Things on the farm....

Everyone is doing well at the ranch (so to speak). The cleaning lady came yesterday and so Cassie and Sonny decided to tear up some wood on the front porch. Enough to build a fire...luckily its hard to hold a match in their little paws so the house was saved. Then they just stared in the window as if to say 'Let us in'.

There was a Blue Heron in the pond and some kind of unique little bird in the feeder (can't remember the name Kathy told me). The horses are fat and sassy and Barnie is, well, just Barnie. The sun hasn't been out all day today but it is warm and overcast, about 68 high. But at least it gave the pups some time to roam the property. Suppose to rain tomorrow but this is Washington.....rain, rain, rain.

The important thing is everything is cool!

Incognito at the Fire Hydrant.....

Yesterday was GORGEOUS! Abbie and I took a long walk but she didn't want to be seen by the Fire Hydrant. Honestly, she didn't do a thing to that Hydrant :-).

As you can see by her tongue hanging out that this walk was on the way home. She had enough of walking and was visualizing her water bowl by this time. She is the perfect pet and doesn't give me any problems at all. Today she got a bone for a treat (a fully digestible one, of course) from Mud Bay. She is happy as a clam and asleep on her blanket bed. It rained most of the day today but we are suppose to have another sunny day on Saturday so we will walk again. Then on Sunday it is her 'McDonalds Run' of course. She can smell those french fries a mile away!!!!!

Farm Livin is the Life For Me........

We are back at the farm and all of the animals are relishing in the attention. Cassie has turned into quite a beauty with her red hair. She is smarter than she wants you to know because she is too busy playing and romping and causing havoc. I know some people like that! The horses are doing great. They are loving grazing on the pasture. Kathy is giving them treats every day and I make a visit over to check on things while Kathy is there. Everyone came out for the photo shoot today and it was gorgeous to boot! So, everyone got their picture in on this one. Nothing to report as all is going well. I will post again in a couple of days!

Abbie and her bone....

Abbie's Mom and Dad left early this morning. She greeted me in the front yard, wagging her tail and a jump in her step. I love it when she greets me because she is truly happy about seeing me. Of course, she also has her little snout in my bag as she KNOWS I always bring her a treat. So, here she is knawing away at her little bone I bought her. She will want out any minute to bury it in her vast back yard only to dig it up later after the rain when it is all wet and muddy. Yuck! She is doing great. She really looks good and I like her puppy cut! She's a happy girl.

New Kids on the Block

I am so behind in my blogging. I am taking time out today to get caught up and appologize to my three newest kids on the block! Meet Bentley, CJ and Max. They are the cutest Bassets and although they are a handful, they are sweet as can be. Well, Bentley is kind of cranky but he has earned his time here on earth to be cranky if he wants. Besides, its a 'cute' cranky. They live a little further than most of my clients but they were certainly worth the drive. I am hoping we will be seeing more of them.

Punkin and Petunia Disaster!!!

The funny thing is...I take care of animals for a living. I make sure they don't distruct the house of my clients.. I make sure they are good babies and everything runs smoothly. So imagine
when I return

home to my pups and I find they have had a party while I was gone. OHHH...and we can never guess who was the one tearing up the piddle pads can we???? Doesn't she look innocent. but they still make laugh while I'm cleaning up their mess. Go figure.......sometimes I forget who owns who????????

Schnazer City!

These are the newest additions to the Playful Paw Family. Molly (top right) is the sweetest of the bunch, although they are all very sweet. She loves to cuddle and just be your buddy. She is a little spoiled by her daddy but what are little girls for?

Izzy, to the right of Molly, is the little boy. And when I say 'little'....I mean LITTLE. He is the smallest Mini Schnauzer I have ever seen. We call him the little dwarf with a Great Dane Attitude. He can be a pistol at times. But, again, very cute.

And, to the left of this post is Frannie. She is a little aloof. She is also the most verbal of the three. She doesn't warm up to people much but I have to brag......she sat in my lap for a whole 10 minutes. She is just a loner and a TALKER! They are all adorable and loved in every way. I enjoyed the time I spent with them and hope to see them again soon. They were perfect!

