Roxie, Ralphi & Rudy

Everyone was very quiet when I came in tonight, until I let them out! They were pretty excited to go play outside. Rudy gave me a big bear hug when I wasn't expecting it! haha! The boys were chasing around in the backyard as usual. Roxie came and sat by me to get her attention. The boys were running in circles past me many times, and once I noticed Ralphi had something in his mouth and it wasn't his log. Then he came and sat on the patio and started chewing on it. It was a golf ball! I wasn't sure if they should have that, so I put it up. Rudy was trying to get it for a little bit, but eventually he and Ralphi started playing with their half a log. The last half of my visit they wanted to play fetch, and all three were searching for it in the dark when I'd throw it. Roxie had a dirty little face! I don't know if you can tell from the picture, but it got even dirtier after I took that. They were sure some muddy puppies when they came in for the night!

Sadie, Chloe & Patches

When I walked inside tonight, Chloe was peeking around the corner of the kitchen at me. She started meowing and I came up to her slowly so she could sniff me. I let Sadie in and it had started sprinkling by the time I got there, poor girlie! She didn't seem to be too bothered though. After she came inside she actually let out a low growl at me and then ran and laid in her bed by the tv. I let her be for a bit and got everyone's food ready. Chloe wanted me to pet her a lot. Patches appeared and sat on a chair under the table. I called Sadie to me and she cautiously smelled my hand. I sat down in a chair to be less intimidating for her. She let a little low growl out again but proceeded to lick my hand at the same time! I think she was just nervous having someone new in the house without mom and dad being home! It happens sometimes, but they usually warm up to me pretty quick. All of a sudden she hopped up in my lap and sat with me for awhile. She still had that nervous look in her eyes, so I got her a treat to see if that would help calm her down a little. By the end of my visit she was rolling over and letting me rub her tummy! She was even grabbing my arm with her paws if I would stop petting her! She gave me lots of kisses on my face too. She went right in her bed for me tonight, tail wagging along the way.

Dakota & Benny

Dakota & Benny were excited for their walk today. I couldn't find Kota's harness anywhere, so we just went using her collar instead. Benny knows all the houses that have dogs in the yard now, so he gets very excited as we come up to them. About half way through our walk it started to sprinkle. Then as we were to the last little bit of our walk it started raining steadily. They didn't seem to mind since at least it was warmer out! Kota didn't go both on the walk today. When we got back she nibbled on her food a little bit before I put her to bed.