Today we took advantage of having "only 67" dogs and took out our tunnels for some indoor fun. Some had a great time inside the tunnels and others spent their time on the outside of the tunnels rolling them around on the floor.  And then there was Molly Fassler and Molly Anna Pictured below

Molly Fassler says "Let the young ones use the tunnel. I'm catching up on my nap time."

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Molly Anna says "Naps are good but these pillows they gave us are kinda hard!"

Tunnel Day @ Canines Unleashed

Hannah

Duncan

Bailey

"I'm gonna try and run past Hannah"

"Hey ! Who turned out the lights?"

Duncan trying to get the ball through the tunnel.

Bailey claiming tunnel space

Morrie

Riley L  says "Why go through the tunnel when you can go around!"

Bailey still in the tunnel

Riley says "Okay, I'm in the tunnel. Now get out of my way!

 "(In the background Samantha looks on.)

Pirate

Pirate and Bailey

Zoe and I would like to thank everyone for making it another great year at Canines Unleashed.  Happy New Year to all.

It's A Girl!

Zoe, Ziggy, Dallas, and Doppio would like to announce the arrival of their new baby sister, Diva! 

A Blue Harlequin Great Dane, Diva was just eight weeks old and very petite when she arrived last week and came all the way from Michigan.  Diva got her name for her early penchant for her mom's purse (and anything else shaped like a purse) and she's already living up to her name with a fancy coat befitting only the most hardcore (and stunningly gorgeous) Rodeo Drive shopper.  She's quick to answer back the most common question people have when seeing her, "Yes, daaahlings, I am real."

If you want to catch a glimpse of her the next time you're in, just look for the flashing bulbs of the paparrazzi (or just ask).

Speaking of births, we're busy celebrating a bunch of birthdays in December.  Happy Birthday to Naya, Tootsie, Snowflake, Chauncy, Meatloaf, Niki, Preston, Willow, Sasha F, Toby H, Hannah, Buddy W, Maurice, Mazie, Casey R, Angel, Khloe & Lexie, Folger, Marlynn, Harley T, Madden, Jax, Toby S, and Tyson.  We'd sing to you, but you'd all howl and drown us out.

We've added a few new dogs to the Canines Unleashed family, too!  Please join us in welcoming Riley P, Talulah, Teddy C, Choco, Bella B, Pirate, and Tucker F. 

Our winter preparations are continuing.  In our last post, we showed you what the dogs are doing to get ready for the snow.  We've got some changes inside as well.  Our little dog room has been closed down for the winter and our "Littles" have been moved to a prime location in a section of one of the larger playrooms.  All their furniture and toys have made the trip too, so it's a home away from home, so to speak.  For now, you can see the Littles on Camera 3 (aka Large Breed 2) if you're watching online, but we're in the process of getting a camera in place for a better view.  Please bear with us while we make this change.

We're now ready inside and out!  Ok snow, bring it.

Practice Makes Perfect

We're still enjoying unseasonably warm weather for December and the dogs are asking us when it's going to snow.  We're trying to distract them from those kinds of thoughts, so today, we practiced some skills we know we'll use once 30 feet of snow is on the ground.


Gretta and Bellona showed us that the top of the dog house is just as high as a pile of snow.  Step one: Climb on top.  Step two: Survey the yard.  Step three: Brag to the other dogs that there's only room for two.  

Riley says, "I'm shorter, so I'll practice getting on shorter snowbanks."  Bellona was not impressed.  Riley pointed out that she has a lot more fur than Bellona does and thinks she's going to have the last laugh when it's a real snowbank we're talking about.

When it comes time for fun (sliding down the snowbanks), Bentley will be ready.  He got lots of practice in today.

Ready....set....

.......Go!

Meanwhile, over in the Littles yard, Teddy was practicing some sliding skills, too.

Jeter coached Giselle through her snowbank sliding practice.

Back over in the big yard, Roy and Murphy hatched a plan to include windows and doors when building their snow fort.  Now, if they just had thumbs....

Gus practiced herding snowballs.  You can't let those snowballs run loose, you know.

Freckles played keep-away from Romey and Bentley with her Goughnut Stick (aka Cigar).  She thinks all this snow talk is just silly nonsense.

Abby says, "I don't need to practice...these legs are like doggy four wheel drive!"



One thing's for sure...when it does snow, we're ready!