passive participant and likes to keep his eyes on everyone and ensure no one is doing anything stupid. The two of them were running back and forth on the trail, you could hear Prince coming... snorting huffing and puffing all the way... Prince is a pug ;-)
Riley was Riley, he is the center of the universe and is the one of keeps everyone moving! You can always count on him to keep things interesting.
When it came time to leave everyone sat nice and got hooked up for our walk back to the car but young Molly decided she wasn’t ready to leave. After some negotiation and help from another dog father in the park she was hooked up and we were ready to roll.
It’s been cold wet day but we had a good time. One visit left with Diva then it’s bedtime!
Talk to everyone tomorrow.
Thursday 29th
Today we had 4 walks and we welcomed a new doggie to our pack.
It was kind of an overcast damp and dreary day so we decided to take our crew to Winston Churchill for our outing. Today we had the pleasure of welcoming Sweet Pea the most delicious doggie to our daily walk group.
Along with Sweet Pea we had Riley, Tea Cup, Casey, Seamus, Chloe, Missy, Sushi, Biggie. It was a BIG group today!
The park was quiet when we got there which was great for Sweet Pea to get to know the other dogs but it was soon packed with puppies!
Sweet Pea was very reserved today, she liked to stay on the sidelines and watch the comings and goings. It wasn’t too long before she was mixing and mingling with the other doggies and getting to know her new pack mates. She started to slow down about half way through so we hooked her up and we kept strolling. She was super sweet and is going to be a great addition to our group.
Riley, Tea Cup and Chloe spent a lot of time together running around the park chasing each other and wrestling.
Riley and Chloe decided they were going to have some fun playing in the giant mud puddle at the front of the park. No matter how many times you tell them to get out they were like magnets – they would run right back in! Little bums!!
Tea Cup spent a good portion of the outing stalking Henry as she does... she loves Henry ;-) She also mixed and mingled with other dogs from other packs, she has really grown since she started hanging out with us.
Chloe also mixed it up with Casey, they did a fair amount of wrestling and Casey “T-boned” her more than a few times, Casey likes to do that – what a brat!
Riley likes to keep everyone on their toes, you never know when someone is going to run by you and grab your tail! Riley is totally a tail grabber ;-)
Seamus was the odd man out today. Surrounded by the little ones he was trying to get them to play but there were too small ;-( He ended up mixing and mingling with dogs from other packs who were more his size. He takes such great care of our little doggies! He’s like the big brother, keeping everyone together and moving along.
Missy was happy to cruise around the park sniffing as she goes. She was sick earlier in the week so it was good to see her back to her happy self. I think she is going to be BFFs with Sweet Pea they are very similar dogs in that they are the strong silent types.
Biggie and Sushi were cold so after trotting around the park for half the outing they got to ride in my jacket for the last half. That is their favourite place!
Once everyone was packed up and ready to go we made our way back to the car. There was a great pile of fallen leaves so we stopped to take some pictures before heading out.
We took lots of pics today of the group and Sweet Pea – enjoy:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/OurFirstDayWithSweetPea?feat=directlink
In the afternoon Henry took Diva to Sunnybrook to run the trails. They had a great time and got to visit with some of the dogs in the park as well.
Finally we split up and Henry picked up Jaida and she went with him to take the kids and Riley home When they were downtown they had their session at Riverdale park. They did lots of fetching and running and visiting. She had a great time.
Casey and I went to pick up Diva and we did our usual stroll around the neighbourhood and visit with the local puppy dogs.
It was another great day and another long day. We’ll see everyone tomorrow.
Friday 30th
Today we only had one walk and I’m very glad because it’s a dull rainy day!
We decided to do our group walk a little bit later today to see if we could avoid a downpour. We got lucky, when we got to the park it was less than a drizzle and was actually almost warm out.
The group walk included Riley, Pepper, Tea Cup, Chloe, Sweet pea and Casey. We went to Taylor Creek park our session.
The group had a great time playing in the wet leaves!
Riley, Tea cup and Chloe were running around chasing each other all over the place. The three of them are tied at the hip. It’s great to see them getting along so well.
Pepper ran ahead to make sure the trail was clear and gave the “all is well ahead” bark when she was ready for us to proceed ;-) Riley joined in bouncing along with her happy to be so helpful.
Sweet Pea was great, she ran along happy to be out and about. She got into fighting position and tried to play with some of the dogs but they didn’t bite, they were too busy running around.
Tea Cup got very worried at one point, Henry was lagging behind and she got very worried he was missing. When she finally saw him she went charging along the path happy to be reunited with him.
On our stroll Henry found a baby dead snake..... YUCK dead or alive I hate snakes. Henry and Tea Cup stayed back and took a picture of it.... YUCK!!! Crazy people!!!
When we were getting wrapped up poor little Chloe was so dirty and so wet she was shivering! It was time for her to get warm!
We loaded everyone up and brought out the towels to wrap everyone up.... then we noticed the SMELL. This is the second time we’ve been at this park in the rain and we now know that the dogs end up smelling like something that is dead! Mixed with wet dog smell it’s enough to make your stomach turn!!!
Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was happy to have an empty car at the end of the day.
Even though it was raining I got some fun pictures of our time out and about:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/RainyAfternoonFun?feat=directlink
It’s time to go get warm and dry, have a great night and we’ll talk to everyone this weekend.
Weekend 31st, 1st
This weekend is a busy weekend but a fun weekend.
Seamus was coming to stay overnight on Saturday night while his parents were going out of town so we picked up Belle and headed down to Cherry Beach to run around and tire the doggies out. It was nice down there, windy but nice.
Seamus and Belle hit it off and had a great time tearing around the paths and jumping in the water. There was a fair amount of dogs in the park so both of them spent a lot of time visiting and playing with the other kids. We walked around the park twice then decided it was time to roll.
When we got home we got ready and headed to the local dog park for a Howl-o-ween party. Everyone had a great time switching costumes and playing around. The wind died down so it was actually a really nice evening.
Here are some pics of the fun:
http://picasaweb.google.com/contactme.animaladventures/HowlOWeen2009?feat=directlink
Finally Seamus, Casey and I headed over to visit Molly place for a bedtime pee break then we called it a day.
On Sunday we picked up Belle again and we all headed down to High Park for another fun outing.
It was CRAZY BUZY in the dog park today! Everyone and their dog was out today (pardon the pun).
On the first round of the trails Belle, Seamus, Casey and I ran around having a good time. We mixed and mingled with other dogs on the trails and enjoyed running through the leaves.
It was a nice day, not too cold and not windy it was a really nice fall day.
Seamus ran back and forth and ventured off the trail a couple times but always came back to see where I was.
Belle stuck with me making sure that Seamus didn’t get lost and that Casey was alright. She is a great big sister!!!
Once we climbed the REALLY BIG HILL and got back to the “bowl” we hung out with Henry for a bit before doing lap # 2.
It was just Seamus, Belle and I this round Casey stayed with Henry. We took a different walkway and ended up turning right instead of left and went around AGAIN. We were all good and tired when we got back to the “bowl”.
Everyone took a minute to catch their breath and then we headed out.
Once we dropped off Belle and Seamus we headed home for a good old fashion nap! I took a bunch of pictures with Belle and Seamus at Cherry Beach and High Park, enjoy the fun and games:
What a LONG week! Let’s hope the weather next week is more cooperative! Talk to everyone tomorrow.
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