Friday - April 30th

Hi All !

Today we have 105 dogs. We would like to shout out a very happy 1st Birthday to Monte the Beagle. Monte has gone through a lot in his very young life including abuse and a dog bite that left a large scar on the top of his head. His mother and 9 siblings were rescued from Tennesee and brought here to Manlius. When he came to us in February he was very very shy and just sat in the littles room and watched the other dogs. Monte now, in 2 short months,is a different dog. He plays with everyone in the littles room and comes up to every one of our staff members to greet and kiss them. His life has drastically changed for the better. He now knows that people and other animals can be fun but most of all he has learned what love is. He adores his parents and his new home and they adore him. Despite his rough start in life he is as sweet as any dog could be and we wish him a very Happy Birthday and many more to come.

Amy and Amanda will have a booth at the FLSPCA walk in Skaneateles this Sunday.

Lots of booths and fun things to do besides the walk. If it rains don't worry. They have a nice big indoor pavillion to keep everyone dry while they shop.

Take the dog and go see them and say Hi !

For info go to

http://www.flspca.org/

Thanks for another great week at Canines Unleashed and have a wonderful weekend !

Ann and Zoe

Thursday

Thursday brought us 100 dogs. Happy Birthday to Mia D. (Boxer) 2 years Old We welcome back Koala (Keeshond) who hasn't been here yet this year.

Wed Videos

Hi All ! Wed was another High energy day. With 99 dogs that felt like 150. Maybe thats because there were alot of body slammer danes here. ("Duke of Earle", Doppio, Dallas, Dozer, Zoe F, and Ziggy) Another reason it seemed like 150 dogs yesterday was because MoJo was here. Mister MoJo is a Basset hound mix. He is small in stature but big on fun. Mojo loves everyone and everyone loves to play with Mojo. Usually it's one at a time but at one point, Mojo had the entire room chasing him at once. I tried to get a video but the battery on the camera was dead. (figures right ?) In our littles room it was only day 2 for Lucy T. (English Sheepdog Mix). On her first day she was a little shy in the beginning and warmed up nicely by the end of the day but yesterday she started playing right away and I do believe she played with every single dog in that room. She learned very fast how much fun we have here although she doesn't quite know why someone always has a camera in their hand. Wait till Halloween and Christmas Lucy. You ain't seen nothin' yet !! Hahahaha! Happy Birthday to Stella (Goldendoodle) 3 years old. Welcome to Jazzy (Maltipoo) who had his first day yesterday (Tues). I will have the videos up soon. I took them home last night to upload and in the middle of uploading my cable (Internet) went out. Not my best week this week but I'm trying. 1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxYWjohCn60 2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=54vLt77nujE 3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdeKCyNO4YQ 4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc89b9FaBn4

Monday 4/26

Hi All ! I'm not doing too great at posting the videos. It's going to be impossible to post videos everyday. It just takes too long and I'm not getting anything else done. I will have to scatter the days the videos are taken so hopefully everyone gets to be seen at some point. I do have videos from today but I am still posting fridays right now so bear with me. Today is kind of a gloomy Monday. We had 82 dogs (normal for Mondays). We opened up the entire facility for them (except for the littles part) and they had access to the back yard as well. As you will be able to see on the videos, Harley and Sherman (boxers) seemed to have the most fun today. They tried every ball we had in the place and enjoyed playing with each and every one of them. On one of the videos we were outside in the yard when sirens went by. Everyone started to bark and howl at that point. The high pitched squeal you hear is Roy (the Bichon) joined by Henderson (Chocolate lab) and Dozer (Great Dane). This happens everytime the sirens go by in the summer. Its very entertaining (unless you happen to be our neighbors!!!!! ) Hahahah! I'll get the videos loaded as soon as I can. 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-oS5IZUcU 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaehSCdxlw 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipR4jQWqKg 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY49KEow3ac 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGIbPEoghY 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBTqB3k950Q Just want it noted that after a week and a half for the first time I finally got the videos posted on the same day they were taken. Okay so its 9:45 pm........it's still the same day !!!! I'm going to bed now.

