Fetch

Not quite sure what got into Lady today, but she REALLY wanted to play fetch. A lot. The entire day. It was tiring for everybody involved (except Lady, I think) but more importantly, lots of fun!

Pompei's First Day

We had a new friend today! Pompei came out to play with everybody. He was a little shy at first, but soon warmed up to the gang. We all hope he'll come back :)

Pompei!

Making friends.












Isabelle gnaws on a stick.

















Fenway sniffs for treats.














First days are tiring!

More pictures!

Forgive the layout; I'm still trying to get a feel for how this all works. Today, I had Lady, Isabelle, and Dover with me. Lots of fun, as you're about to see!








Dover unburying some treasure.











Lady looking majestic. And wet.












Isabelle pretending to be a frog.











Gone swimmin'!

Pictures!

Lily exploring at water's edge.
















Lily and Fenway found something good to sniff!
















Lily guarding her stick.

Wet. Very wet.

A little cloudy with a rumor of thunderstorms as we left this morning, but there's ALWAYS a chance of thunderstorms in the summer. We got to the lake and Starter and Lady got a chance to play around in the water, and we played some fetch. After about a half-hour, it started drizzling. No problem, I figured, it'll probably pass soon. About ten minutes after that, it started raining a little harder. I was considering going inside for a little while, when I heard a rumble of thunder. Needless to say, none of the three of us liked that, so we booked it back to my home, where we're waiting the rain out now. And unfortunately, I wasn't going to test how much water the camera could take, so pictures will be up tomorrow.

Lucy's on vacation this week, so we sure could use some more visitors to Daley Care! If you're going on vacation anytime soon or just looking to do something nice for your dog, think about stopping by and checking us out :) We'd love to have you!

Our main website, in case you didn't see the link on the right, is www.daleycare.com.

Camera!

Sorry for the late update, but we've had quite a busy day over here. After a trip down to the park in Andover, we stopped and picked up a camera! Which means, my dear readers, that on Monday we'll have some pictures to show you. Finally!

Rock jumping

Well, the unquestioned star of today's show was none other than our very own Isabelle. As we were walking by a rock that juts out into the lake, Lucy, Lady, and Isabelle ran over and befriended a group of kids who were jumping off the rock (don't worry, it wasn't very high). The kids liked the dogs, and the dogs liked the kids, so we were hanging around while they were jumping and swimming. And then. all of a sudden, Isabelle decided SHE wanted in on the action, and jumped in right after them. Everybody got a big kick out of it, and both the kid and Isabelle paddled around and climbed back on to the rock, at which point someone else jumped in and Isabelle followed HIM. This went on for another half-hour, at which point I think Isabelle decided she was too tired to do any more jumping. Lucy and Lady opted for the more casual swims, but I know everybody had fun!

Exhausting day of exploration

As I write this, I'm surrounded by four sleeping dogs, who've been motionless for about the last twenty minutes. Clearly, we had a good day of exploring. The gang today was Lucy, Isabelle, Lily, and Fenway. We ran into a few friendly strangers that they played with. We also ran into something on the ground that smelled god-awful, but that everybody (except me) wanted to roll in. Thankfully, I got us away in time before anybody got permanently gunked up. As usual, we also did some swimming and fetching. Most importantly, we got outside in some BEAUTIFUL weather, avoiding the thunderstorms that are supposed to come later this afternoon. See you tomorrow!

Happy belated Flag Day!

It was Saturday, in case you were wondering.

Weather's a little threatening today, but Lady, Lucy and I got out early. It was drizzling a little bit at first, but no thunderstorms, and then the rain stopped. We all went down to the lake and played fetch for a long time. Lucy's favorite technique is to let Lady chase the stick down, and then just wait until Lady gets back to rip it out of her mouth and tear it to pieces. Sure, kind of a lazy way to play fetch, but hey, it works for her!

I know we've been slacking on the pictures and promised videos. but we're attempting to sort out some technical issues. They'll be here soon!

Paws 4 A Cure

I'm writing today in order to let you guys know about "Paws 4 A Cure," an organization which helps provide financial assistance to pay for canine cancer treatments and medicines when the owners cannot. They're having an event on Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 AM, at Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield. It's really a great cause and I'm sure it will be a ton of fun. Although I'm not going to be able to make it, I told Keri I would spread the word. For more information, visit www.paws4acure.org

As far as our trip went, it was another great day. Beautiful weather, and today we were joined by Stella, Rufus, and Ogie. Lucy had a great time bothering them until they would finally chase her, and then they'd all run around in circles for a while. Otherwise, they spent most of their time playing four-way tug-of-war with branches, until the branch just snapped apart :)

Enjoy your weekend everyone! I'll be back on Monday!

