Thursday was productive and spring seems to have arrived

Thursday was a good day with lovely weather, happy dogs and lots of activity at Regalridge.  Our Ken's lament at noon was that it was too warm to work outside with a jacket on - think about that.  Lee continued to root through the storage room, coming out with bags to be taken to the Kidney Foundation and a lot more available space in the big house.  Coupled with a conference call and some administrative work, everyone managed to keep busy.  We heard from Tom in Massachusetts as he was leaving the Veterinarian's office last night.  Ginger is indeed pregnant and Atlas will be a Dad in April.  We are all looking to that.  Susan and Shirley have phoned a couple of times and are packing to come to visit Regalridge in the next couple of weeks.  We are looking forward to some good laughs. 

Sophie is being Sophie.  She is very happy in the exercise yard by herself - she is an only child after all.  Barrett and his friend Trebia had their yard.  Neither needs a lead since they are so happy to see each other, trotting together to the number four yard and then zipping around getting their lungs expanded in readiness for their latest rendition of a popular song.  Briggs and Brady are great dogs.  The little Dachshund is as cute as it can be and is a great partner in crime for the patient Golden.   Shadow, Abby and Jake own number three yard and are best friends.  Jake thinks he is in charge - yeah right.  Jake is first to be let out and herds the other two to their yard.  Abby is the speediest of the three and leads the way, keeping a close eye on Shadow knowing that Jake will bring up the rear.  Little Shadow is well looked after between the two Labs and seems to delight in their company.  Tippy is packing for his return home but has settled in, prefers his blue dish and will eat all he is given as long as it is served properly in that blue dish.  Tippy has lots of rules and we are learning them - in his opinion a bit slowly, but nevertheless we are making progress.

The house dogs are doing fine.  Sophie is still with us and although she is resistant to eating, she is still playing ball and enjoys her time outside on these sunny and warm days.  That is the norm for Sophie and we are pleased to see that.  Clem has perked up and is eating well - a relief as we work with Sophie and Patti.  The little crew is being the little crew - on alert and ready to rumble.  Paula is back in the house and Viola will be back under control immediately.  Scout and Chantelle are practicing their Agility Olympics and are adding more and more complexity to his routine.  He is happy to be working and now considers the jumps, chute, tire and seesaw his job. 

Dinner was a beef stew followed by Chantelle's addition of a lovely apple crumble pie and ice cream.  Curling was on the agenda for late evening so all is well heading into the last work day of the week.