Sparky for Halloween
When the Trick or Treaters come to our house, they will be met by Sparky the Yorkshire Terrier in his Witch costume and Rocky the Cairn Terrier all dressed up as Spiderman. Max the Havanese hasn't decided which costume he is wearing yet and Amber will wear her diamond Tiara and pink feather boa. The lady in the picture with Amber is not Aunt Kate it is Jannine a friend of the family..For many years Amber has worn her diamond Tiara as befits the Duchess of the Manor. She could be no less.
At Aunt Kate's Pampered Pooches everyone has fun on Halloween even Aunt Kate who is wearing her witches garb with a black pointy hat with a lime green boa around the rim and a matching boa for her shoulders. Peter with be in his Mad Scientist outfit.
Spiders and Bats hang from the roof of the front porch and you have to walk through the graveyard to get to the front porch.
For treats we pass out full sized Hershey candy bars.
For some reason every year we have more kids stop by, I think we are the talk of the neighborhood.
Doggies love kids and kids love dogs and everyone loves to get dressed up. What fun we have.
We hope you do to.
BOOOOOOO
Labels: Boooo, Cairn terrier, Yorkshire Terrier
Morning chores
Well, it's another morning in the doggie sitting business, all the visitors and our own doggies have been out to take care of their morning chores. Then back in so the people who wait on them, Peter and I (I'm Kate) can get their special breakfasts prepared. It's quiet today compared to yesterday when Ripley and Rocky were playing so hard together and so much fun to watch. Ripley's owner picked her up last night and I let Rocky and Ripley together in the main part of the house so he could see how much fun they were having together. When Rocky realized that Ripley was going home he was visibly sad. Ripley comes back on Thursday and Rocky will still be here then. So that's good but not a concept it's possible to communicate to the dogs sorry to say.
When doggies come to visit for the first time they have a hard time adjusting to the idea that the friends they have made are going to leave them. When it happens the doggie who stays is visibly sad and the owners tell me that the doggies they take home miss being here.
It really is good for all of them to have the company of other dogs. They make friends and have fun. That is why daycare is so good for doggies. Simplistic but very true.
Well, it's time for me to get out and pick up and scrub the deck. One of my daily chores. I must say a much easier one in the summer time when the sun is shining. We are definitely into the "dark times" of winter here in Western Washington. I have saved seeds from my cosmos which bloomed so beautifully last summer and am looking forward to planting them again in April.
Labels: Cairn terrier, cats, Havenese, Poodles
Basenji's and Cairn Terrier's
"Ripley", a Basenji we have helped raise since she was a puppy is quite a handful and full of mischief. She is somewhat of a schoolyard bully too towards the other dogs. I compare her to the kid in school who pulls the girls braids and sticks the ends in the ink wells. No, I'm not old enough to remember ink wells but I read a lot.
Anyway, she is visiting right now and she has finally met her match in "Rocky" a Cairn Terrier who is also with us for a week. They are rough-housing non stop, dashing around on the deck and into the house and around the table and bouncing off the couch, both of them having a wonderful time. We also have a mini-doxie named "Yadda" visiting who really wants to get right into the thick of things too. Ripley and Rocky have been letting her play with them and it's fun to watch because they are so rough and tumble with each other and then so gentle with Yadda.
Amber, our seventeen year old Poodle is too old now to supervise the rough play much any more like she used to but she is sitting on her pillow on the sidelines overseeing the activity like the Duchess she is.
In other words life is normal around the Aunt Kate's Pampered Pooch household. Besides our own Havanese and Poodle we have visitors that include two Mini-doxies, a Pug and the Basenji. Not a totally full household but enough to be a lot of fun.
Labels: Basenji, Dachshunds, Havanese, Hooray, Poodle, Pug
An adventure
Hello everyone!
We're posting again! Buying a house is such an adventure, we just havent taken the time to post.
