Nets Happy Pets

08/29/2024

My current view ....

08/28/2024

Another great example that size has very little to do with dog friendships. Play style and your dog's individual level of involvement is what matters. TGPR foster Griffin is literally twice Lilou's size, but you can see how careful and gentle he is. He does this so he doesn't frighten her and to keep her engaged in the game.

And this gentleman has quite the moves for being 6.5 yrs old.

08/28/2024

I find myself amusing ... 🤣🤣🤣

08/20/2024

How about we do a Tail of Two Terriers on this Tuesday?

I present to you the two sides of a Jack. Jack A wants nothing more than to sit in my lap amd snuggle. Jack B wants nothing more than to be filthiest pig on the planet. Mr A is usually right by side until his brother Mr B convinces him to go hunt something or take a dip in the pool. They like to come to the farm to run around and be crazy men for a few days, and then they go back home to be slightly less Terrier-istic for a few weeks.

Never a dull moment with a Jack. As we're attempting to pack up to take them home, Jack A jumps INTO the deck box as I'm trying to get their leashes. As I'm trying to get him out, Jack B doesn't want to miss out on the fun and jumps in. Two seconds after getting them out, I hear Michael say "uhoh" as I'm grabbing their stuff. Yup, right before we get in the car, they both dove into the big pool. So glad I bothered to clean them up before heading home ...

08/19/2024

08/17/2024

For your Smiley Saturday, if you ever wanted to know what owning a chocolate Lab was like, this pretty much sums it up. Sound up and enjoy Sher's antics.

08/16/2024

Fun fact Friday .... think your dog's meal plan is too complex for boarding? Not here. Think that keeping them on their raw/fresh/homecooked meals or additives is too much work? Not for us. Want to skip that supplement for a few days so we don't have to deal with it? Please don't do that to your dog.

We have fridge and freezer space to meet your pup's dietary needs, and we don't charge extra. We only ask that you send clear instructions for supplements and special meals and preferably pre-bag raw/homecooked meals. If your pup takes meds, please let us know their preferred hiding method (or even better, send it) so we don't have to do the ole "shove down the throat" method. Easy peasy!

08/15/2024

Where are my Akbash people at?? This hunka burnin love is just what you need. 😍😍😍😍

TGPR has had this fellow for a few months, and he's come to the farm to see how we can help him be more relaxed around new people. True to his breed type, he can be a bit aloof (not aggressive) and overly shy around new people. If you know this breed, you know that their love is hard won, and they love in ways that aren't as obvious as other breeds. That plus the stress of being bounced from the home you've known for a long while has hit him in the confidence. Less than 24 hrs in, and he's decided that Michael and I are good friends. There were some reported issues with one specific dog in his former home. We've not seen that, but we'll give him a few more days of settling in before we test it out.

If you or someone you know might be interested in fostering or adopting Griffin(dor), apply at TGPR.org. (Please, someone fast, because I've had 🤩🤩🤩🤩 for him from the moment I met him)

08/11/2024

💪💪💪 I knew I was above average in something. 🤣🤣🤣

08/08/2024

Sound up for my terrible singing for your Friday funny.

08/07/2024

Find something you love as much as Georgia likes playing with the water sprayer. 🤣🥰

08/02/2024

Another sad day. In two weeks, we've had two fur-iends start their cancer journey and one that will end his today. It's a tough time for these families. Hug those babies a little tighter.

All hail, Hank (the not cow dog)!

08/01/2024

Many of you know the dog we lovingly refer to as the Big Blue Beast. Her silly, fast paced, always happy antics were hard to miss, and she will greet everyone even when you're in a hurry to pick up your own dog. Indy's family could use some (big) hugs right now.

All hail, Indy!

07/30/2024

Some folks roll their eyes at me when I talk about the importance of consent and consent training, but this little lady reminded me why we do it.

So this little diva surprised me with an absolute piggy style wallering mud roll. I frankly didn't know she had it in her to even think dirty much less be dirty. And like every good dog, she did this right before she had to leave which meant a ... cue scary music .... bath.

