Reef

Last day with Reef :(  We had a great day though.  Got there early this morning and we went for a walk.  He tried his best to mark every bush and mailbox that we walked by.  Played around a little at the house when we got back before it was time to go.  Early afternoon the sun finally came out so we spent most of the time out in the back yard.  He was enjoying soaking up the sun.  He also got his wet food again and ate the whole thing up except one little pea he left at the bottom of the bowl, just kept spitting it out while licking the bowl clean.  Then it was time to go, had to say bye to him, but hopefully it won't be too long before he needs a sitter again.

Suzie, Heiny, Boo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

Heiny was still limping this afternoon, but seemed to be a bit better than yesterday. That must be what happened... darn mole! Today it looked a lot more like it was her right rear leg. First Suzie, then Heiny - I hope she feels better soon too. The girls were especially excited today, they must know mom and dad are going to be home soon! Quartz followed me into the kitchen and wanted his brushing again today. After I brushed him for a little while, Boo came to investigate. He jumped up to see what was going on, and got some brushing too! They both loved every minute, especially Quartz. I found everyone and said my goodbyes. The girls gave me lots of kisses and snuggles, so I think they knew. I'm going to miss them all a lot, they're so much fun! I hope you both have a safe trip home. I'm sure they will  be very very excited to see you when you get home!!

Reef

Reef had a full day today.  This morning he went for a short walk around the neighborhood, and got to sniff every mailbox we went passed.  He was very good just walking right along with me.  Then in the afternoon we played in the back yard some more.  He brought out his stuffed toy at first and then we found a rock and that was much more fun.  He didn't care about anything else besides that rock, so funny.  He also got to eat his wet food again, and again I think it was gone before he took a breath.  Tonight we mostly stayed inside, and played with his stuffed bunny until he started to come apart and Reef found the fun white stuff on the inside.  He went back to chewing on his bone after that.  He was looking a little sad when he had to go, but I'll see him early in the morning.  He's a great dog and has been so great to sit for.

Reef

Visited Reef for the first time tonight.  He greeted me at the door without any barking.  He was very excited someone was home.  We went outside and so he could go potty and came back in pretty quick.  Then Reef got to eat his wet food and I think it was gone before I set the bowl on the ground.  We went back outside to throw his ball around, and it became chase Reef around the yard while he kept the ball, he was pretty funny, we had a good time.  We went back inside and played around a little bit before it was time to go.  He was chewing on his bone and seemed a little sad to see me go, but I'll see him first thing in the morning.

Suzie, Heiny, Boo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

The girls have gotten into my routine now too. They quick say hi to me, then Heiny runs off to the back side of the house before I even go inside. I guess she knows that I'm going to be letting them in soon after I get there. Today when I got there I noticed that Heiny kind of hobbled to the fence to say hi. After I let them in I watched her walk for awhile, but I couldn't figure out which leg it was. After she laid down I checked out each of her legs, trying to see if she reacted when I touched her. I finally found that her pad on her back left leg had a cut. It wasn't bleeding and almost looks like an older wound. That's all I could find though, so I'm guessing that's it and it's just sore when she puts pressure on it. I will check it again tomorrow and see how she's doing. Quartz followed me into the laundry room today, and I knew exactly what he wanted, his brushing! Everyone is doing well and I'm sure they will be very excited to see you both in a couple days!

Suzie, Heiny, Boo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

Everything went pretty normal today. Quartz and Boo are pretty used to my routine now. They sit and wait for me until I start heading their way, then they run to the next stop. Fluffy and Fudge are warming up to me a little bit now. They don't immediately run away from me anymore, and sometimes not at all. I still have to try and find at least one of them everyday though. I let the girls in and they still can't get enough attention from me. They are so much fun. Suzie got up just fine today with no problems. She must be starting to feel a little better. Everybody is doing well today, but missing their parents I'm sure!

