Tuesday 

Another busy day leading up to our busy March Break and today we welcomed one of our rare breed friends. Remy  is an eleven-year-old Keeshond who has been a regular guest here for the past ten years.  Remy enjoys playing with the other critters and sitting outside watching the world go by, which he'll be doing for the next couple of weeks. He's one guy who'll never get cold with that magnificent fur coat of his. 

Lucy   has started back with her regular day-visits after the long, snowy winter. She wore her bright red coat and she was pleased to meet up with Lyla,    who she remembered from her visits last year. 

The day was mostly sunny and the snow piles were melting fast so we spent most of our time outside enjoying the spring-like weather. 

   

   

    

Wednesday 

It was another day of mild temperatures and some sun to melt more snow. We were watching for two more friends to get here and stay for the upcoming busy travel period.

First, there was Marley   and she is another long-time alumni, having first stayed here ten years ago   when she was a adorable four-months old sweetie. She was keen to meet some new friends and hang with her old buddies. One of Marley's new friends was Harrington  , a frequent flyer of ours, who will be staying for ten days and he was pleased to make her acquaintance, taking a tour around the property with her and swapping war stories.  

Being Wednesday, the usual contingent of Doodles were here and they threw themselves into the action as soon as they arrived along with Ollie and Ozzy. Felon kept the Black Ball in her control all afternoon and Pepper   had a great time out-running  all those Doodles.   

   

    

 

Monday was a day to swap a couple of  our overnight guests for a couple of new arrivals as Marley was picked up by her human at noon and Rocky went home to his family after his extended vacation stay. Tilley   and Ruger   arrived for their one-night sleep-over, both of them looking for some fun with their pals.  

The regular Monday crowd were on hand to play chase and the warm sun made a lot of snow disappear. 

     

This was most evident on the old compost hill which made it a very popular spot  to dig and climb to the top. 

   

Of course, by the end of the day, any dogs that might have been clean and tidy were no longer and Sadie K's   lovely white curls were mostly a dingy colour of brown-gray. 

   

The terror twins, Hamish and Tuck, spent lots of time with each other and  they found their fair share of mud and puddles but they could hide the dirt better than Sadie. 

      

    

They even dined together and Tuck showed Hamish     what a messy eater he could be. 

Sam  enjoyed watching the fun and Pepper   did a lot of laps around the fields but she travels so fast the dirt and mud couldn't catch her.  

   

Sailor    had to keep her eyes peeled in  case someone decided to take her trophy stick and Storm   did attempt a climb up Compost Hill and got her paws good and dirty. 

All in all, it was a busy day and at the end of it there were some very tired pups looking for their favorite bed. 

the sad weekend news was the death of McGuinea  , the last of the original six Guinea Fowl that arrived in June 2021. He was done in by a hungry Red-tailed Hawk , right at the entrance to his condo.  He will be missed.  

Wednesday, March 4, 

    

   

   

Thursday, March 5, 2026 

Louie   grows very fond of that Sweet Potato Box Bed. He's going to ask his humans if he can take it home. 

 Nelson   arrived before we'd even had our breakfast, insisting that it's just a flying visit.  

Juno   turns on the afterburners leaving her pursuers far behind. She can still cover a lot of  ground when she puts her mind to it. 

  

Ozzy   tells Remington that Juno went this way while Gimli   shows off his snow trot. 

 

Look at that big smile. Pepper   is excited to be back for her Spring vacation.

Friday, March 6, 2026 

The sun is shining but the temperature is still below zero and there's a wind chill of minus 8 most of the day. That sun has enough warmth to melt some snow, and more grassy areas are showing,  but we are still having loads of fun testing the traction in the snow drifts.  

   

    

    

Tuck  , one of our Cairn Terrier friends, arrived today and he's been having a great time meeting new friends   and greeting some old ones. 

 

Charlie and Luna   pose for their picture on top of the picnic table and Rocky grabs a patch of that warm sunshine    while Maggie takes a short break inside   the cabana to make sure she gets her photo taken. 

After the long winter, the patches of bare earth on the old compost pile are perfect for excavating and Sam   gets things started. Then Ozzy   takes over and shows off his bred-in-the-bone skills . These guys     stand by in case they have to go in and find him. Storm    watches the goings-on and has no desire to leave the warm patch of sunshine. It was a busy day and we were all ready for our after-dinner naps when the time rolled around.

Hello to all the DogBlog readers out there. I'm Rocky     and my hoomans have been off galavanting  while I stayed here in Seaforth, with my many friends, doing lots of dog stuff.  

I enjoy being a trend setter and since the Sweet Potato Box was looking a bit overdone, I decided that this Dubai Chocolate Box   was just the ticket. It was more sophisticated and reflected my sweet disposition. The only problem was I needed a larger size box in order to lay down, curl up and look cute.  

 

This is one of my followers, Lulu  ,   who really admires me and likes to follow me around. We are both Herding dogs, called Heelers, but I had to make it clear to her that I was too busy getting to know the other critters to be in an exclusive relationship. Besides, we couldn't agree on who should be herding who. 

The regular Tuesday critters arrived and I  made sure that they knew I was the BOSS dog for today. Here I am discussing this with Marty and Rusty   and I had the distink impression they wernt taking me serious. Maybe its my spelling.  I wont repeat what Felon   said to me when I told her about the new BOSS position cuz,  what she said would make you blush.  That Bully dog sure knows how to cuss. 

