Welcome Lucy!

We had another fun day here at the Lodge. Lucy (Lab) joined us for her first day. She is a chocolate lab, and JJ (Lab mix) totally fell for her. His girlfriend Koco (Lab) was here too today, so he split his time between both ladies. They also played with Breezie (Boxer), Rowdy (Boxer) and Mulligan (Golden Retriever). Mulligan jumped over to the small dog room part way through the morning to play with Jaycie (English Springer Spaniel) and Tiki (Golden Retriever). Jackson (Border Collie) kept watch over the little ones and seemed happiest when everyone was gathered in the middle of the room. Raia (Doberman/Pit mix), Zeus (Doberman/Pit mix) and Zac (Doberman/Pit mix) ran around a lot and napped together off an on. Zeus left at naptime to join his new family. I hope he comes to visit Renee' (Human) and me again soon. Cooper (Maltese) decided it is a lot of fun to walk all around the room, as long as he could stay near the wall. He really went on an adventure! Honey (Golden Retriever), Molly (Mountain Cur) and Molly (Beagle) swapped stories about the little ones and made sure Jackson didn't take his job as law enforcer too seriously. He knows the girls are really in charge here. :)

Now to get everyone caught up on the last few days. We had a great Easter weekend here. Koda (Shepherd mix), Gilly (Lab/Shepherd mix), Angel (Golden Retriever), Buddy (Pointer mix), Sashi (Tibetan Terrier), Riley (Lhasa Poo), Zeus, Zac and Koalby (Labradoodle) were all here. Koalby just came to play for the day on Saturday and had a great time! Sashi and Gilly played together a lot and Koda jumped in periodically. Angel and Buddy were still pretty tired from playing for several days and took a few extra naps over the weekend.

On Monday, we had a nice crowd. Tucker (Golden Retriever) met a possible new girlfriend, Honey. She isn't as sure about starting a new romance. He also played with Jaycie, Gilly, JJ, Tiki, and a little with Angel and Buddy. Raia, Zeus and Zac enjoyed being reunited, and Raia had a good first day of officially being in the PPTAP. Chico (Lhasa Poo) and JJ are learning to hang out together a little bit more. Chico will never love JJ as much as he loves Jackson though.

Happy Easter everyone!

After such a busy day yesterday, things seem almost too calm today. Riley (Lhasa Poo) is running a lot. He doesn't like to wrestle, but he loves to get the group moving. Jaycie (English Springer Spaniel), Zeus (Doberman/Pit mix) and Zac (Doberman/Pit mix) were all ready to join in every time. Jaycie's doing a great job on her potty training, by the way. :) Buddy (Pointer mix) and Angel (Golden Retriever) are tired today. Buddy climbed up on one of the beds in the playroom to take a nap. Both were bouncing around again after nap. Gilly (Lab/Shepherd) is always smiling. He is so happy he gets to be here for vacation! Guinness (Terrier mix) joined us for a half day. He and Gilly could compete in a smiling contest. I wonder which would win. Koda (Shepherd mix) will be joining us later and will stir up the crowd. She and Gilly are probably going to be best friends this weekend.

Wednesday and Thursday together

I have a lot of writing to do to get Wednesday and today all updated. First for Wednesday...

Lily (Weimeraner) helped Renee' (Human) work on the murals in the large dog room. I think with Lily's help, they are going to be great! I'm sure everyone reading the blog regularly can guess who Koco (Lab) played with: JJ (Lab mix) and some with Jaycie (English Springer). After she left, JJ finished the day playing with Chase (Lab/Border Collie mix) and Koda (Bernese/Border Collie) mix. Mattie (English Bulldog) seems to have almost run out of energy. She was happy to be going home to her own bed but says she had a great time on her sleepover with us. She and Sage (Pug) wrestled with me a bit. The rest of the crowd was a bit more calm than us. Buddy (Pointer mix), Angel (Golden Retriever), Jackson (Border Collie), and Molly (Mountain Cur) ran around but didn't wrestle. Well, Molly did wrestle a little with Tiki (Golden Retriever). Another little quiz for the regular readers - what do you think Mason (Border Collie)did? Chased balls, of course. The foster pups played hard and napped a lot. Zeus (Doberman/Pit mix) would be happy if the people carried him around and snuggled with him all day. Zac (Doberman/Pit mix) would love to be in a room entirely filled with shoes and pants to chew on. Zena (Doberman/Pit mix) spent some time with her new mommy. Her new name is going to be Raia, and she heads out on Thursday. Congratulations! She's going to sign up for the Puppy Potty Training Assistance Program (PPTAP), so we'll get to see her every day at least for the next four weeks. Woohoo!

Now for today... we are welcoming FIVE new friends today! Cooper (Yorkshire Terrier), Gilly (Lab/Shepherd mix), Rusty (Shepherd/Foxhound/Beagle mix), Summer (Shih Tzu) and Scruffy (Shih Tzu). All four seem really happy to be here and fit in well right away. Cooper, Summer and Scruffy liked to play with Chico (Lhasa Poo), Riley (Lhasa Poo), Cooper (Maltese) and a little with the babies, Zeus, Zac and Raia. Kain (Catahoula Leopard Dog) hung out with us small folk and was thrilled when mommy opened the big door. Then we could all run in and out all we wanted. Kain and Rusty were instant friends when Rusty joined us this afternoon. Rusty and Otto (English Setter) also hit it off. Molly (Beagle) loves to sun herself, especially if she can get a good petting at the same time. Otto, Rowdy (Boxer) and Tiki spent the first part of the morning in with the big dogs, but they joined us just in time for the big door to go up. Buddy and Angel also split their morning between the rooms. They are so gentle with the little ones and really just wanted to rest by then anyway. They were ready for naptime today. (I think we all were, really.) JJ and Koco played with Breezie (Boxer), Dodger (Golden Retriever) and Gilly. Mulligan (Golden Retriever) ran around with Dodger and Jaycie. He and Jaycie wrestled a little, too.

