Our First Real Blog

Wow! I didn't realize how much cool stuff I would have to write about. First of all, it was a really busy Tuesday. We had about the same amount of daycare dog but we had tons of dayschool dogs, the phones were ringing off the hook to schedule boarding and interviews for first time clients. Luckily the staff is incredible and they have been with us for a very long time so all of this is just taken in stride and things ran very smoothly. The day started off with a line out the door of people waiting to drop off. The first arrivals were Sweatpea the yorkie and Skippy the Papillon who started the small dog room off with a roar, then Jake the sweet Shepherd and Brutus & Figgy Wiggy. Then more and more dogs arrived. Tracy and Amy were racing back and forth taking dogs back to the play area as fast as they could. The dogs are very anxious to get the day started. I took tons of pics today while I was getting the scoop in the yard so if you see a (P) next to a dog's name that means I got a great pic of the action and it will be posted in the next month's pic section.

Let's start the play by play in the small dog room. Boy are we glad we expanded this room some months ago. Bandit the TerrX and Cosmo the Cockapoo were rocking and rolling all over the room. Then Paisley the Pom pup and Baby Huey the aussie pup became instant best friends. They were constantly play mouthing and falling on top of each other. The Cavalier Crowd joined in: Scout, Mickey, Rhett, & Charlie. They were all having so much fun, like little mini tornadoes of furr going all around the room. Only to all stop at once and fall into LuAnn's lap with silly grins on their faces. This is little Buster's favorite time, the littlest yorkie ever. He goes to get his favorite yellow ball and LuAnn plays about 1/2 hour of fetch. Toby the Boston Terrier and Gabby the Puggle were both newcomers today and fit right in. And Finally, we can't forget Scooter the coolest Italian Greyhound around. He rules the room.

I head to the big dog area to check out the action. As I walk outside Junie the Golden Retr. greets me will a wild grin and then chases after Buddy the Golden Retr. Then I watch as Sadie, Max & Maverick the goldens all join in (P). A mass of golden retrievers having the time of their lives. Peyton, Komet, & Gracie are here today! They have coming to Wags & Wiggles almost since we opened 7 years ago. We love to see the oldtimers. Sophie the wheaten is sporting a fancy new haircut and looks adorable. Monty, a fairly new golden, looks just like Bruno and is just as sweet so we nicknamed him Baby Bruno. Norman the newfie mix is new today and acts like he's been here forever. I took a quick pic for his first day report card and calendar. He's quite the ham. Kudos the beagle who used to be a Feisty Fido actually played today. It was incredible to see him play bow and dance around like a normal dog. What a success story. Bunker and Cosmo the Vislas play tag team and are always in the middle of the action. Cosmo always carries on with a ball in his mouth though. Sissy & Moose came running over to greet me and followed me everywhere. Max (Baby Huey's brother) and Jazz, the aussies, represented the herding group today and kept everyone in line. Over on one of the large Kuranda beds, it was a puggle party with Rex, Lucas, & Bruno (P). It's a puggle pile! Bailey the boxer pup and Bella the shepherd fell in love and played together for almost 2 hours straight (P). One of the best moments of the day was when Bunker the Visla, Bunker the Bulldog, and Barkley the Lab all played a three way tug with a Kong (P). There was barely enough room for each to have a hold but they managed it. Koda the Lab was racing around them in circles with a huge blue ball. Joey the lab exhausted from his morning play layed in the sun to watch. His parents moved to Coto from San Juan just to be closer to Wags. That's amazing dedication to their dog. And finally Jake the Y. Lab was completely crashed out underneath Rachel's chair looking happy and peaceful (P).

While the daycare was finally approaching midday naptime the trainers were just coming back from a full morning of working with bootcampers and dayschool dogs. Both are our train and play programs. First we met with Angel's mom to show her the progress being made at the half way point in her board/train program. Then Lysa started her Level 2 morning class. Julia and Ranaye headed off to the RSM Lake to work with Figgins, Mochi, Gabby, Tiki, Tido, & Jayden. They were mostly working on Loose Leash Walking and Sit/STay with distractions. Figgins is an old pro at this. Tiki just loves the extra attention. Tido & Jayden kept trying to distract each other since they are great play pals but it was time to settle down and get down to business. When all the trainers arrive back, Corby gets some agility practice time, Stoli is learning to walk with us instead of dragging us, and Junie is mastering Leave It with toys. Finally, the late comer was Astro the Doodle who was getting a little refresher in come when called.

Boy, that's a lot huh! We love our jobs. Now we are off the have lunch, feed the dogs dinner, and await you all to arrive to pick up your tired little bundles. We'll post again in a couple days!