Mingle, Mingle!

It is not normal for me to get this many dogs in one shot. It is a pretty big play yard and the dogs don't usually clump together like this.

Clumping makes me nervous, so mingle, mingle.


Gee, we really did have a crowd for Easter.

With All This 'Getting Comfortable' with the Kennel, Comes Some Annoying Side Effects

Yesterday, I was just delighted that Jaxson had re-curled up his tail and was playing happily with the big dogs. I was equally excited that Buddy is now one of the dogs and having a good time.

Only they have just gotten a little too comfortable at the ranch and are making a pain in my tush out of themselves.

When Jaxson was still just a bit overwhelmed by the bigger dogs, he would run right into his kennel. Now that he gets 'play time', I have to catch him and put him in his kennel. Before I was his savior and he would run right into my hands. Now, I am the enemy that puts an end to all his fun and I really have to 'catch' him.

Buddy spent those early stays completely freaked out and completely silently in his kennel run. Now that he is out and about and 'being a dog', he has found his voice and it is loud and persistent.

I now have happier, more socialized, less fearful dogs...with atrocious manners.

Well, there is always the next stay to work on that.

PUPPIES ALERT!

Roxy is all cuteness and very little steering or manners.

Jaxson is all lovin' and amazing speed.

Roxy is crazy about playing with Jaxson and I think that Jaxson has finally decided this is a good thing and is playing back instead of just running away. I wish it didn't look like Roxy was eating Jaxson.

The Most Creative Mistake

I have really done it this week. I have messed up my dog calendar in the most spectacularly creative way. I managed to cancel the reservation of Jaxson when I was supposed to cancel the reservation of Jax, also spelled with an X, the week after.

I worry about doing just this sort of thing so I always ask about the starting date or check the phone number. I wish I had checked the phone number this time. When Jax's owner called, I asked, "Monday the fourth, Right?" He didn't remember that I had a note to call when a kennel opened but he did say "Yes" to the date question. So, I erase Jaxson off the calendar.

Then I managed to remember a client who had called early looking for this weekend who hadn't wanted to be on a wait list. I was even able to track down his number from an old calendar page. I was so proud of myself. That is until Jaxson's owners called to confirm his, 'call when a kennel is open' drop off. Yikes! I could not figure out what I had done, but I told his owner to bring him, this was my problem and I would make it work.

Then there was the frantic panic trying to figure out EXACTLY how I had done such a thing as canceling a dog that wasn't supposed be deleted.

That is when I noticed the second 'Jax' scheduled for the next week. Oh, I see what happened.

Before I erase another 'Jax' from this calendar I called the owners and they did cancel their reservation. His owner even mentioned that he 'confirmed the date'. So I asked him, "Saturday the sixteenth?" To which I got another "Yes". Only thing is that his reservation was for Friday. It seems that asking the date gets me a 'yes' no matter what. I will stick to asking phone numbers, it is safer.

I figure that doggie karma will save me from an extra dog, it does more often than not.

I'm so glad he came Jaxson is a cutie pie and having fun with the big dogs.