Hey Cats,

How was your Christmas?  Christmas is always busy at the Hotel.  Here's a bit of the comings and goings.

This here's Rusty.  He feels a little rusty these days but give hime a pull toy and look out!

Nena.  She speaks Spanish.  I am presently taking a crash course so that we can get to know one and other a bit better.

She's not very cute.

Neither is Macci.

Around Christmas time we like to do a little Ice Capades type perfomance.  This year's theme is cartoon characters.  Here are some of the cast members on a break.

Macci trying out for the role of Bambi.

Nena vying for the yet to be named fairy princess.

Dlilah and Chili facing off for Wile E. Coyote.

Which one would you pick?

Cedar, however, knows she is a shoe in.  Does anybody know what "a shoein" really means?

Buddy is to be Foghorn Leghorn.  "That was a joke son.  See you're too short, all the good ones go over your head."

Fairy godmother Rebel.

Not sure on Adolfo's part yet.-some sort of grazing bovine perhaps.

Sam and Adolfo rehearsing for the scene where there is a fight to the death to gain the affections of the yet to be named heroine.

Who should win her affections, Sam or Adolfo?

All that for little Mika here.

Bida settling in.

Chelsea.  

Finnegan on patrol.

Would you look at that gob.

Macci caught on security tape making a run for the cat zone.  This is pretty cute the first 15 or so times but then fails to impress.

Ulu trying to look like Flipper.

Rocky, the Boxer, boxing with Adolfo.

Xena and Rebel 

That's it for now cats,

Tune in soon for scenes from our upcoming "Wild and Crazy" new years party.  

Gary

P.S.

There is a draw to be held for a two night free stay at the Pet Hotel.  In order to get into the draw you have to post a comment on this post.  I'll announce a winner next time-though chances of a bunch of comments are pretty slim.

Well Cat's,

Like I said, the previous post will be the last without snow for a while.  So why don't you peruse a few shots while Dick and I work on our festive version of, "Baby it's Cold Outside."

MMMMmmm, Baby it's cold outside...

Here's the seasonally appropriately named Jingle Bell and Hugo.  The reason Ruth looks like that is Hugo has his foot jammed where all but a dog might consider an inappropriate place.

Cleo.  

Hugo moves like a Jello® tidal wave.

This here's Piglet trying to blend in to the floor.

Jingle Bell ringing in the season.

Burton and his wanton dislike of the feline variety is not a well kept secret.

Jeeze is it ever slippery out here.  No kidding Pavlov.  Boy dogs are dumb.

Listen Karma, turns out I was just kidding about that dumb bit.

Chloe, selected Miss January for the Pet Hotel Naked Dog Calender(Dick's idea).

Sorry Rebel, there are to be no Mr. Januarys or any month for that matter.  

Montana, too close for comfort.  

Piglet again.

Cody, poster boy for flatulence.

Cody, taking exception with such distinction.  Yeah, well you ride in the car with him then.

A very possible candidate for Miss February.

Bida.  Bida has but one method of communication involving a foghorn rivaling bay.

 That's right you Mister.  

Kodi, Miss March.

My Dog Jil, Mis-anthropist.

Alrighty then,

See you soon and I'll have a shed load more of Pet Hotel antics for you.  And, if I don't do that before Christmas, here's wishing you and all yours a Holly Jolly Festive Season.

P.S.

Here's Dick and I with the final cut of "Baby it's Cold Outside."  He is, of course, Anne Murray.  Hope you like it. 

Hey Cats,

Here's one last look at the Pet Hotel before the snow flew.

Course I always like to start a photo show with a striking shot of me.

Bailee pouncing on Jetta like she's a bug or something.  Meanwhile Bella-Bear hopes nobody is noticing her anti-matting haircut.  Don't worry Bella, I noticed.  Just for interest's sake look to your right on the background photos and that is Bella sporting a full set of locks.

Next victim Jayla.

Hold on, I totally did not see that coming.

That's right kitty, just a little bit closer.

This is taken from half way up the tree where I found myself after being pursued by these two.

Youthful exuberance.

As comfy as a Pug in a rug.

Keely(background)is rather unsure of Burton's hurry.

Unfortunately, Ruby will lose two faults for missing the jump. 

Ditto for Bella for skirting the water Hazard.

Jeff is working on a plan to train the dogs to do a little leaf raking with, so far, relatively poor results.

Moki en-route to mischief.

Moki comes with Brody.

See.

Ruby is a multi-talented.

See

Itty 

Itty comes with Lexi.

See.

Lexi things Itty is a pain in the ass.

Callie wonders, "Is he allowed to say ass?"

Satisfied that it's O.K. Callie resumes patrol.

Sachi, on the prowl for just the right stick.  Thirteen million sticks on the ground just now but Sachi needs this one still on the tree.  

Maya remains trying to get her meds just right.

Meow Baby,

G