First Time Away and Ice Cream

I picked Dhali and Tibby up from their overnight stay tonight.  It was Dhali's first time staying away from home.  I think it will be their first and last time at this place.  I don't want to say where it was, because it is a very nice place and if it's what you like then you would be very happy, but for my dogs it wasn't a perfect fit. I just like Woof Dah better.

Yeah, there are a lot of dogs running around at Woof Dah, but it works better for Tibby (have to see for Dhali).

Unfortunately they don't take un-neutered dogs or dogs under 15lbs, so Dhali has some growing to do before he can try Woof Dah out.

If I'm going to pay $255 for 35 hours of care then I want someone to be with them 24/7 (like they are at Woof Dah).

For $255 I want them to have more than 4 hours of playtime.

For $255 I want a report card.

For $255 I want some pictures and I want to watch them on a web cam.

At Woof Dah I know that I can always see what they are doing during the day and I know that someone is watching them at night (sleeping with them).

They get to play 24/7.

Tibby has never gotten in the car, after a visit to Woof Dah, and whined for 30 mins.  When we stopped both dogs had to poop really, really bad.  I think they had been in their 'suite' waiting to be let out to potty.  Usually Tibby gets in the car, rolls onto her back and goes to sleep for a couple days.  Tonight both dogs were wound up, bouncing - until they collapsed after a little while at home.

In an ideal world I could find someone to stay at my house and take care of them.  $255 for 35 hours - anyone interested????  :P

It can all be fixed with a little ice cream!  We stopped for a snack on the way home and Dhali had his first ice cream :)  Here was the post last year about Tibby's first ice cream.  Same Culver's and everything LOL!  Dhali and Tibby say they will be Culver's spokes dogs ANYTIME.

"Mmmmmmm!"

"Hello!  My name is Moe! justkidding!"

And a video of the ice creaminess.  They were very well behaved and shared like good doggies.  It was a really busy parking lot and Tibby did a good job of being relaxed.  I think she has finally figured out the crate is a safe place.

Woof Dah, A Prize and Sleepy Crate

Tibby stayed at Woof Dah from 7:30 AM on Saturday to 7:30 PM Sunday.    As usual, she had a great time.  She was sitting on the same bench as she was last time I picked her up.  I think she was tired.  She was watching the other dogs and yawning.  So cute! 

When I dropped her off on Sat. she went right into the pack and started mingling with the other dogs.  Sniffed an Aussie's rear, checked out 2 white Standard Poodles, skirted a couple Dobermans, play bowed to a pug.   And then she went poop on the floor.  Oops!  She must have really had to go.

We finally collected 5 bark bucks.  If you pack your dog's food the right way, Woof Dah gives you a bark buck each time your dog stays for boarding.  When you collect 5 you can turn them in for a prize.  This is Tibby with her prize.  It was the only choice with pink.  Tibby likes pink toys.  The only toy she has ever actually chosen for herself was/is pink.

Yes!  I know I took a ton of pictures.  But people!  This is proof that Tibby loves well, likes a lot her crate.  It is amazing!  She chose to sleep in her crate.  All by herself!  The top is even closed.  She used to be scared of things above her head.  She went into her crate and scratched around, making a nest, and then curled up and went to sleep.  So sweet!

Somebody is tired.  What a cute little tired baby.  And Catty.  :)

Here is Tibby's report card for this visit.  She likes being outside and was tired at night.

P.S.  36 hours was $85  Yeah, Tibby is a spoiled doggie.

Weekend At Woof Dah

Look at these awesome pictures the staff at Woof Dah took of Tibby this last week-end!  They are SO CUTE!  I LOVE them! 

Tibby made a little friend!  When I dropped Tibby off I thought that this Wheaten Terrier looked like someone Tibby would like to play with.  Right size.  Right fluffiness.  Right color.  She likes fluffy white boys - LOL!

Look at her go after that bone!  I didn't know she would do something like that.  Too cute!

Awwww!  So sweet!  Like the Lady and the Tramp, but with a bone :-)

Tibby's report card. 

Every time I got a second to check the web cams the dogs were all in the Slumber Bay getting ready for bed.  I saw that Tibby had a favorite spot to sleep on one of the low beds.  Last night I couldn't find her for at least 20 mins.  Then I saw her get up and go find the Wheaten (Clover).  Then they both went back and snuggled on the bed.  Tibby's got a boyfriend....Tibby's got a boyfriend....

Tibby is so tired. 

When I went to pick her up, I could see her asleep on one of the beds in the play room, from the front desk. 

One of the workers went to get her and was like, "Come on Tibby.  Let's go!"  She flopped over on the cushion!  He had to carry her like a baby.  ha ha! spoiled much?

Week-end Trip: Part 2

This is Tibby before I dropped her off at Woof Dah on Sat.  I very carefully groomed her, so there wouldn't be a single hair that was even thinking about matting.  I picked her up on Sunday, barely 24 hours later, and she was full of mats.  FULL OF MATS!!!  She got a week's worth of mats in 24 hours.  How.  Is.  That.  Possible!?!

Oh, well I'm hoping that means she had a fun time.  I think they might be from the sprinklers outside or just....what?!?  How does that happen?   I started to work on the ones around her neck, but she is so tired that it is pitiful and I'm just letting her sleep.

At the wedding with my little friend A.  She ended up riding home with us, because her parent's had to drop her sister off at camp.

The beautiful bride and groom.

