Summertime and the travel is steady

Chantelle is gone and is sitting in her screen tent at the Fredericton Dog Show that is held outside Oromocto on the opposite side of the river.  She sends good reports on a timely basis and noted that Logan won the Group.  We are quite sure Viola showed Chantelle well.  There will no doubt be stories on her return.  Our Ken held the Regalridge fort because Lee was in Woodstock for appointments with her Dad followed by a before dawn flight to Toronto Thursday morning.  Ken reports a very busy couple of days with lots of dogs and lots of coming and going.  Still, he stayed awake long enough to be at the airport before midnight to collect his weary wife.   The week end will see Lee and Ken manning the helm at Regalridge - a relief to Ken but not so much for Einstein who had to move over on the bed.  The swallows still return to Regalridge every evening and the babies are almost as big as their parents now.  Still the parents work to feed them through the evening as long as they are near the nest.  This is a smart if maybe lazy little crew, prevailing on their hard working parents weeks longer than average. 

The kennel is busy.  Kirby the ancient Welsh is here and managing despite his constant of confusion. Roddi and Ruari are doing well.  Roddi has progressed from a little dog who had to be lifted over the kennel raised doorway to one who now bounds over it with great joy.  The potion is making a huge difference in this little fellow's quality of life.  Ruari is now getting potion as well - we couldn't stand the pouting any longer.  Bring the big wallet Warren!  Naomi and Moses are in residence and settled as our regular boarders always do.  Dogs who come in pairs do well boarding and these two Airedales are great friends.  They enjoy the big exercise yards while their owner is in London to attend a wedding.  Ruff remains to the end of the month - chasing the rest of the dogs as often as possible and pretty sure he is the happiest dog on the property.  Rudyy the little Lab is here and is Ruff's object of any game going.  The two will be well muscled when they leave.  Winnie the Airedale is here and has Charlie and Reese the Airedales for  playmates.  They are having a whale of a time.  Barrett and Trebia are in full flight  and we can't bear to tell him that he is leaving his great love on Monday because the mean woman is coming to take him home. 

The house dogs are doing well.  Chantelle and Ken looked after them well it seems and only Piper had a litany of complaints on Lee's return.  The Norwich had stories to tell Lee and had to get them out before Lee was allowed to go to bed.  Rocky got a hair cut of which he is inordinately proud.  Atlas is being trimmed up and is looking good.  Patti and Clem are doing well - although Clem is incensed that Chantelle is lost yet again.  She is eating to keep her energy up in case she has to go out and organize a search party.  Laurel and the puppies are doing very well.  The little ones are growing, eating and becoming little Airedales.  Laurel is amazed and we are watching her look after them incredibly well.

Lee was away so meals aren't even going to be discussed - how many times can you say bacon and eggs for dinner?!  Lee is happy to be back in the kitchen and again enjoying the best coffee in the world.