Kitten Needs Home

Well I have discovered a wonderful organization that is making a difference for pet owners and their animals. Pet Guardian Education & Animal Advocacy Services. First they try to help pet owners find a way to keep their pets instead of surrendering them to a shelter and if that fails they have a rescue program too. Well Minerva the kitten is being fostered in the rescue and looking for a forever home of her own. She is around 4 months old. If you might be interested please call Pet Guardian @ 215-499-6863. ***2/11/08 ***UPDATE: Minerva has found a forever home, thanks for looking!****

Play Day Fun

Well the pet sitting has been slower since the holidays. I get a little time off...just a little. I have had some play day guest though. Take a look at the pictures below of Benson (black lab mix), Lipton (yellow lab), Cooper (german short hair) & Dakota.

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

Dakota is growing big and strong. On Christmas Day she turned 4 months old. We started our Christmas weekend with visitors of the canine kind. We will have boarders through the New Year. No lack of love and affection in our house this season. All of our visitors were well behaved and are enjoying there vacation with the Landis'. Started out the season with Bailey (choc lab), her mom is traveling home for the holidays by plane. Then came Cooper (GSH), his family was driving to visit family up North. Then came Gracie (cockapoo) to visit on Christmas day and then back again for a few days while her parents escaped for a little while from puppy raising. The day after Christmas Sienna (choc lab) came to stay till after the New Year. She is our resident holiday dog. Hershey (choc lab) rounded off the week with her arrival while her family drove to visit family up North. Below a picture of Bailey -Chocolate Lab and Dakota - Yellow Lab wrestling.

A little cold never spoiled a good day to be outside...

It's been pretty cold here during the last week of November and the first week of December. Even though I mind the cold (some days in the 20's F) the dogs seem oblivious to it. As long as they want to go out, they do. Seems to be the same with my kids too. Less concern about the weather and more emphasis about playing. Today it has been a little warmer (40's) but raining, yuck.
Dakota is a true retriever. Here she has a stick and is enticing Bella (Shepherd mix) to play.


Bella (shepherd mix), Cooper (German Short Hair), Dakota (Lab) and Gracie (Beagle) enjoying some play time. Dakota tries to keep up with the big dogs.

Dakota is getting big, 14 weeks now!

Dakota and her sister Pinot

Dakota got to spend the whole last week with her sister Pinot. We kept Pinot for the breeders (our friends) Don & Joan while they traveled to Denmark. The girls had such a good time. Today Dakota took out her frustrations, of not having her sister to play with, on my fig tree. Dakota is now 11 weeks old and doing great. She is laying with me right now while I type this with her head on my arm:) Check out the pictures below of Pinot and Dakota. They are getting big!

Dakota is the lighter one and Pinot the darker one.



Had to snap this picture of Zoey and Cloey laying on the couch - they looked like a heart

A soggy doggy dog week & weekend

Well this Saturday started early with a full house of boarders and all of our critters. I believe 6:30 AM is when the pup awoke. Which is really good! So time for the feeding to begin. It was pouring buckets full of rain down too. So potty in the rain and in for feeding time. Most of the dogs really didn't seem to mind the rain. They probably found joy in getting muddy paws to track in the house:)It was a good day to catch up on paper work, make cookies with the kids (compliments of Winston's parents) & hang out with the pooches. The afternoon brought doggie naps after playing. Sienna, Bailey & Dakota were all snoozing in the kitchen scattered about like the fall leaves. Milo was sitting by my feet & Dublin resting near by. After dinner I spent my Saturday night with my furry friends. Jada took this picture of me hanging out with some of the gang. Dakota is sleeping on the left then I am holding Dublin while Milo and Bailey stop by for some lovin.



Here is a picture of Winston (airedale) & Benson (black lab mix) meeting Dakota through the play pen. Another soggy day that was but the boys enjoyed every minute.


Andy & Dakota working on clicker training. Dakota is doing really well with the "sit" command.



Dakota & Gracie play. Gracie very good with the little one.



Dakota found a BIG warm lab to cuddle with. I would not have picked that end of him though:)

Here she finds Max again...Max is thinking "hey I don't remember signing up for this babysitter thing":)


Jada, Dakota, Sienna, Milo & Bailey



A Happy Dakota!

Meet Dakota

Home coming - We spent time with Dakota playing and getting to know her better. Max our 10 yr old lab was introduced to Dakota too. She loves him and he seems to like her too. He is very good with her.
Dakota likes all her toys!
This morning after breakfast, potty walks, playing with Drew and romping in the yard with the big dogs she is wiped out and resting in her play pen.