Frisbee Fun

Neena was desperately trying to play tug of war with Maggie Mae but she was having trouble patiently waiting for Maggie to pick it up. At the end you'll see Coulee steals the frisbee only to drop it at my feet for me to throw. Tucker is the cattle dog expectantly waiting and Atlas is the great dane taking a break from all his racing around with Duke D. Maggie Brown, the daschund makes a brief walk through appearance. There is another short video of Tucker on our flickr site. He keeps looking down at the toy and back up to me as if to say "It is right there! Don't you see it? Look! Right there!"

Where's the Bone?

I don't think it is big enough for 4!

Bear With Me

So I started a photography course last night and we are supposed to stay on Manual setting from now on. You have no idea what that means to me! I've been on automatic for almost 3 years now but have been dying to know how to use my camera to its full potential. It will be good...in the long run anyway. For now, I am taking lots more pictures, with less success and I'm finding I'm editing the lighting on the computer more because I didn't have the setting right on the camera.

Good thing the dogs provide lots of photo opportunities! You'll notice a trend in all these photos...the dogs are stationary. I haven't quite mastered pictures of motion while on manual. But I have to admit, that is one of my favourites of Rico.

More of our Favourite Toys

The dogs are still enjoying the toys from West Paw Design. Much to our surprise they are still holding up to the wear and tear here at the daycare. Even the Zisc (frisbee) is still going strong.

We're Hiring!

We are looking to hire an experienced dog groomer. We have part-time hours available to start (15-25 hrs) but as the business grows, we hope to be able to offer full-time hours. The wage is $12 per hour. If you, or anyone you know, is interested, please e-mail any questions or a resume to info@paws-on-the-run.ca or fax it to 394-7781. Please no phone calls or drop in visits to discuss the position as we never know when we are going to have 5 minutes to chat! E-mail is much easier for us, because we can respond when we have a moment.

Manners Class

Just a quick note to let all of you know we have another Manners Class starting up on Thursday, May 15. The class runs for 7 weeks and costs $125. In the class you'll learn how to teach your dog basic obedience (sit, down, stay, come, etc.) and your dog will also learn how to do things like greeting strangers and friends politely. If you are interested, send us a an e-mail and let us know or call us at 394-7780. Just a warning, these classes fill up quickly!

Mine! All Mine!

Dozer was very proud of his Kong today. And he should be. He had to race other dogs to get to it first! Once he had it, he hid under the chair so no one could steal it.

Puppy Picture

If you think Ruby is cute now...

...you should have seen her as a young pup! Ruby's mom sent this to me the other day and I just had to share.

Where there is one...

Chevy and Rico are rarely more than a few feet from one another. They play together, they play with other dogs together and they rest together. Despite being practically joined at the hip, they are very different from each other. Rico is the out-going, confident one and Chevy is much more shy and reserved. Their cutest trick is slowly gathering up all the toys and putting them on a chair. They then sit on their "nest" and protect them from any silly dogs that think that toys are for playing with, not for hoarding!

You can barely see Rico hiding behind Bowser!

Braving the Elements

Amanda couldn't stand it any longer and had to go outside with the dogs - camera in hand of course. There is a big snow drift that the dogs decided had to have some sort of buried treasure in so they looked, and looked, and looked.