Sunday Rides

I have been with Abbie just over the weekend. Abbie's favorite thing to do is go for a ride on Sunday afternoon when Auntie Dee goes for dinner at McDonalds. She joyously jumps in my back seat and seems to know she is going to the 'French Fry' heaven and NOT the groomer. She is patient and loves to sniff the fresh air. She patiently waits as I speak to the machine that sounds like a person - yet she cannot SEE a person! As I get closer to the window, her tail starts to wag and she KNOWS there is something in that bag for her. After the fries have cooled, I give her one. I make her wait a few minutes and then another. But, I make her wait until she gets home to get too many more. We took this picture to show you how controlled she can be. She looks as if 'just snap the damn picture so I can scarf up those fries!'. And that is just what she did........she's a happy girl.

Low Key

As you can see, everyone is pretty low key. The weather has been cool during the day and mid-70's at dinnertime. It didn't even get that warm today and looks like rain. We stood out on the deck last night to see the thunder and lightening and maybe catch some of those lights in the sky, but no success.

Everyone is doing great. Nothing new to report! We are just hanging in there.

Animal Kingdom

Life on the farm is fabulous. Animals, Animals, everywhere. Friends came to visit and I got as many pics as I could although some of the fur family decided to be elusive. The weather has been intermittent sunshine. Foggy in the morning and sunny in the afternoon. But the tempature always falls short of 80 so its just been in the mid 70's.

Cassie, Sunny and Ruggles have been happy as clams. They romp during the day and snooze in the evening. Ahhhh, its a dog's life. Its been fun visiting with Tina's troupe. Put them altogether and there is quite a brood.

All is well on the farm and everyone is behaving (REALLY). More to come later.

Sammi

Meet Sammi. Sorry about the photo. My phone cut off her little ears. But, she has one that stands up and one that lays down. I will take my camera and get a good pic of her next time. Sammi is new to the Playful Paw family. She is loved and probably the most kicked back dog I have ever taken care of. I literally have to wake her up to take her for a walk. She loves sniffing the bushes and laying down under a tree like she is going to take a nap. She will walk anywhere I take her and just seems to love the sunshine and the company. She really is the sweetest girl. More of Sammi to come.

Punkin and Petunia

Petunia is growing fast. She is the cutest little pug I ever did see. Well, except for all the other pugs I have seen and owned. She was four months on May 23rd.

She has the perfect temperment as she is just a happy little pup.

She loves her buddies Punkin and Piffles (the cat) and REALLY loves her mommy :-)>

She has had cleaned vet checks, weighs about 7.5 pounds right now. Punkin weighs 13 pounds and loves her as well. Although she lets her know she is the alpha all the time.

They are just so dang cute its illegal!

Just couldn't resist Posting these Pics!

Its 10:20 pm and this is an example of how stressed the animals are! NOT!

Last Night Together.....

This is our last night together and I am sure the fur children can't wait for their mommy and daddy to come home. We hung out today and played in the sunshine for a long time. We visited with Tina and her horses as well. The dogs love it when I buy them bones to chew so they were spoiled as I bought them each three. They are gone, of course. This is a picture of Sunny and Cassie fighting over Sonny's bone as Cassie had already eaten hers. So, everything went smoothly and no scares, thank goodness. Can't wait until my next visit!

We Are Back........

My computer crashed so I was forced to buy a new one. Of course, didn't have to twist my arm. This one is much faster which makes it easier to do these posts.

So, sorry for the delay with the McCoy family but hope you enjoy these pics. The animals have been very patient with my schedule. I had four clients over the weekend. Three of them were just daily visits, i.e. dog walks, feeds, tucking them in at night. Up to this time I spent 24/7 here so they are wondering where I am going. That all ends today and I can go back to devoting my entire time to them until I leave on Tuesday. They have all been really good. Cassie got a little rambunctious and she knocked me over, but no broken bones and I am fine. Thats it for now....I will blog one more before I leave.

Back with the gang.....

I am with Ruggles, Cassie, Sunny, Barnie, Major and Chip. Sounds like I am hanging out with a soroity group in Vegas, eh? Better than that.......the pups, the cat and the two horses are much better company. Although, I must say, its rather uneventful. But I would rather have it that way than drama!!! All the fur children are doing great. The rain came in a bit ago and stormed. Then just as quickly as it came, the sky parted and turned blue and its about 60 out. So, Sonny and Cassie are romping outside while Ruggles lays in her corner in the house. Barnie can't decide if she wants in or out so we are playing revolving door with her. The horses seem fine.....no signs of anything wrong. They are getting their flake in the am and pm. Well, thats all to report for now. I will post some new pictures in the next day.

