Joey relaxes back at DaleyCare

Today at the Sheepfold Cross Fells Trail

The morning began with a bit of rain. There was a fog lifting off the reservoir as we approached, it was beautiful! We pooches all love mud so the troops didn't really notice or complain about the rain.

By mid morning the Sheepfold was packed with lots of our familiar weekend friends because so many humans only had to work a half day because they were preparing for the annual American ritual of giving thanks to Dog Almighty.

At one point during the day, Margaret was throwing a ball to a bunch of us who were out in the field running and competing to make the catch. The star of the day is Annie, who jumped over a weekenders dog and snatched the ball in an amazing interception! We as dogs could not believe Annie could be so competitive and athletic.

By 2pm Margaret called us to the car to take us home, we were wet and thirsty. We were all ready for a dry off, a warm up and a nice nap.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us to all of you!

Yours, Riley the dog

Tune in later in the week to see what kind of hijinks the doggerels get into.

Our website is at www.daleycare.com where you will find more info on our rates and some of our outward bound activities.

Margaret Daley Mobile 617 797 3335 daleycare@verizon.net

Fall excursion

Today we went to Lynn State Park with Fenway, Joey, Mazy and Penny. We noticed how quiet it was, possibly due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. Cest La Vie, we had a wonderful time in spite of the clouds and the smaller number of friends we usually see there.

One activity the dogs wanted to try was swimming. You should have seen the looks on their faces when the water got up to their bellies. Yikes, the water is cold, they seemed to be saying. The leaves made a nice place to roll in and dry off.

From the pond we went on a nice walk, the trails there are beautiful.

Tune in tomorrow to see what kind of hijinks the doggerels get into.

Our website is at daleycare.com where you will find more info on our rates and some of our outward bound activities.

Margaret Daley Mobile 617 797 3335 daleycare@verizon.net

Beautiful Fall day

No pictures were taken today :( so check back Monday!

Today, I took the dogs on a beach walk. It was a lovely day. We took along a new client, John, who wanted to see for himself how Daley Care Outward Bound runs. We walked five and a half miles and headed home just before the rain. Within 10 minutes of leaving the parking lot the dogs were sound asleep.

Tommorow is Friday, and we don't blog Friday thru Sunday.

See you on Monday!

Yesterday my four legged friends and I headed out about 9 AM and had a great run through the orange trail and all of its streams. The orange trail offered the most shade on a hot day. I took a few photos of flowers and plants and it looks like an early fall is ahead!

Today, Izzy, Lucy, Fenway, Otis, and Lilly went with me on a much cooler day. There was some commotion in the forest today - a bunch of trucks doing something or other - but everybody still had a fun time swimming and chasing one another.

We've got some great news to report! Mazy (a Tibetan terrier) has a new sister named Penny! She is also a Tibetan and is only 4 lbs so the troops and I went to meet her after our long day. There aren't any photos - she still has tiny puppy eyes, and I didn't want to hurt them with the flash. Soon, though, I'll have some :)

In the meantime, I've got 5 very sleepy, very furry friends on my hands. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and please invite others to read and join us. We're always looking for new playmates!

Well, the cool fall air is starting to descend upon us! It was chilly early in the morning today and yesterday, but both days turned gorgeous pretty quickly. We had a good crowd both days: Isabelle, Lady, Fenway, Mazie, and Lily. Isabelle and Lady are taking advantage of the last days of summer and swimming all day (although they probably won't have any objection to swimming when I think it's freezing cold out, either). Mazie was her usual calm self, and enjoyed sniffing and exploring along the water's edge. Fenway and Lily chased each other around in circles most of the day. In the end, of course, everyone was exhausted.

Hello everyone! We went on hiatus for a little while, but we're back now. A small change: from now on, we're going to be updating twice a week. Don't worry, I'll still let you know what happened on those other days, it's just that the posts will cover two days instead of one. Now, on to the good stuff :)

Yesterday was a fun day, with one small (mis)adventure. Lucy, Lady, Otis, Mazie, Dover, and I went for a walk in the woods. It was a gorgeous day, and everybody had a great time. Unfortunately, when we were on the Orange Trail and turned on to Dike's Road, Lucy stumbled on to a big beehive. We managed to escape unharmed, but I just wanted to warn everybody to watch out.

Today, Isabelle, Dover, Lily, and Mazie went down to the water. We left fairly early, hoping to avoid the afternoon thunderstorms the forecasters were predicting. We had lots of fun in the morning, although Isabelle surely missed Lady, her usual swimming buddy. A clap of thunder scared the dogs around 1, so we headed back to the house, only getting caught in the downpour for a few minutes :) Now, everybody's resting up and waiting for the rain to stop so we can go out again!