Thank goodness for woodstoves! We are warm and toasty as are all the dogs here with us, the few left in the kennel and in the atco. Fortunately the wood is relatively close and easy to get – now we need double what Stan had to cut before – I am afraid I like warm. And it takes a fair amount of wood. But I am comfortable and that is very good. There are still a few things to be done in the Red House. Things like new flooring in the laundry room, shelves to put up for the linen, and more storage shelves built. My old bedroom will be the puppy room and my “treasure room” where I kept my special things like my angel collection, turtle knicknacks, books and urns for the cremations will now be the isolation room. My new bedroom will be big enough for my treasures and will have shelves for them. There will be a separate yard and door for my old dogs from my bedroom. They need time away from the younger population. And time with me as they are really my dogs now – to call them non-adoptables is demeaning. They have love, and a home with me with all the care and medical they need. Most are now older than 15 years, Squire is my youngest senior – he is 9. The oldest is Lily at 19 with Auntie Sophie close by at 18 years old. Grizzly Adams is middle aged at 7 years and Sweetpea is my baby at 3 years of age. My new room will be our special place and we all need a special place to recharge.

It is bit warmer today only -28 with a light breeze. The dogs played outside quite a bit today. They are all sacked out now. There was a power outage today from 1 pm to just before 4 pm. It sent my blog into oblivion! And the resulting peace and quiet was sheer bliss for the first half hour then the dogs thought every sound was important so they were sent outside to play. Most of the dogs that have come in recently are youngsters, teenagers and young adults. They are learning how to be dogs, learning to play, come in and out of the house, learning basic manners of indoors living. They are a very nice bunch of dogs and will be great family pets. Their young vitality is a pleasure to watch as they develop the skills needed to be family companions. Happy endings are the rhyme and reason for Turtle Gardens. And these following have made my day so very happy!! Thank you

Hi Yvette,
We just wanted to let you know that Nala is doing well… You’ll be able to
tell by the pictures! She loves my couch and our bed and has found a little
spot under a coffee table! She is quirky and mostly well-behaved! She has
recently had a little ear infection and was on antibiotics to help her
surgery wound heal. It took a long time and is finally healed… So she will
undergo a nice bathtime soon!!!

Here are some pictures of her… I have more to come. Notice how she is
drooling on MY pillow!
~Janet
Comfy Nala!

Pretty Nala has the perfect match!

Hi Yvette, Dave, Stan and Kelsey!

Some of we lower mainland weather wussies are staying home today. The roads are nutso with people who don’t know what snow tires are for so I’m having a snow day.

We’ve discovered that Honey Bear has a great gift as a therapy dog. My fella’s father died and, after 40-plus years of marriage, mom is having a difficult time getting through the day. Whenever it all gets to be too much, Honey Bear is at Grandma’s side with all of her "Grandma okay? Pet me! You’ll feel ever so much better!" skills in full play.

Honey Bear is possessed of more empathy than most humans. She’s a wonder to watch.

Stay warm. Spring is out there, somewhere!

Susan

Honeybear has gone from a shy girl to a therapy dog - way to go !

Hello Yvette,

So sorry to hear about all the cold up there! We just had a dump of snow last night and were fortunate enogh to just enjoy it while it’s here! Truman was SO excited! I guess it brings back good memories of his first home I’ll attach a picture.

My girls would love to name a pup each if you are still looking for names. Asja picked the last female pictured on the Jan. 24 blog, sable with a red collar, and named her ‘Sabrina’. Amergin chose the black girl and originally wanted to name her Truman, but we got her to pick a girl’s name instead, ‘Analise’ from the Barbie movie, ‘Princess and the Pauper’.

We’d love to know if you use the names as the girls often check out the pictures while I read the blog. (Those are very good names for cute pups! Thank you!)

Take care!
A very handsome Truman!
Hi Yvette,
Hope you don’t mind me sending you some more pictures, the first one shows
how sad Teya’s face was when Ella had to go home! (I love pictures and updates - they make my day!!)

Gryphon weighed in at 17.4 lb. And Teya at 14.1. They’re both gaining weight quite nicely.

Cynda

Teya is so sad! She has such an expressive face!

Going for a walk - Toby sure looks like Kingston!

Sunshine puppies!

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