Polly and Pearl Pug

Polly and Pearl are precious and near and dear to my heart as I am a HUGE Pug lover. They are very easy to take care of as they have a house which is completely condusive to their needs. Not spoiled.....just loved.

Pearl loves to cuddle and would sit in your lap all day long. Polly is the alpha and she sits anywhere she damn well pleases! Most Pugs have the same attitude....'What me? A dog?......I don't THINK so" They are little people with short legs! They have a fur brother named Harley, but Harley missed the photo op. They have a beautiful back yard to run in but they prefer to be in the house. They are the cutest of the cutest!!!!

Meet Sparky and Jenna

Jenna and Sparky are the newest additions to The Playful Paw family. Jenna is a fair-haired Retriever with a very sweet personality. She is quiet and loving and very devoted to whomever she is with. She loves smelling the grass outside and chasing any rabbits that might be in the yard. She loves her treats and will carry a bone around in her mouth all day before deciding to begin chewing on it.

Sparky is a unique mix of Basset Hound and Bichon. His personality is completely Basset, while his fur and head are completely Bichon. He has a great personality. He loves to play and be inquisitive. He likes lots of attention and sleeping on the bed as close to you as he can. He isn't big on the dog treats but loves a good bite of REAL food once in a while.

They are both very sweet dogs and they were a joy to watch.

Abbie Girl

Apologies for the slow blogging of Abbie. I have had her since Thursday but no computer. Guess its time to replace my laptop because I think it died.Abbie is doing well as usual. She was funny yesterday. I went home to shower and change and when I returned she was laying by her cookie jar. I asked 'what are you doing laying in here?'. She just wagged her tail and sat up. I continued into the living room and kept calling her name as I was going to take her for a walk. "Abigail.......Abbie........Where are you?" I looked in the laundry room and there she was still sitting by the cookie jar. I asked 'What do you want". She jumped up on the counter and pointed to her cookies. Boy, has she got me pegged. But she is so darn cute you can't help but give her one.....or two......or three.......well, as many as she wants really. The weather has been hit and miss today. Some sun and some rain. We are just hanging out and enjoying each other's company. She is perfect!

Cool and Gloomy

Abbie is great and enjoying her chew toys I bought her. It has been raining so she is getting a lot of indoor time with me. We hang out and watch TV, Read, Computer and play fetch with her chew toys. Of course, she gets way too many cookies but its her time to be spoiled. I wish there was more to report but no news is good news. She sends kisses to her family.

Lazy Days

Abbie and I are having lazy days. Although she and I played with toys yesterday in the backyard. She is pretty spry for being a senior. She is happy and loving the attention as always. The weather is suppose to warm up, but is windy and cold at the moment. Hopefully, it will warm up for our afternoon walk. Abbie loves to walk and sniffs everything as if that was the very first time she'd walked by that spot. All is well in Abbieland.

Last Day together

Its our last day together until June. All is well and no incidents to report. It has been raining all day so we have been keeping busy playing with toys and chew bones. They get their daily treat of their frozen bones...they love that.
The horses are doing well too but standing out in the rain and the mud. They were exceptionally happy to see me tonight and finally came over to the gate to see me. I ususally have to go to them but he brought his nose right up to the fence for me to scratch. Unfortunately, I have forgotten their names? The black horse seems to be a little agitated the last couple of days. Or, maybe, he is just used to me and is attempting to play. They love their treats.
Barnie is happy except when Cassie is tormenting her which is most of the time. She holds her own though and gets away when need be. I know they are all anxious to have their family home with them and will be very glad tomorrow when that happens. I will be here until about 6pm and tomorrow and say my 'good byes' until next time. They are good fur children.

Abbigail Tail!

Back with Ms. Abbie. She was happy to see Kathy yesteday morning and just as happy to see me in the afternoon. She was already for her walk on a fine spring day but unfortunately it was raining pretty good. Today is much better and she can get that scarf back on as a walk is in her future. She seems to be doing quite well despite her senior years. Better than me! She is so funny about her cookies. She loves to bark at me and tell me to go to the cookie jar. She is probably one of the brightest animals I have ever known.

All is well on the homefront and Abbie is well taken care of!

Raining Cats and Dogs.......