Friday

Hi Gang - I spent all day Sailing ( Garage sale-ing) Looking for crib mattresses. I scored 2 for the daycare but we need many more. If any of you have any that you are not using or see any used ones for sale please bring them to us. We will barter for a free day or pay you direct if you prefer. We had 104 dogs today. Cosmo and Blue (Weimaraner brothers) came back to play with us. We haven't seen them in over a year so that was a nice surprise. It was Lucy T.'s first day today. (see picture above) . She was in our "Littles" pack. She was shy at first but ended up finding a friend in Nalah (Japanese chin) and who doesn't have fun when Nalah's around ????? Amy took some video's while I was sailing. Check back this weekend and I'll hopefully have the links. Till then have a great weekend and we'll see you back on Monday.

1 ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N36GvbwDC74

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMx5IvJeUIs

3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTRyRmz-4LA

4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rATQxF1x4bE

5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouHDW6pbXk4

6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex8d9jmAbLI

Yesterdays videos

Okay I finally figured it out. Wednesdays videos are now being uploaded. There should be 4 videos below to click on by the end of the day. Enjoy ! 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWuCfSdil0c 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_lelyol2JU 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIYCFs2NLQ 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGoDjLC_kg4 Today (Thursday) we had 97 dogs. Happy Birthday to Riley G. (black Cockapoo) 5 years Old.

No videos yet

Well its wednesday April 21st. Today we have 97 dogs. It's a wild, fun group today so I thought why not shoot some videos of the 4 different playgroups that we have going. It seemed good in theory but it proved to be more than I can handle at the present time. It is now 12:15 pm and the videos were shot pretty easily with my new Flip Cam that I bought exclusively for this purpose. However, I have tried everything, wasted all of my morning on this, and still cannot figure out why the movies won't upload. I even tried to upload them to youtube and I can't do that either for some reason. Maybe someday I can figure it out but obviously not today. Sorry. Sometimes I think people over 50 should not try new technological things. Well today is my baby Doppio's first Birthday. He is such a big boy (120#'s and still growing). I miss having a little puppy but since he is Dane #4 I will refrain from going out and getting another. I'm sure my husband will be happy about that. Speaking of Birthdays, happy 2nd birthday to Schmutzie (black labradoodle). Please send thoughts and prayers out to Jezzabelle the bloodhound who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor yesterday. That's it for today. I'll keep trying on the videos but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. Have a good day !

Sunny Tuesday

Hi Everyone. Today is Tuesday Apr 20th. It's sunny and warm and the dogs are just loving this weather. For those of you who are keeping track we had 104 dogs today. 26 littles (our name for small dogs) . In that group of littles we welcome Jewel (see picture above in blue chair). Jewel is a 10 month old Corgi / King Charles Spaniel Mix. As you can tell by the picture, she's a real cutie.

On the extra large size today we have 7 Great Danes, an English Mastiff, a Great Pyrenees, and Corona our resident Saint Bernard and Sargent at Arms. If there is any problem in the pack it apparently is Corona's job to take care of it quickly and efficiently. She was self appointed but it works so she has kept the position for 6 years now.

Our youngest puppy pack of Mario (yellow lab) , Bentley (boxer mix) and Bozley (great dane) have now moved into the large playgroup. Bozley is not here today but when he is, although he can certainly keep up with the other two when he wants to, he is pretty laid back as most Danes are but look out for Mario and Bentley. Both are here today and having a ball. They may appear small compared to the others in the large group but don't underestimate them for a minute. They are both a force to be reckoned with. I wouldn't be surprised if either of them rose to the top of the pack when they get older. They are only 4-5 months old but they make up for their age in shear determination to get everything out of life that they can. Carmelo (husky) and Riley (black lab mix) are also a part of this pack and are also in the big playgroup now.

I got a message this week from "Asa" the Leonberger. Long time customers from the other building will remember Asa. He and his mom moved to Italy about 5 years ago. Both are doing well and promise they are moving back home.....Someday.

Well, that's it for now. Please don't forget that we welcome your comments on this blog and if your dog is computer literate, like Zoe, we welcome his or her comments from their day at Canines Unleashed as well.

Ann & Zoe

Slow Monday

Today is Monday April 19th. Taxes are finally done and there is nothing left to do but wait for the warmer weather. Only 75 dogs today because it is spring break for alot of schools. I know it seems ridiculous to say only 75 dogs but really it almost seems empty. hahaha! I would like to welcome Gabe today as the newest member of our Canines Unleashed family. Gabe is a Weimaraner. (See photo) He will be 1 year old this week. He had a great day today. Hopefully the first of many fun filled days ahead. Happy Birthday to Sasha & Sabrina. They are littermates (Springer Spaniel/ Sussex Spaniel mixes) and they are 1 year Old.