A beautiful day

If this is what we had to endure all the heat for, I guess I can only say it was well worth it! It's simply beautiful out today, warm in the sun with a light breeze, and nice and cool in the shade. The dogs definitely enjoyed the break from the heat as well, and we played fetch for a long time around the ponds. Neither Lady nor Lucy has mastered the concept of actually fetching though; they'll chase the sticks and pick them up, but then run away from me if I try and get the stick back from them. Maybe they'll learn soon :)

Tomorrow's supposed to be cooler, right?

I hope so.

Today there were five of us - Lucy, Lily, Fenway, Joey, and Junie. We went down to a nice forest off of 95, with lots of shade and a nice pond for the dogs to swim in. They definitely took advantage, as even Fenway, who doesn't generally like the water, jumped right in to cool down. The rest of the time was alternately spent chasing each other around and then going for a swim. Despite her small size, Lily had a great time chasing after and bothering each other dog in turn.

Stay tuned: I think we're going to be adding some short videos of our trips soon, in case my words haven't been able to properly convey what goes on during our adventures :)

A hot one!

On Saturday, I went to the Medford Puppy Meet-up group with Cashew, Raisin, and Fenway, and it was great! Obviously those three aren't puppies, but all nice dogs are welcome to come and play :) It would be wonderful if we could get more people to come, and it's a fabulous opportunity to have fun with other dog owners and their pups. If you're interested, take a look at: http://puppy.meetup.com/98/

And whew, pretty warm out today! We took a walk down to the woods, and the shade was nice. Lucy couldn't help but flop down and stretch out for a little nap in every single one. Lady, of course, simply sprinted toward any body of water she saw for a quick swim. I was tempted to join her. We all hope it cools down soon!

Did you know?

Laika, launched into space by Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957, was the first earthling (dogs count!) to orbit our planet. Her name is Russian, meaning "barker" or "howler." Her true pedigree is unknown, although it is generally accepted that she was part husky or other Nordic breed, and possibly part terrier.

Thanks to wikipedia for those interesting tidbits :) Back home, it finally stopped raining and became a nice, if rather cool, day. We went down to Lynn to do some hiking in the forest with Rufus, Stella, and company. Everyone had fun romping in the slightly-muddied forest, and Rufus delighted in showing off to Stella how much further he could wade into the lake than she. Looks like a dog can torment his little sister just as much as any human can!

Tomorrow, unfortunately, we will not be blogging, but rest assured there will be plenty of exploring and sniffing and barking nonetheless. We'll be right back here on Monday. Enjoy the weekend!

Rain, rain, go away

Well, it's a little wet today, but that doesn't stop us! With a raincoat and an umbrella, we headed down to the beautiful hiking trails in and around Andover. To quote The Boston Dog Lover's Companion, "this terrific forest offers enough sniffs and smells to staisfy the pickiest of pooches."

Okay, so this picture shows a little more blue sky than we saw today, but hey, neither I nor the dogs mind a little rain. Lady obviously thought it wasn't quite wet enough, and, as usual, jumped into the lake the first chance she got.

In the meantime, it's stopped raining, so we're going to go explore a little more!

Welcome to Daily Daley Care!

What better time to start a blog than on a beautiful June day after a nice walk in the park? Today, Lucy, Annie, Rosie, Isabelle, Lika and I went down to the Fells. We saw a lot of other dogs and animals, as usual. Lucy was particularly bent on either befriending or eating a crow (I'm not sure which) at one point, but it escaped. The four younger pups (excluding Laika, for those of you keeping track at home), went for a swim to cool off on our way home, and now everyone is resting comfortably in the air-conditioning before it's time to go home.

By the way. if you're wondering how your pup, undoubtedly staring sadly out the window all day while you're at work, can join in the fun, visit us at www.daleycare.com or give us a call at (781) 396-5824. If you're just here to read about dogs, that's fine too :)

I'll try to keep you all apprised of our adventures here at Daley Care, and I hope you come back soon!


- Margaret