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June 30: Taking a personal day today to run some errands and motivate Gizmo to eat. He hasn't eaten in two days. Just ate some popcorn. Gizmo liked it. Blizzard wanted more so she tossed me a Nylabone and stood there waiting for her "gift". She's so smart. What other dog knows how to trade toys for food? Popcorn is gone so Blizz and Java are wrestling on the carpet in the bedroom. Rest of the dogs are on the bed resting. Oreo seems a little interested in the wrestling. I wish he would learn to play. He spent his first year crated at a breeders. No socialization. Took me two weeks of sitting next to him on the couch before he let me pet him. He's been with me a couple of years now.

June 29: We spent all day in bed yesterday!!! The doggies can be active and they can be lazy. I love it. Blizzard, Java and Lady played some. Oreo is trying to learn how to play. He goes up to them and isn't sure what to do so he runs away whimpering w/ his tail wagging. Kent over around 9pm and made bacon. Now the dogs are in a frenzy. Bacon for all!! Lady went home when the bacon was cooking. I watched the webcam from work and they were all lazy sleeping. Tonight was pretty relaxed too. Work was busy so I'm pretty much exhausted. Blizzard goes home tomorrow

June 27: Blizzard's birthday!!! I got rid of my 10 year old grill so no grilled hotdogs for the doggies. We may have to load up the car and go to Cookout for footlongs. The YouTube video of Zoe and Java playing is on my website under the tab "Dogsitting Video". Java's dad took it with his new Iphone.

Blizzard, Zoe and Java just got back from the dog park. Blizzard was more interested in the people instead of playing. She hung out at the picnic table with a handful of people so she could get petted. We met a beautiful Chocolate Cocker named Solomon. All 3 licked him like they thought he was an old friend. I wonder if they associate Cockers with my house. They didn't huddle around and lick the other dogs. Solomon's mom travels so hopefully he can stay with us when she's away. He would fit in well w/ our household. I know I said I wasn't taking any more clients but I can't resist a Cocker. After a hot day at the dogpark, we took the birthday party to the Cookout drive-thru. On the way home we saw Arbys had 99 cent roast beef burger so we got some of those. All doggies have full bellies now and are splattered all over my bedroom sleeping.

June 26: Today is Bring Your Dog to Work Day! Gizmo, Lady Blue and Chevy went to work with me. Kent got Zoe around 2pm and took her to his office. He works in an office park and there's about 30 companies in his bldg! She rode the elevator and let anyone pet her. She didn't bark at strangers and was a good worker. She went to everyone's office and met them. She then spent the rest of the day sleeping on the carpet in Kent's office. Lady arrived after work and will be here for the weekend. When Zoe got home it was a dogpark again. Lady is finicky. One minute she's in play the next she might bark "get away from me". She and Blizzard should get along well since Blizz is the calmer of the trio. Tomorrow is Blizzard's 2nd birthday!!!!

I tried to put a YouTube video on here and wiped out the entire blog Friday night. I was able to save some of it from another computer and I re-typed Friday's info. If you were trying to read during this time, it was jumbo mumbo for about an hour or two.

June 25: Dog Park at my house tonight!! Blizzard went home Sunday but came back today. Java came over tonight too. Zoe met him as soon as he got out of the car. Java was so excited he didn't want to wait for his daddy to unleash him. His daddy took some video on his new Iphone of them running in the yard. I'll have to post it on my website. They sound like horses running by you. Very cute to watch. When they came inside, Blizzard joined in on the wrestling. Zoe wouldn't let Java rest and was pestering him until he became uneasy. Java took a nap and started playing with her immediately after his nap. Things are ok now - he just needed a nap. Feeding time was interesting. I have to separate all 3 dogs b/c they eat different food. Zoe and Java just looked around at the other food and didn't care for their food. Blizz eats anything and eats it in seconds. I found a way to slow her down though. I was tossing the food on the floor so it took time for her to pick each piece up. I'm afraid to feed her out of a bowl b/c she eats so fast!! I'm afraid she'll choke. I took one of my plastic dog bowls and turned it upside down. Now the food is in the crevice and the bottom of the bowl slows her down - kinda looks like eating out of a bundt cake pan. Worked beautifully!! It was even a challenge b/c she had to really work at getting the last few pieces out of the bowl. I have exhausted doggies scattered all over my bedroom right now. Blizzard is groaning.

June 20: Very tired today. Good thing this is a weekend b/c Zoe, Mojo and Blizzard wanted to play all night. Mojo's a bit lazy so he did take long naps. At 4am, all 3 woke up to wrestle. There's was lots of moving, lots of growling and lots of panting. The rest of the dogs on the bed woke up, raised their heads and looked at me like "really?". I sleep with a night light so I was able to watch them.

June 19: Blizzard is having fun!! Zoe the Great Dane is here. Zoe, Blizzard and Mojo are playing bitey games. Mojo bites Blizz's ears and pulls on her face. Blizz likes to eat Mojo's head and swing her bum into Mojo's face. Zoe watched for a bit until she learned the rules. Zoe's a gentle wrestler. No one really ate tonight b/c of all the activity. Blizzard was the only one who finished her food. Hmmm wonder if they'll let me sleep tonight.