Something to remember about her is that she doesn't like a lot of people or a lot of things. Maybe because she's little and people have just forced her or maybe because she has that bad eye and doesn't see well. She's a rescue so we don't really know.

Either way, Michael and I are firmly in her circle of trust. Why? Because we are patient with her. We respect her wishes as much as possible, and we listen to what she says. While she's not been here for training, we use a lot of our consent techniques with her, and it makes a big difference.

Now, she wasn't a happy camper about the bath, but it could have been an absolute disaster. It wasn't though. She mostly freezed and said "get it over with". Because we've spent time building a relationship of trust, we were able to successfully get this thing she doesn't like accomplished without any growling or snapping.

And good thing, too, because she interpreted "go dry off in the sun" as "go roll again in the dirt" which meant she had to have, you guessed it, TWO baths ... 🤷‍♀️

07/29/2024

In case you ever wondered what "I hear ya but I ain't listenin" looked like in Husky .....

07/29/2024

I mean ... you've all heard me talk about this.

07/26/2024

For your Friday enjoyment, I present the rare North American Pig Tail Blue Hippo. Supremely nosy, Anora's sole purpose in life is to make the humans laugh. This tank of a dog feels the need to be in my lap at all times. Today, she took a break from trying to tongue bathe me so that she could have fun supervising Michael's w**d eating.

07/23/2024

Did ... you ... call me?

Brought you by the super cute Mr Maverick.

07/22/2024

When you're so very tired from day play that you cannot possibly move your tiny little legs to go inside for lunch and naps, you get the concierge service. 🤷‍♀️

07/16/2024

When you're really mad at the lady, but the lady gives really good butt scratches.

In my defense, Samantha is a "seasoned" gal who hurt her paw before she and her fur siblings came for boarding. Both her and her siblings disagree with me that she needs alone time to rest. Hence why she's mad at me. Good thing is that her love language is butt scratches so I'm sort of forgiven for the moment.

07/15/2024

Just me and some pups and the pools and some watermelon. Not a bad way to spend a Monday.

Stay hydrated my friends.

07/14/2024

We're very happy to announce that one of our long time foster residents has finally found the greatest home of her own. Many of you know Topaz and her funny parkour antics when she's happy. Her family was looking for a bully breed that loved hiking and adventures and water and didn't care that she needed to be an only dog. We will miss our little yellow diamond, but we always knew the perfect home was out there. Go splash your way into your next adventure, little Taupe on a Rope!

07/07/2024

There is no better trainer than a confident, patient mentor dog.

I say it a lot, but I do believe it. Sally is a great example of this. She's patient with young dogs but has no problem setting and enforcing her boundaries. We are really blessed to have her on our team, and thankfully, she works for pretty cheap. 🤣🍪🍗

07/01/2024

When 2 out of your 3 black Labs want to be brown Labs instead. At least one gets back in the pool and cleans himself back off. 🤷‍♀️

06/25/2024

Doesn't everyone?

06/22/2024

We had to say "see you next time" to two friends today. One is our training friend, Thunder, (who I totally forgot to grab a pic of) that are moving out of state, and our boarding and play group friend Lilou's human family. For those with pups who are Lilou fans, don't despair. Lilou will be staying with us for the next two months while her humans get settled back home in Europe. Then, we'll have to say sad "see ya"s to her, too. Get those play dates scheduled before she leaves.

06/20/2024

We're very lucky that Sally and Layla are such good dog friend ambassadors that they can play with dogs of all sizes. This tiny tyke wants to walk with the big girls. Thankfully her old man brother is happy waddling along with me. He and I get left behind, but we've got each other. 😍

06/18/2024

Many of you know or have met Thor, and today is the big beast's birthday. Join us in giving an "all hail" to Thor on his 8th birthday!

06/17/2024

Donations being put to good use. That's not it's intended purpose, but Topaz thinks the deck box makes a mighty fine perch. 🤷‍♀️

06/15/2024

Why, yes, I will give you whatever you want when you look at me like that ....

Brought you to by the master of the sad puppy eyes.