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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Welcome Puppy Ruby

Welcome to 6-month-old Ruby.

 A darling little black and tan coonhound. Isn't she just adorable? I've always been partial to the black and tans and this little one is no exception. Now, if only she were already a senior, she'd have grabbed at my heartstrings even more.
A puppy! Oh my, here we go!
Lady May has already given her the lip curl and warned her to back off. Ruby gets very excited and jumps back as quick as a wink. She's already learning 'the language' and responding very well.

Lady May - "This is my warning face. You better be listening."

During her meet n greet she came along with little Suzy who was quite pleased to have somebody else take the attention away from her for Ruby. We gave Ruby a safe area to play while Suzy and Lady May enjoyed the calm behind gates.

Ruby - "Why are the other dogs gone away?"

At her 2 hour previsit we had lil Molly and young Sage here as well. Puppy was over the moon with so many doggie buddies to meet with. Sage was quite happy to say hello and introduced herself politely. 

Hey I think I like you. Just dont jump up okay?
That was until puppy felt comfortable and said, "Hey!! LET'S PLAY!" with a bound and a jump and a lunge with her big puppy paws landing a near blow to Sage's nose. Little Sage was caught off guard and cried out with a big yelp and off she ran. That was it for her. The rest of the puppy's visit Sage stayed a safe distance away and watched from the sidelines. It's okay young Sage you'll have ample opportunities to meet Ruby again and play safely another time. 
lil Molly waiting to meet Ruby. Little Suzy happy someone else will play with the puppy.

 lil Molly was her true Marchioness self. She loved Ruby and was eager to let her zip around her. 

 And zip around she did. Ruby is in training and still learning her recall skills. That means I can't allow her to run and zoom in the yard with the freedom of the other dogs. It's not safe. If there's an altercation I have no way of intervening quick enough. At present, much of our grounds are covered in melted snow/ice. It's just not safe to do zoomies right now.  Teaching fluent recall and safe play is on her agenda. So for now indoors energy release and quiet toy play suffice.

Why isn't that little brown dog coming in to say hi again?
Sage watched from the sidelines and even did a quiet sneak by to check things out. I'm sure given time Sage will be one of Ruby's good buddies. For now we're going slow and keeping her a comfortable distance while Ruby remains on lead.

Sage - "If I look away it means don't bug me okay?"

Ruby, - "I can see you sneaking you know?"

Ruby and Suzy are scheduled to join us a few more days this week and next. I can't wait to see the progress we make.

Im cute right?
Be a good girl Ruby. See you in a few days.

Friday, January 14, 2022

Welcome 6 year old Kaxwisa

6 year old Kaxwisa (pronounced KahWaySha) joined us for a meet and greet yesterday. She is a very gentle, fun loving mixed breed, golden retriever/red heeler. Her little spotty paws are so pretty, and her love of the snow was evident immediately.
Kaxwisa is a frequent visitor at our local 'dog park' and already has a few friends who will join her here for playdays.
We've slotted her in for a 4 hour complimentary pre visit and I can't wait to spend some time getting to know her.
She was polite and very responsive to me, though if mom was more than a few feet away from her she was watching for her. I took out my camera to get a picture of her pretty face while mom was putting her boots back on. That was like trying to take a photograph of a zooming train.  She's was very trusting and even though she wanted to see her mom she stayed in place while I asked her to.

Where's my mom!

Kaxwisa loves the snow and I'm hopeful she'll have an opportunity to run and romp in it with a friend before its gone. Perhaps her buddy from the park, Khione? Paws crossed!
All snow lovers know there's nothing better than clean melting snow for a back scrub and a good wash.

Snow, glorious snow!

Hey, do you mind I'm having a wash here
We look forward to having you back again girl. Stay safe and warm and we'll see you in a couple of weeks!

Cutest little spotty paws ever!