I just saw that the last post I added was on july 19th! Seems we have been busy reading the last Harry Potter book! For those of you that have not read it but plan to I won't give away the ending... I will just say that it was a great book and the ending is GREAT!! She did a great job with this last book and I am so glad I actually read the books even though I used to think they were just silly kids books! Oh how wrong I was! We got the books on Friday at midnight and had them read by Thursday!!

In doggy news... well, there isn't much to report. Everyone seems to be doing good. Orca is having a harder and harder time breathing with the weather being so hot but he is hanging in there. Sable is finding it harder to move after sleeping for many hours. Thor is now losing his hearing to match his loss in vision. Sami is wondering why she is in with the old dogs. Em had another seizure the other night so his meds have been increased to the dose the vet actually said to give him. Bolio is still a dope on a rope most of the time. Hannah & Stubby are enjoying their freedom from chains but would likely follow Bolio out if he found a spot - only to find themselves back on chains right along with Bolio. Shammu is back and living with Baleen, Kivek and Dude. Baleen has finally finished shedding and is gaining some weight. Kivek is like me and could stand to lose some weight. Dude is a growing boy and seems to be getting bigger every day. Rufus & Glacier are still trying to keep weight on their frames. At two and a half years old they are very active all the time and just seem to burn off any calories we put in them. Raven is living with them this weekend. She is a sweety and seems to be doing great at Jen's full time. Tanner & Shasta are growing like weeds right with thier brother Dude. Kia & Muktuk do not like living in the far pen, but Tuk is doing some "landscaping" with this manual earth moving tools (his paws) and I am sure they will settle in soon. Gateway's pad is pretty much healed and doesn't seem to bother him much anymore. Patton seems to think he can beat anyone up right now. He seems to get an attitude adjustment from Tom about once a week. Kako likes being in with them until Patton decides to beat her up!! Panzer is a wild woman now that she is healed from her surgery (she was spayed). She loves to run and run and run with anyone that will play! She also loves to spend time in the pool. Sherman is shedding and seems thin so he will be getting some extra in his dinner! Pepper is doing good, but I noticed the other day that he has hardly any teeth in the lower jaw anymore. If someone had told me that breaking his jaw at 9 weeks old would stop the lower jaw from producing the teeth that it should, I would have told them they were crazy. But, I can attest that this is what seems to have happened. Fred is looking so very good but really needs to shed. I am not sure how he is staying cool in any way shape or form right now because he has so much fur on him still!!! Cheyanne is doing good and seems to be getting along with Fred really well. Butternut and Sioux are living life the doggy way and seem to be enjoying their days. All of the dogs & humans in this kennel are ready for the hot weather to be over with! Then, we can start some small training sessions!!

Well, I had better get going and get something done tonight! Hopefully, I will find time to post again this weekend but might not happen until Monday night!

Happy Trails.