Daycare July 02

Ok, now that our dear Kira is out of the red and you have all successfully educated yourselves on "bloat" its time to get back to the light-hearted daycare descriptions you have come to love. Today, I'd like to talk to you about Labs and Lucy.



Lucy is an adorable Miniature Bull Terrier that (as many Bullies do) has the best personality ever! She is endearing and loving and just adores every ounce of attention we bestow on her. If she catches you looking at her out of the corner of her eye, she'll keep her head and body perfectly still (so as not to scare you off) but will start wildly wagging her skinny little tail. Im not gonna lie, its the cutest thing Ive ever seen and it totally works! After I see that tail start going, I cant help but run straight to her and lay a bunch of kisses on her rock hard nose... Im such a sucker.

Next we have "The Labs", two gorgeous 5 month old, chocolate sensations named Kane and Kaden. They came to us about two weeks ago with their exasperated family in toe, looking for a little direction in life. Looking down on them as their owners talked with Meagan(trainer), I couldnt imagine these two angels being anything but innocent and precious 24hrs a day. They sat patiently while their parents talked and went willingly and easily into the daycare room, an experience they had never had before. "Easy," I thought. "These two will be a piece of cake!" Little did I know that after only a few days of chewed cleaning supplies, eaten walls (anyone that has ever owned a lab wont be surprised by this), multiple paw punches to the face , and a couple torn trash bags whos contents had been carefully dispersed over every inch of the daycare room, Id be imagining their parents leaving the little rascals only days before, going HA HA HA alllll the way home...

Now that Ive spent two weeks with Kane and Kaden I have realized that my initial impression of them was not entirely wrong. The brothers are not just trouble makers, they are the sweetest things on eight legs to ever exist in this world. They are the epitome of what you would expect from a Lab. They are stunning, they are loyal, they are total hug-a-bunches, they are happy all the time, they are goofy and love to get a laugh, they are very easy going, and they get along amazingly with every single dog they meet. Also, as it turns out, they just needed someone to show them the way to obedience. With only a little encouragement both Kane and Kaden are now sitting nicely, laying down when asked, and walking so well on a leash we sometimes have to tell them to hurry it up! Plus now that Ive had a chance to talk with the boys, Ive found that most of their previous actions were actually planned as a practical solution to a certain problem. When I asked Kane what was up with all the chewing (Kaden was busy chasing down the Great Dane to show him who's boss) he said, " Hey! If we dont taste everything, how are we ever supposed to know what tastes good and what tastes bad? ...like wall and brush bristles , for instance... wall is good, but bristles? not so much." Oh my goodness ... kids! Sheesh!