A Thank You and My Birthday Week Visitors

My Birthday week was wonderful. So many friends sent so many happy birthday wishes. Some of those friends I haven’t spoken to for so long. Thank you so much everyone for remembering me and accepting that I'm not very good at staying in touch as often as I should. I tend to cram my great days with happy activities that exhaust me by the evening. On not so good days, well, there no so good, enough said.
I must admit there have been plenty of not so good days over the last few months. I'm sure like many of our friends and family. Like everyone, I'm doing my best to overcome my ongoing health issues and I think I'm through the worst of them now. 

I found this little image on the internet.
Don't ask me where! I like it though.

At 66 years, I'm learning to cope well enough. I seem to have taken quite a few years to understand and accept my limitations. Having Meniere's certainly draws a lot of energy. I'm finally at a place emotionally and mentally where I can cope with the continual effects. 

 

I draw strength from knowledge and experience with Meniere's and I apply it daily!  I feel alright and I'm so happy to have the distractions of my wonderful visiting dogs to keep me going strong. Thank you to all the moms and dads that trust me to take care of their most precious furry buddies.
My days are so full of smiles.

Hazel and Khione having a great time playing keep away.

My furry visitors this birthday week were lil Molly, Hazel, Khione, Sadie, Mylu and lil Suzy Q. The weather was just perfect. A coolness in the mornings that warmed by afternoon. The dogs were all great buddies and played cooperatively both indoors and out. Whether it's romping in the yard or just chillin' on the porch. No squabbles at all. Plain old fun and games all day every day. 

Suzy Q, Lady May, Hazel and Khione all choose to cozy on the porch.
 lil Molly chooses the indoor mats that are less crowded.

I've able to get most of the front yard cleaned up and my cedar boxes cleared and ready for planting in May. I've also been organizing and clearing out closets/cupboards and drawers. It amazes me how quickly those areas get cluttered. I've already filled and taken 2 large Amazon boxes to the thrift store and have yet another one ready for our trip to Kamloops in April. I guess Spring cleaning has started. It's also time for me to clear off some of the kazillion photos and videos from my phone. I'll be adding them into their appropriate Facebook Albums and will post some on my timeline. I hope you get the smiles and chuckles I did when I took them.

Sadie finally gets the upper paw on Hazel and takes control of the tug toy.

Obviously overcome with the loss of the tug game.

The best time of day for me to get a few indoor chores done.

lil Suzy Q is determined to lay beside Lady May whether there's room on the mat or not!

Have a wonderful last weekend of March and stay safe!
Royal K9 Korner will be away from April 5th - 8th so be sure to mark that on your calendar.
Stay safe!

Our Beautiful Baroness Mylu

Our Baroness Mylu arrived yesterday afternoon.  Everyone had been waiting for her to arrive. 

Hazel, Suzy Q and Lady May watch for Mylu. River is preoccupied with a sun spot on the wall

Mylu strolled through the gate with wiggles and smiles.  She was definitely happy to be visiting. 
Her dad said, Mylu has been seizure free for 1 month!  I know, that sounds great!
What it really means is for me to be prepared for the greater possibility of one happening during her stay with us.  We don’t know for sure what triggers Mylu's seizures if anything.
My goal is to keep a stable environment for her and reduce as much unexpected stimuli as possible.
I am familiar with her seizures and the treatment necessary when one occurs. 
Before she arrived, everyone had already had a good healthy run of exercise and playtime.  After  re-introductions and a calm walk about the yard, it was indoors for a bit of relaxation. 

Countess River greets the Baroness Mylu

The 5 beautifully behaved beauties. Lady May, Mylu, River, Hazel and Suzy Q

Mylu gets special treatment at bedtime and it requires everyone to have a designated spot that I deem the safest bed for them. I was very proud of Hazel and River. This was a first for them, to be here together with Mylu.  They took to their sleeping arrangement really well. Of course, there was a few side-eyes and head tilts, but they settled in no time at all and slept through the entire night with out a peep.

I think you made a mistake lady.
I'm s'posed to be in the crate

Within minutes Hazel and River were settled
and heading off to dreamland

 Lady May gets to sleep in her crate and is quite happy to have the door closed for privacy.
It's most important that Mylu sleep right beside my bed so I can keep close tabs on her throughout the night and have quick and easy access to her to keep her safe in the event of a seizure. She would much rather be snuggled in the crate, but that is not allowed when she is here.  We had a perfect, restful night and are crossing our paws to continue for the rest of her visit with us. 

Lady May still wearing a bedtime cone to protect her from chewing at her paw.
Mylu already cozied and safely ready for dreamland

Hazel and River reserving their ruff and tumble play for a later time.

River says a gentle hello to Mylu

She is such a beautiful happy girl. The others sometimes seem to treat her gentler, as if they know.
I wonder?

March Arrives With a Smile

Spring is on the way!

Even though I know, we'll still have a few more cool days to go through. I can finally see the tops of my tulips pushing through the earth. That's exciting for me! It means it'll soon be time to think about clearing the leaves off my flower beds. I've already thought about which seeds I can start in my little green house. I've placed my annual flower order for my cedar planters and beds.  Before you know it, things will be blooming!

It also means the dogs will be able to run and play and do zoomies in actual GRASS again soon.

Of course, they're always happy with running and playing in soggy earth or snow. They don’t care if there's no grass. They're super good about getting their paws wiped each time they come back in the house. It's me who grumbles with soggy ground not them.

Looking at March's calendar, I can still see 9 days here and there with no dogs booked. I know, that changes quickly, so I won't commit to getting everything done on those days. I'm so fortunate to have such compliant dog visitors. They love helping out in the garden and will be by my side to make sure I do everything exactly right! They'll be giving me encouraging licks and dropping the toys at my feet. So far, we head into March, by welcoming Hazel, Mylu, Khione and our darling Countess River. I've spoken the lil Molly's dad and she'll be coming by for a bath as well. Sadie's mom has told us to expect sweet Sadie for a playday or 2 this month. I'm so happy to see the nicer temps back again.

We had Mylu and Hazel join us last week. I'll add a few photos of their playtime, but I missed the best ever videos of them doing zoomies. I just stood and watched and laughed and laughed. Hazel has the speed, agility, long legs, and energy. 

After zoomies restful playtime evens them out.

When our Baroness Mylu was a puppy, she was hit by a car that resulted in a permanent backend injury. Now her movements are much slower, and she has less agility. That certainly doesn’t hinder her desire and happy nature in chasing after and sneaking around to catch Miss Hazel. My goodness they learn some funny ways to outsmart each other. Hiding in and behind the hedge is a great way to jump out and scare the opponent. Their version of hide and seek is always worth a giggle.

Hazel is such a sweet girl, when she sees Mylu winding down, she makes her play circle her closer and plays with in the smaller area for Mylu. She seems to know full well, she will lose her play buddy and she definitely wants the play to continue. Two loving playful partners. The keep my smiling for sure.

Hazel: "Really Mylu, we should go jump up on the top part. It's way more fun!"

Khione will also be visiting one day when Hazel is here. Im sure there will be a contest between these two high-speed girls. Let's cross our paws for dry weather!

Mylu: "It's okay. I'll just wait for my mom and dad"

Mylu stood watching the strawberry patch for quite awhile. I couldn't help but wonder what was going through her little brain

Please grow!

Soon Mylu SOON!