I sought-out Lucy and Griffin   , two of my fave team-players, who respect the rules generally do what I tell them.  They'll back me up  if I need help. 

In the afternoon, I got to meet two new gals, Storm   , and her little sis, Sailor  and they recognized me as a figure of authority so I  expect they'll fit in quite well. I'll have to talk to Sailor about wanting to lick my face all the time. She doesn't realize that it makes me look undignified. 

We played outside in the sunshine and as our dinner hour was fast approaching, we said goodbye to Tilley, Ruger and Remi along with the day visitors. Dinner time was hectic as usual since everyone expects they'll get fed first but Stephanie is very patient and soon all our dishes are cleaned and we're back outside. 

So finally, I get to take off my BOSS badge and foget about all that responsibility. Tomorrow someone else can be on patrol.   

Brrrr! Minus 10 to minus 16 degrees today with a wind chill as high as minus 21. It's bitter cold out there but all of our regular Monday visitors arrived to play. Tilley was dropped off for his overnight stay and he wore his down jacket    to stay warm. Ruger arrived around the same time for his sleep-over and, even though Stephanie made sure he wore his jacket, here he is   leading the pack back to the warmth of the cabana.  Gin and Tonique were bundled up to greet their human who arrived to pick them up just after breakfast and left a bag of fresh croissants with Stephanie .  

As the day progressed, the warm sun still managed to melt some of the snow and ice and we stayed outside as much as we could to play with our friends. Sadie  convinced Mary that she was warm enough with just the coat that she was born with and Louie's   thick curls were all he needed to stay warm.   The afternoon brought the addition of Remi J who will stay over for a night and Rocky trotted out to say hello and invite her to play. 

    

As more patches of grass began to appear, little paws didn't mind the cold so much and Ollie and Ozzy  delighted in the warm welcome they got from all the bigger critters to go with them for some adventure walks. 

     

         

 

Saturday 

   

   

Sunday 

  

Our old friend, Marley, taking a look around.  

Thursday brought us another full contingent of day-visitors as well as Ruger who will stay for an overnight visit and Sam, who is going to be here for his longest stay, three whole weeks. He's going to have to pace himself, so he doesn't use up all his stamina in the first couple of days. 

The skies were overcast but the temperature climbed steadily till it was six degrees above freezing for most of the afternoon.  We did what we enjoy the most, play in the snow and make good use of our new paths, chasing one another and wrestling in the drifts. 

   

    

     

     

That cardboard Sweet Potato Box   continues to be a much sought after napping spot and today Ruger curled up and showed how well he could fit inside. 

Friday 

Another sunny day but much colder and we welcomed the two Daxies , Gin       and Tonique    for the weekend and their cousins, Ollie and Ozzy  were soon joining them in some typical Daxey games. Two more weekend guests arrived, neighbour Swanson    and Golden Girl, Neave   . Neave and Sam hit it off right away and were never very far from one another which is sure to tire Sam out. Our little buddy, Milo   joined us today for some fun and he wrestled with Scout all day long. They will be very tired before the day out. 

   

   

Tuesday 

The snow fell all night  and at 2:30 in the morning, we had our very own avalanche as the accumulated snow mixed with some rain, caused the snow to slip off the west roof of the house. It made a very loud noise but the most disconcerting part was how much the house shook. At first, Mary thought we had experienced an earthquake. We didn't get too excited about it, just watched Mary as she went looking, expecting to see that part of the house has collapsed. Once she determined that there was no  structural problem, we promptly went back to sleep.  

All of the expected arrivals cancelled their bookings so it was a pretty quiet day once the plow had finished his work. Jack arrived after lunch to shovel  snow for a few hours and we hung out with Stephanie.   

    

These beautiful tulips  , that Stephanie got at the grocery store, burst into full bloom and their fragrance filled the house making for a cheery display. 

Wednesday

This turned out to be a sunny day and Mary had Handyman, Gary, here to do some work in the house. In order for him to be more productive, most of us went over to the cabana and hung out with Stephanie. The full roster of day-visitors  was here except there was no sign of Bailey today and we enjoyed the sun and warm temperatures and the piles of fresh snow.

      

      

    

The day started out on a good note but a lot of the Monday crowd decided to stay home rather than deal with bad driving conditions later. Sadie was determined to get her Monday of fun so she arrived before breakfast but her human said she would likely be picking her up around noon.

Sadie and Scout were having a ball and the enjoyed meeting a new friend, Hall-E, who got dropped off early to send a couple of days. 

     

    

The snow was predicted to start falling at eleven o'clock and it was right on time. We said so long to Sadie but continued to enjoy the play time with our buddies as the wind pick up and the snow started to pile up. Stephanie bundled us into some coats so we wouldn't get too wet as the temperature climbed above the freezing point during the afternoon.     

      

    

 

The visibility deteriorated as the snow and wind got more intense  and Mary and Stephanie convinced us to come inside   and have an early dinner so Stephanie and Felon could still find their way back home, down that long, snowy trek to their house  . 

The wind tried it's best to tear the roof off the house but everything pretty much held together. It was a bonus that the power didn't go out but in the morning there were some big drifts of snow around the house and there will be a lot of shoveling required.