Goodbye and Hello!

As I gear up for today (waterproof socks, waterproof boots, rain pants, rain coat, fleece hat, gloves) I realize what an amazing 3 months it has been.  The time has flown by and I have loved every minute.  My hard drive is filled with photos of dogs in every form of play, my clothing is covered in fur,  picking fur out of my food seems as natural as brushing my teeth and my legs ache from daily climbs.   But I am going to MISS these guys!!!
Because my friends it is the LAST day of November and tomorrow he arrives.  Not by sleigh and reindeer and it isn't Saint Nick - Michael and Danielle are making their way north ready to take the rains (whoops reins and rains) by storm (oh the weather might be getting to me) and keep the adventure going.

So out the door I go to run these dogs for the final time - take care everyone and we'll see you all soon!!!!

Dogs and Rain DO Mix!!

This video always makes me smile and this week is going to be a wet one!  Enjoy!

Countdown to Blast Off!

Today I felt like I was hanging onto the side of the space shuttle at launch time!  There were A LOT of dogs and they EXPLODED out of the van at the trail head.  All I could do was get them moving and watch as they ricocheted off the trees and each other until we had been hiking for about an hour then they settled down.  I was grateful that we saw no one on our hike!!  No time to take photos.  You really had to be there!!  Here are some of the guilty party on calmer days!

Back Up!

Who's got YOUR back?

Don't mess with the Quadra Gang!! (they work for kibble)

It's come to my attention that people are actually leaving comments and they are ending up lost in cyberspace so I've fiddled with some settings and we'll see if that makes any difference.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Stepping Out Together

It is SO GOOD to see friends hanging together.

Some times they choose each other

And some times fate gets involved

My confession - it wasn't all about the dogs today - I spend some time enjoying the air show overhead - there were raptors everywhere! Are you jealous?

It was a GREAT day for BIRDING - catching the thermals on Quadra!

Happy Howlween!

Please keep everyone safe! 

An Odd Assortment of Happy Tails

A few of my favourite photos from today and the last week or so.

The above really is a dog - its Abbey - she and Tinka almost never stop moving - I keep trying to get a photo of them and this one makes me laugh!

Here they are together!

I know I've mentioned the love affair of Barney and Arwin before - don't they look happy!!
Happy Friday!

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us!

We all knew it was coming and it's here.
The forecast for the next.... week, month, four months is rain and more rain
But we're out there - nothing's gonna stop us!

Miss Jessie

Sweet quiet Jessie joined the pack for the first time last week....

 

What a bundle of cuteness!

A couple of days with the dogs and she is a vixen, a minx and so much FUN!

 It's the quiet ones you have to watch!

Kindred Spirits

Reading the Dogs

Keeping everyone happy is about reading the body language of dogs - the better you can read them the faster you can step in if somebody gets a little too excited.  So here's a glimpse of today's activities....
PLAY

PLAY!

PLAY!!

PLAY!!!

PISSED!

This isn't ok.  This is where it is critical to step in  -- time to keep moving....
No one stays grumpy for long!