Suzie, Heiny, Boo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

I had all kinds of surprises today! On my way to the house, I saw the neighbor's two dogs outside. As I passed by, all of a sudden the chocolate lab puppy started chasing my car! It stopped in the field about halfway to the house and just watched me the rest of the way. I got out of my car and a couple seconds later had a little wet puppy jumping up on me, guess she changed her mind. The girls were barking like crazy and jumping around. I walked up to them to say hi, and Heiny was carrying something in her mouth... I told her to drop it and she did like a good girl. It was a mole! Yummy... haha. I walked to go in the house, with the puppy on my heels. After I went in she finally ran home. I gave the boys their treats and set the bag on the counter for a second, and... it tipped over and a bunch spilled all over the floor. So needless to say, they got a couple extra treats today. They were trying to eat them as fast as I was trying to pick them up! I found Fluffy under the bed again, and this time she didn't run away when I pet her. She laid her head into my hand for a little chin rub. One of the kitties left a nice present in the bathroom on the rug today too. I cleaned it up with the spot cleaner as best I could. Let me know if you want me to throw it in the wash. Suzie was a little slow to get up but didn't slip at all today, so that's good. I'm starting to see Fluffy and Fudge a lot more as the days go by!

Suzie, Heiny, Booboo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

Everyone's doing fine today. Quartz is starting to follow me around now with Boo a little bit. I found Fluffy under the guest bed and got to pet her for a couple seconds before she ran off. I noticed the blanket on that bed was all rolled up today too. I checked both blankets over, no messes! Boo has been cleaning up his bowl all by himself, haven't needed the dogs to do it. The girls as usual, are very excited to see me and loving up every second of attention. As long as they aren't busy grabbing some food, they are snuggling up to me for more tummy rubs. They are sooo cute! I get lots of kisses everyday, they sure know how to butter me up. Heiny got her ear check today. She had to try quite a few times before Boo finally gave in and did it. He would walk around and sometimes come to me to be pet. Then she would run up to him and put her head down. He would ignore her and walk away again, it was quite comical. Suzie got up ok today, almost slipped once after she was up but didn't go down at all. But other than that everyone is doing great!

Suzzie, Heiny, Booboo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

The girls were happy to see me again, jumping up and down as I walked up. I noticed that Suzzie likes to smile a lot! haha! I think it's so cute. Quartz is starting to warm up to me quite a bit. He came to get his treats from me today with Boo. He was more interested in me petting him than getting his water in the bathroom too. I still have to search for Fluffy, she isn't too sociable with me yet. Fudge wasn't quite as curious today, just hanging out in the bedroom window. I went over and pet her for a second before she took off. I noticed the blanket on the bed was all messed up, so someone must have been having fun while I was gone! I let the girls in and they were very excited. They both were just craving to be pet. Neither one wanted me to stop! Suzzie kept scootching on the floor to get closer to me. They were giving each other kisses and pawing at each other for a while, so cute! Suzzie had some trouble getting up to go out today. Her back legs slipped and she tried again but I had to help her up. Not sure if that happens once in awhile with her hips being bad, or if she was just to excited and couldn't get her grip on the floor. I will keep an extra close eye on her the next couple days. Other than that, they both went out fine for me again and everyone was very well behaved. I got lots and lots of kisses!

Suzzie, Heiny, Booboo, Quartz, Fluffy & Fudge

The girls didn't bark this time when I pulled in. I walked up and they gave me lots of kisses! Booboo and Quartz greeted me at the door. Boo followed me everywhere. I was giving Boo his treats and I saw Fudge peeking into the kitchen. I went into the bathroom and Quartz was patiently waiting for his water! I was petting Boo and Quartz on the counter and I saw in the mirror someone was creeping up to me... Fudge was very curious! I kneeled down and held out my hand. She came up and smelled me for a little bit and let me pet her, but only for a second. Fluffy was under the bed and didn't come out. I went to let the girls in and they were so excited! Heiny didn't want me to stop petting her even for a second. It was so funny! I sat down and she kept rubbing her head against me and would put her head under my leg and push up. Heiny got her daily ear check. I found a couple of her "spots" and Suzzie rolled over for me to get a couple tummy rubs too. Every time I said Suzzie's name she would start wagging her tail and scooting over closer to me. Very cute! They both went back out just fine for me. Quartz walked me to the door as I was leaving. I'm sure Boo would've too, but he was busy eating.