It has been a little over 2 years since Daisy found us.
Lounging with Mega.
With Frankie.
Many thanks to volunteers Zoe and Mike for all the help!
You guys were great! Twiggy, Linda and Hazel
(in front of the shelves Zoe painted).
Twiggy gives Zoe a goodbye kiss.
Stella, Frankie & Twiggy guard Mike.
Sisters Frijolita, Blue and Osita enjoy a jog.
Sisters Godzilla & Blue check the perimeter of the beta site.
Zasu leads the inspection team.
Four members of the good boys' club ...& Linda.
Jack, Reggie, Archie, Truman ...& Linda.
Twiggy in morning light w/friends.
She and her sisters have been with us 2 years this month.
The long overdue death of our washing machine means that resources are strained & surgeries have had to be postponed (an ear surgery, 4 boys to be neutered and then Twiggy's hip). On the plus side, that means no dogs recuperating and we have a fantastic new washer!
Buddy, as you may know, has brain damage from encephalitis. Long story short, over the last 9-10 months he's been making steady progress -with two mild setbacks. Eventually he was able to go on short walks, provided he was on a taut leash for guidance and had a girl dog to follow. Last week he went for a walk off of the leash -he was even running!
Since then he's gone on walks most mornings.
He only has to turn in a circle once in a while.
He's coming, he's just mid-circle.
Henry, Linda, Buddy and Tito.
Small dogs under a big sky, Henry, Buddy and Miles.
Bosha, Buddy and Tito.
I'm so strict that I make them walk grouped according to appearance (yeah, sure). Miles is bringing up the rear, as usual (he's a dawdler).
Henry, Linda, Bean, Zasu and Miles.
Gracie's pups usually go on runs, but I've missed going out with them
so I've been taking them on walks too.
Little Bean.
Me and Posey.
Eve (with Miles dawdling behind).
Eve and Zasu.
The last couple of weeks have been mercifully uneventful, early morning walks and scorching afternoons. May is my favorite month here; the water is Cancun-blue and full of fish.
Xmul and Diva sunbathe surrounded by remnants of a palm frond.
Diva makes herself comfortable.
Xmul and Linda regard each other.
Diva thinks we need a pool, but the water dish will do.
Sean puts up an awning and the dogs enjoy a new patch of shade.
Mega, Reggie and Zoot approve!
Everybody approves!
l-r Lex, Mega, Daisy and Xmul
Our brindled girls Stella and Lily.
Stella naps.
Evenings are for fun.
A Shirley series:
Nothing in moderation, that's summer in the Yucatan.
Here thousands of flycatchers fill the sky and cover a nearby tower.
It lasted about 20 minutes and then they were gone.
The dog formerly known as Dolores is doing great.
She has been spayed and vaccinated and now
answers to Monkey (or Monkey Butt).
Monkey sleeping with Tuesday a few months ago:
She's pretty on the outside now too!
Her coat took about 6 months to grow back and is now silky and soft.
She's a riot -rambunctious, smart and vocal.
Monkey on the move:
Elewah retains her stray status, but just barely. It turns out that she does not like thunderstorms, or rain of any kind. She had been staying mostly on the ground floor and sleeping in the utility room, but when the rain came she relocated upstairs. We do still let her out to visit with the pack of strays that we call the Brethren, but she does so less often. I'm concerned that they'll find a non-spayed female to run with but there isn't anything I can do about that.
Elewah likes couch:
Sunny day shot of Frijolita.
She and her siblings just turned 3.
The rain has submerged many of the trails, so walks have been difficult.
It was so hot the day of this walk that the puddle was like a hot tub.
Nothing can stop Tito.
These pretty girls are surrogate mom and daughter and were just spayed.
Teresa, the bigger dog, was a street dog and had just lost a litter when Negrita,
the little dog, lost her mom while still nursing. Negrita's human brought them together.
He couldn't watch them after surgery, so they recovered here with us.
They were perfect guests and our pack's behavior made me proud.
Don't look directly into Lily's eyes...you'll be hypnotized.
Just a whole lot of dogs doing nothing.
Brothers and bookends Oscar and Otto think we need to bring more color into the room.
They may be colorblind.
