Cooper & Spicy's Kingdom : Record rainfall and medals

Sunday 11 August 2024

Record rainfall and medals

Happy Sunday everyone! It's nice and fresh this morning. I hate to say it but it does smell like August!

This past week was good and busy. It went by so quickly. We went to the park a few times, ran into Errol once and introduced Sherlock and Merlot to new people. They seem to enjoy their walks and discovering new things. Both boys are doing so well in all aspects. We are so in love with them 💕

Russell's long time high school friend Brian came over for lunch on Thursday with his wife Janie. It was a wonderful get together. We shared some great stories and had some good laughs. They were so happy to meet our boys who got spoiled with two new toys. Merlot and Sherlock were more than willing to show off some of their recently learned skills. We spent the whole afternoon on the deck. It was fun.

Then Friday came with all the rain. According to the news, Montreal got 154 mm of it, a new record. Our hearts go out to the many people who have to deal with flooding. The bottom of our street became lake front property for many houses. We consider ourselves so fortunate not to have had any flooding. For most of the day, we took Merlot and Sherlock out on a leash so they could do their business. A few times though, we let them run around in the rain. They had so much fun! Our boys basically had three rain baths that day, followed by blow dry sessions. On that note, we discovered a product through Myriam, Blow my Secret by Peke Secret, made in Quebec. It's a fast dry and anti-friz spray that reduces blow drying time considerably. Well worth it! All in all, we managed well through the rain event and spent most of the day on the deck.

On Wednesday, at 7 pm, Merlot & Sherlock were out by the apple trees and came face to face with a lovely skunk who was on the other side of our fence. No one barked. The skunk looked up, didn't feel threatened I guess then carried on eating apples. I quickly, but calmly, picked up both boys and walked away. We have since blocked off that whole area of our backyard with baby gates. We're all about minimizing the risk of getting skunked 😏

Our dog training is going very well. We are noticing such a huge difference in one week. Both boys have the "Wait, Stay" down pat. I started working on their "Recall"...very impressive! They still need a bit of work on the "Down" but it's coming along 👏👏👏

Those are my little news for today. We are having a family get together with my brother, nephews and Julie. They will get to meet our boys for the first time. We look forward to it. Tonight, we will watch the replay of the Closing Olympics Ceremonies. A record number of medals for our Canadian athletes. Well done!

I leave you with a few snapshots of the boys taken last week...notice the giraffe in many of the pics. They are obsessed with it, especially Sherlock! Have a great week everyone!