Zoe's Mom and me.  It was Zoe's Mom's little sister's wedding.  It was a great wedding!

They had an awesome DJ and I danced all night long.  So much fun.  My feet and legs are dead.  So tired Sunday morning. 

A. and Tibby sleeping in the car on the ride home Sunday.

It just gets cuter and cuter!

Awwwww

She woke up and said, "My coat smells like dog."  Tibby does smell like a dog after she has been at Woof Dah.  It's weird.  She never smells like that at home. 

Tibby on my lap now.  See A. in the background? 

So tired.  So messy.  So matty.

We stopped for ice cream.  A. couldn't finish her ice cream.

"Yum!"

"More!"

And finally Tibby's report card from Woof Dah.  Looks like she kept them up all night!  There is a staff person that sleeps with the dogs.  The human has a roll out bed and the dogs have their bunk beds in one big room. 

She always gets 'catch me if you can'.  The number of !!! varies from visit to visit. 

One thing that I really like to see is the difference when I drop Tibby off and when I pick her up.  She is very good about entering a large group of dogs.  If you have ever met Tibby you know that she is not shy, but when she goes into Woof Dah she is very submissive for the first few minutes- low tail/head.  She doesn't go into the group all crazy and jumping every where.  When I pick her up she has a high tail and she is running around with her friends.  It is very interesting to see.

Catty's In Charge

Tibby's on vacation for a couple of days.  While she is gone Catty is in charge.  Catty says, "Look.  I can do tricks like Tibby.  See.  This is a trick.  If you can't see that this is a trick then you are a stupid human.  Pfft."

Catty can't understand why anyone would need to see Tibby when they can look at her, but if you want to see what Tibby does on vacation check out the webcams - Click here to see webcams 

Webcams are on from 7:15am to 8:00pm Central time.

Snowy Weekend - Fun and Frustration

Starting out this post with a cute picture from Tibby's first overnight visit to Woof Dah.

Look at all that hair!

When I brought her in this last weekend (post haircut) they didn't recognize her!

Up next is Tibby's report card from 2 weekends ago.

I love that they send a report card home.

There are a few differences from her first report card and her 2nd one.

I think Tibby was more relaxed this last weekend at Woof Dah.

Whenever I checked in on her with the web cams she was either sleeping, walking around or being petted and carried by the staff.  I saw her playing once, but it wasn't like her first weekend when she played constantly.  Maybe it had something to do with the other dogs too.  Her special friends weren't there?  Or maybe it was her lack of hair?  Like Samson she lost her super strength after her hair was cut off?  Just kidding!

I did see her jumping and running on the bridge they have for the dogs to play on.  It seems like if Tibby sees another dog doing something, she has to try it too.  She also lost 5 lbs over the weekend.  Yikes!  I packed lots of yummy food (canned lamb and rice/salmon/pumpkin/yogurt/her reg. food), but I guess she doesn't eat very much.  OR she burns off a lot of calories. 

She was tired though.

She slept all the way home and then for the next 12 hours.  She didn't even want to get up this morning to pee!  I had to push her out the door.

My vacation was fun too.

I ran in a snowshoe/ski race across a bay in Wisconsin.  It was a 10k race in the dark across ice!

There were 3,889 people in the race and we were 127th and 128th (women snowshoers) across the finish line.  It was AMAZING!  There were bonfires on the ice at every kilometer and then small candles along the route.  It was an adventure.

Getting home was an adventure too.

We left Sun. morning and hit 15 inches of snow in the Twin Cities.  We ended up getting stuck at a very nice hotel only a few miles away from Tibby.  Poor Tibby, she had to stay an extra day and night at Woof Dah.  I missed her so much!  But she didn't know the difference.  Monday we picked Tibby up and started to drive home.  The roads were horrible!  We saw tons of accidents.  One with a car upside down in the ditch.  Scary.  But we made it home.

Tibby isn't impressed with the snow.

She wants SPRING!

She even made me dig her a potty spot.

What happened to my snow loving dog?

Tibby's Taking A Vacation

Tibby's taking a vacation.

Catty gets all the sunshine to herself.

Catty is happy.

If you want to see Tibby playing with a big group of dogs click HERE for the web cams.

Webcam hours: 7:15am - 8:00pm central time

The most active times are -

Swim time: 10:30 on Sat.

Lunch: 11am

Dinner: 4pm

Bedtime Movie: 7pm

Of course Tibby is always active.  Look for the naked skinny brown and white dog with a lime green and hot pink collar.  She will be the one running, wrestling and following the staff around.

Weekend Wrap Up

Final post about the week end.

These first 2 pics are of Tibby on the way to Woof Dah.

It takes about 2 1/2 hours to get there.

Notice her nicely groomed hair (well, at least combed out).  Combing use to be easy, but now that she is blowing her puppy coat?  Well, I will just say that I comb Tibby out every night and it involves a comb, ear plugs, a long sleeved shirt and gloves.  Use your imagination.

Tibby slept on the drive to Woof Dah

AND........................

she really slept on the way home.

Tibby with her head on my lap.

O matty dog. :( 

Oh well, she had fun rough housing with her new friends.

I've worked on these matts for the last 2 days and they are getting better.

Sleepy.

When we finally got home after 3+ hours (the roads were horrible - drifting and icy) Tibby couldn't decide what to do first: eat, chase Catty, go outside, play with her toys, drink or sleep some more.