June 18: Mojo did excellent today! He said he doesn't need a crate! My dogwalker said he and Blizzard had nutty playtime outside. They did some wrestling outside when I got home. We didn't stay out long b/c it was hot. Blizzard doesn't like playing inside as much b/c the concrete floors are slick. She's doing well and is such a good looking girl. She wanted on the bed last night. She saw the 6 Cockers sprawled out on the bed so she politely went back to the doggie bed on the floor. Tomorrow will be exciting! Zoe the Great Dane is coming over for a week.

June 17: Great news today!! Mojo is being adopted locally!! I LOVE when this happens! The couple saw my last foster, Baxter when I went to the vet to pick him up. They wanted to adopt him but Baxter had already found a home. I took Mojo in yesterday for his second heartworm treatment and guess who had a vet appt again? She saw Mojo and who wouldn't fall in love with him? Weird coincidence that she's run into my last two fosters on my vet visits. It is meant to be. Mojo will go to his forever home on Monday.

Blizzard had a great day!! She's been bouncing around. She's been chasing me to the kitchen hoping I was running there to get her food. Outside, she was bouncing around trying to put Mojo's head in her mouth. Mojo played a little but wasn't too interested. Mojo went to work with me today and played w/ toys the entire day so he's tired. He's been trying to nap ever since he got home. Maybe he and Blizzard will have a better play date tomorrow. Mojo had his first day at work today and was perfect so I'm going to leave him uncrated while I'm at work tomorrow.

June 16: We have Miss Blizzard joining us this week. She gobbled up all her food in seconds so I knew she was the same ole Blizzard. But then I noticed some different behavior. We watched TV but she didn't get on the couch. That night she slept on the floor instead of the bed. I thought she was sick. She has a sore leg and I think it's making her shy or hesistant. The next day still no couch snuggling. I went into the bedroom to catch a show on my DVR and I looked over and Blizzard was on the bed!! Yipee. This is the Blizzard I know. Tonight I made pasta while watching DVR in the bedroom. I would run back and forth b/t the two rooms and Blizzard was right behind me. She outran my Cockers. Good girl.

June 13: Today was a hectic day! Kent and I went to the Sam's grand opening down the road. Dora tore a hole in her pool so I'm looking for a new, bigger pool for her next visit. My neighbor hit Kent's car. Kent's not going to fix the damage or file a claim but it sucked to see my neighbor stressing over it. Jax's humans and I went to the dog park and it felt like 115 outside. It was too hot for the dogs to play. They stayed in the shade. The park was pretty empty too. I can't wait until Fall temperatures. Blizzard's mom called while I was at the park. A lady was yelling "EXCUSE ME EXCUSE ME EXCUSE ME". She wanted me to let her in on my park pass - she left hers in her car 100ft away. Evidently this was important enough to interrupt my phone conversation. How rude and when did we get so lazy that we can't walk 100ft to get something? Or was she lying and she didn't own a pass? Someone else let her in. The park wore Cooper out! Very happy dog. Cooper needs a puppy for a pet. Blizzard came over tonight. I remember when Blizzard was active like Cooper. She is now so calm and quiet. She usually lets out high pitched barks when I go out of sight. I went into the garage several times, sprayed weed killer on my patio and not a peep from Blizzard. She is no longer the active puppy. All the dogs I have now like to sleep so tomorrow will be a lazy day and maybe I'll rent some DVDs. Sophie has been a good sport today. She couldn't go to the dog park b/c of the heat. She's a bulldog and shouldn't be exposed to heat for long periods. She was happy to see me when I got home. She was positive the Wendy's Toffee Frosty I brought home was for her. If you like toffee, I recommend the new Frosty. TONS of toffee chips mixed in. Murphy broke out of his shell tonight. He was sitting on the couch next to Sophie and me. I put the clothes right out of the dryer on him and he tried to crawl inside the pile. I felt bad folding the clothes and breaking down his fort. Now we're off to clear out the DVR in the bedroom..... nite nite from Blizzard, Sophie, Murphy, Mojo, Gizmo, Houston, Oreo, Lady Blue, and Chevy!

June 9: Dora enjoyed her playdate. I brought out the baby pool for her. She jumped in as soon as I turned on the water and waited for it to fill up. She likes to bite the water as it comes out of the hose. She was having so much fun it made me want to jump in! The next morning (workday) she promptly jumped in the pool at 7am. During lunch, she played so hard, she tore the plastic and all the water drained out. Poor Dora - no pool now. Her appetite has been hearty. She's almost eaten all her food so I've been mixing my dogs' food in w/ hers. I hope I'm not overfeeding her. She's usually finicky about her food. She's on the bed sleeping as I type this. She's surrounded by 5 Cocker Spaniels. Her humans pick her up tomorrow. I know she'll be sooooo happy to see them.

June 7: Poor Dora!!! Her humans dropped her off and went to Jamaica. Dora loves it here b/c she gets to play and play. Well, this time she is surrounded by 6 Cocker Spaniels!!! The five are either old or don't play. The sixth, my foster Cocker Spaniel, Mojo, is playful but he's going to through heartworm treatment so he can't play. Dora is bored out of her mind. We've been napping this entire weekend. Good news is my coworker is bringing his puppy over today until Thur or Friday. Ernie is a black lab/hound mix so hopefully he plays like Dora. She wants to play chasey chasey games along w/ some wrestling. Stay tuned for some doggie playtime tonight!!