Murci!

This little ankle-biter is Murci.  Her name is short for murciélago, which is Spanish for bat, and is inspired by her enormous ears.  She flagged down Sean as he biked to town. She had mange, a broken toe and the usual parasites. That was a few weeks ago; she's doing fine now!

Murci's 1st bath.  How brave she is! 

Murci meets the family.

PuppyG gives her a sniff.

 

A sturdier Murci plays with her fan club: Xmul, theTribe, Tori and Hazel.

She's a bit of a hellion because they're all too permissive with her.

Murci attacks!

August is for the birds; by 8AM it is too hot to walk with the dogs.  
I biked to the nearby salt ponds and got to see flamingos in flight.

August means damp sand endlessly tracked indoors on a thousand wet paws. 
Outside, a losing battle against the encroachment of grass and the smell of pee. 
A storm took out our modem and we were without our Telmex connection for 8 days.  
The electric alternates between brownout, blackout and crazy surges.  
A handful of dogs are having various skin problems, poor Rita is miserable from the grass and her allergy treatments, and Truman managed to cut his leg during a run, which led to a day trip to the vet and the fun of replacing the stitches hours after we got home.
Take my word for it, August looks better in pictures. 
Salt pond serenity, Bob Ross style.
 












Rufus and Tori! 

 Zasu, Bette, Blue and Miles -morning walk.












It's obscene how much cuteness I witness daily.  
Silly Mega.

Evening light Archie.

Thank you Sir, May I have another?

For some reason black dogs are the least likely to be adopted.  I don't know why.  
We have many black dogs and I think every one of them is striking.
Jack pauses with some of the gang.  He has a  beautiful coat.

Lovely Luna is 2 years old.

Posey is 5 and, I think, one of our prettiest dogs. 

 


Her ears don't usually stand up.
Walking with Tito and Miles.

Tito knows that black dogs are the best.
Self-doubt is not his style.

He often pals around with Reggie on walks.
I don't think Tito notices the size difference.

A few of our palm trees succumbed to a blight so we're trying again with something else.
Sean has plenty of supervision. Pete, Zoot and Posey in front.

Frankie has been a happy girl; she loves having visitors.
The Couchsurfers/Helpxers that brought Tori stayed on for a couple weeks.

Kaya gets to know the gang.

Linda watches the ever helpful Kaya fix one of the dog beds.

Tori wants to help.

Twiggy and Tori keep an eye on things while Kaya and Olli paint. 
Oliver has been traveling frugally for years.
http://www.timeless-travelling.com

Olli and Tori.

Dog fun.  Jack, Hazel, Amber, Tori, Daisy and Mega

Bette, Lucy and Tori on a walk.  There isn't a dog here that doesn't like Tori (her new nickname is Cookie Monster.). She learns quickly and wants to please; it breaks my heart that people thought she was too much trouble.  She's one of the sweetest dogs I've ever met!

Bette and Tori on a salt pile.  After a rain they're as hard as coal.

Oliver and Kaya say their goodbyes (Paco, in the background, crows his goodbye).

Thanks so much to you both, for saving Tori, and for all your help around the place!
You're always welcome here. 

Linda doesn't understand why everyone can't stay forever.

March past and present

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.

easing into autumn

This time of year there are flamingos in the nearby salt ponds.
We keep our distance and Lucy pays them no mind.

Sweet Otto is recovering from surgery to fix a torn ligament.  

It will take a couple of months, but we're hoping for a full recovery.

top-bottom: Gracie, Otto, Lily and Frankie (taken a day before surgery)

Shirley, Bette,Lex and Linda

Amber, PuppyG, Mega and Posey

Amber loves Reggie.  Xmul and Tuesday take a break.

TheTribe play 'attack Xmul' -all in fun.

Xmul hilariously puts the run on Chester.

Luna, Xmul and Mo

Luna

Zoot photobombs Jack.

Sisters Mo and Twiggy

Pretty PuppyG recently turned 4.