Busy Weekend, Big Move

I headed off to Santa Rosa on Friday afternoon for NWR graduation. They have a great Friday night reception which is a fun opportunity to see a lot of the friends I have gotten to know over the past 10 years. We had our usual "post-reception" get together in our favorite hotel lobby and then called it a night.

I helped with turn-in photos on Saturday morning, then let Izzy run in the play yard and headed for graduation. After about 30 minutes of visiting, Izzy and I decided to head home to help Dennis - so we sort of ditched graduation... I'm sure we weren't missed - there was a big crowd!

When I got home, Dennis and I began transforming the ex-dog-run turned-chicken run-turned dog run into the puppy run. Even though they aren't quite running all that well - I'm sure you'll agree that they needed more space.


Here, half are sleeping and half are playing. They are fluffy enough now that it's hard to see who is who in photos and my memory isn't good enough to remember whose photo I was taking!

It's pretty warm in August where we live, so the puppies discovered that taking a dip in the water dish was a great idea. Some dipped their head and ears....


And some, just climbed in for a nice, cool nap... that's Mason in the water dish.



After the dog run got converted - doors off hinges, x-pens to protect pups from electrical outlets, toys all washed, gates installed, and "hurry" areas filled with pine shavings... we moved the pups into their new quarters.

This probably looks like a much larger area then it really is but their area is now "L" shaped with half of the "L" inside and connected to the garage while the other half of the "L" is the outdoor portion of the dog run along side the garage. The outside section is on the north side of the garage and has a roof over it - so, not too much sun/heat. The indoor section has an air conditioner, just-in-case.

NEW toys to play with!

Outside, we have the ever-popular Clifford, the Big Red Dog stairs/slide/hiding place, a skateboard, some toys and a very big hurry spot.



I believe they sniffed every square inch of the place before they relaxed and took a nap.



Later on that evening, Hallie went out to check on her pups. She fed them, then played with them and their toys. I think the toys are the main attraction.