Mommy told me it's a full moon and that she can tell by watching us play. Everyone is a little kookier during a full moon. I don't know what she's talking about. We are all always perfect. ;)

Time to get caught up...

My little girl has been sick, so Mommy hasn't been able to type for me. Tiki (Golden Retriever) has been taking notes to be sure I don't miss anything.
King (Shepherd mix) our foster dog, went to his new home on Sunday. Congratulations King! Now we have three little eight week old puppies that are looking for a home. They are Zues (Doberman/Pit mix), Zena (Doberman/Pit mix) and Zac (Doberman/Pit mix). They are having a great time here and are really advanced with their potty training (at least that's what mommy says).
I slept over last weekend along with my brothers and sister while mommy and daddy went to a convention in Baltimore. Jackson (Lab/Doberman mix), Bruno (Beagle), Winston (Beagle/Border Collie)and I had a great time, but it was nice to get back home. I played with Shadow (Norwegian Elkhound), Falko (Schnauzer), Guinness (Terrier mix), Fifi (Pomeranian), Skippy (Pomeranian) and Campbell (Cairn mix).
On Monday, Chico (Lhasa Poo), Tiki, Jaycie (English Springer Spaniel) played. Tiki was the first to drop from exhaustion. Molly (Mountain Cur) and JJ (Lab mix) split their time between the two playrooms. Once Koco (Lab) got here, JJ was in heaven. He loves Koco! Also in the big room were Tucker (Golden Retriever), Otto (English Setter), and Barrett (Bulldog mix). Otto and Koco played hard together. Looks like JJ has some competition. Of course, Otto loves little Jaycie, so he's not really going to try to steal Koco away. Barrett and Tucker are more interested in getting extra petting from the humans than in wrestling with the crazy youngsters.
On Tuesday, the three puppies Zeus, Zena and Zac played with Sage (Pug) and Cooper (Maltese). Molly (Beagle) supervised and let the pups sniff her a bit. Sage joined the big crowd for part of the morning, too. She played with Jaycie, Tiki, Koco, Mattie (English Bulldog) and Molly. Molly and Tiki wrestled for a while.

I'll post for today this afternoon, but this should get everyone caught up on the latest at the Lodge.

It's Friday!

We're making the best of another rainy day here at the lodge. Mattie (English Bulldog) and Jaycie (English Springer Spaniel) played and played and played. Tiki (Golden Retriever) joined in for a while but needed to stop and rest. Guinness (Terrier mix) ran laps and really got the crowd moving. Fifi (Pomeranian) and Skippy (Pomeranian) mostly played with each other and watched the rest of the crowd play. Little Campbell (Cairn mix) walked the room until he was ready to nap. Shadow (Norwegian Elkhound) took a little break from the playtime to have some spa treatments, a pedicure and a bath. She smells just like a baby now. Callie (Sheltie) kept an eye on everyone. Over in the big room, Hank (Shepherd mix) and King (Shepherd mix) played hard. At one point I thought they must have had a bath, but they were just wet from running around outside. They are getting to be really good friends. Hank really hopes King finds a family soon, but that it's one nearby who will bring him to daycare.

Zippity Do Da!

What a wonderful day! Everyone is super active and having a great time today. JJ (Lab mix), Koco (Lab), Breezie (Boxer), Poppy (Bearded Collie) and Blitz (Bearded mix) chased balls, wrestled and shouted about the beautiful weather. King (Shepherd/Collie mix) chased balls out back on the turf. They all played so hard that they ran out of steam before nap time. Rowdy (Boxer), Cooper (Golden Retriever) and Tiki (Golden Retriever) started the day in with the big dogs but joined us in the small room. Rowdy seems to have a little crush on Jaycie (English Springer Spaniel). Otto (English Setter) also has a crush on Jaycie, but they were able to share her time. Bailey played chase with Jaycie while Otto and Shadow (Norwegian Elkhound) cheered them on. Fifi (Pomeranian) and Skippy (Pomeranian) watched the show from their perch on the bench. Campbell (Cairn mix) spent most of his day napping in his basket or on the bed. Cooper (Maltese) was so happy when the big door went up late in the morning. He ran across the floor, even the shiny part, to get outside.

Stop the rain!

Although we have fun every day at the lodge, we prefer the sunny ones. We usually love to run around outside but can't do it as much in the rain. Lily (Weimeraner) and Shadow (Norwegian Elkhound) both say they agree. Tiki (Golden Retriever), Sage (Pug) and Koda (Bernese/Border Collie mix) didn't mind the wet at all. Chase (Lab/Border Collie mix) played for a while with King (Shepherd mix) but wore him out. Then he spent more time playing with Jaycie (English Springer Spaniel). He also liked running around with Koda. Skippy (Pomeranian), Fifi (Pomeranian) and Campbell (Cairn mix) enjoyed the company but preferred lounging on the blankets. We're all hoping the weatherman is right and we'll have a nice day tomorrow.