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.......,

We have been rained in for a day or two. Lots of mud and rain. But, the pups are enjoying their inside time. Lucky for them I bought them the big rawhide bones which is keeping them busy when they can't be outside. Barnie the cat doesn't seem to mind the rain....she goes out all the time. The horses are also not afraid of a little rain, although I just checked them and they are standing in their stalls. Everything is going smoothly. All are happy and anxiously awaiting their mom and dad's return!

Sunny and Sonny.....

The sun is shining and the pups have been outside. But, for some reason, Sonny doesn't want to be outside. She's torn between taking care of her little sister or staying inside with me. She seems to be craving attention so I am giving it to her.

Other than playing outside and chewing on their new rawhides everyone is happy. I can't get Cassie in her crate. She has gotten wise about what it means when she goes in there. Animals are like children.....they are completely different with the sitter.

The horses are enjoying the sunshine as well as is Barnie. When the rain comes they all take shelter! Can't say I blame them.....I do the same!

All is well on the farm! No news is GOOD news.

I am slow in blogging but Abbie is doing great. She loevs spending time with her petsitter and she never forgets a face. As soon as she sees me she runs for the cookie jar.

Think she has got my number?

The weather has been rain one day, sun the next. So, Abbie doesn't get a lot of outdoor time as she'd rather stay in the house but she gets out when the sun shines. Kathy is helping me out right now so between her and I, Abbie is rarely alone for long. Tomorrow everyone is just hanging out. I may throw Abbie in the car and take her for a ride. Don't tell her mom and dad, but she likes going to McDonalds the best. She likes the french fries as much as I do. But she is trying to keep her figure in her golden years so she is limited to one. It is hard to deny her when she is looking at you with those beautiful eyes. :-)

I will blog every other day to keep her family posted.

Finally, worn out!

I don't know what got into Cassie and Sonny today, but they were so full of energy. In fact, they were non-stop all day. It was raining in the early part of the day so they didn't go run off the energy until mid-afternoon. They finally came in and I was puttering in the kitchen, filling their bones and when I returned to the living room, this is how I found Cassie. I love the lip action in the close up of her face. She is a riot and FULL OF ENERGY. Everyone else is doing great too. I will post pictures of Sonny and Ruggles tomorrow. (computer problem solved). The deer were plentiful today and there were several out grazing early morning. I have a trick for keeping Ruggles and Cassie out of the pond! I will share that info with her mommy when they return.

They send their love to their family!

Sunshine all Day!

The kids are enjoying the sunshine today. I didn't go anywhere so they have been hanging out in the sunshine. The Elk came to visit this morning but I wasn't aware of it until I heard Cassie barking wildly. I looked out and sure enough she was barking at a rather large Elk. I yelled for her just as the neighbor in the white truck decided to leave. She lost interest in the Elk and decided to chase the truck. She can run very fast!

I have a loud whistle that I trained my kids to hear when they were little. I have been whistling for the dogs and they all come running. I assume their mommy and daddy do this too and that is the reason they know what it means.

Cassie got into some oil or something. Maybe laying under the truck. Her back is black. I may try to bathe her if I think my wrist can manage.

All else is boring and uneventful here on the farm which is how I prefer it to be. We have and enough 'events'.........time to relax. :-)

Me and the gang.......

With a beautiful view of Mt. Rainier, three great pooches, a very funny cat and two horses, I am settled in for a two week stay with the gang! Ruggles, Cassie, and Sonny are all doing well and loving the attention they have been getting the last couple of days. Barnie is loving the weather and wants to spend a lot of time outside. The horses are liking their treats and all is well on the farm! I haven't seen any Elk yet, but hope to soon. Spring is here so a lot of little critters are out. I saw some deer down the road and there are lots of ducks on the pond.

Cassie has been very good and she loves sleeping outside of her crate. We watch TV until late and I just let her sleep with the others. She has been good so far. However, she got into a little trouble with the ceramic floral piece on the table. I came in from feeding the horses this morning and she had gotten on the table and knocked it over and broke it. She knew she was in trouble and kind of hung her head when I came in.

We cleaned floors this morning and windows. They each got a frozen bone when I left for the doctors. I was only gone about three hours, so it was enough time for them to devour their bones.

I will attempt to post some pictures in the next few days. A computer gliche is keeping me from loading my pictures to the blog. But, all is well here in Enumclaw, Washington!!!!