Hey Cats,

I know there's a lot of shots in the last little bit but that's because I have a back log of very interesting material clogging up my hard drive.  So you can just look at this blog as if you've accepted a dinner invitation to somewhere by mistake and find that your hosts are intent upon showing you a photo montage of their entire child's upbringing containing no less than 3000 images complete with music written and sung by the kid.  Sadly you find yourself too polite to tell them you might be better entertained watching them read a book.

Licorice, blissfully unaware that there is soon to be a foot of snow everywhere.

Romeo will also be caught unprepared.  Meka, howling in the back, wouldn't know if it was snowing or sunny.  It's a Husky thing.

Gracie is leaving today.  She is going to miss it here.  That is because I am an excellent host.

So it's getting dark out.  You happen to be a cat.  You walk around a corner and, BAM.   It's Kanook, surely named after an Inuit deity known for his penchant and enjoyment of the evisceration of cats.   I say run for cover.  Run and hide.  

Albert's young.  He'll get the yellow snow thing at some point.  Until then, mums the word.

Please note the stark contrast of the individual dogs against a seemingly unforgiving and barren backdrop as the two central figures, toned like, perhaps clouds in an ominous sky, embark upon a fight to death, all conspiring to provide unique insight into the cycle of life at times both beautiful and tragic.  

Just kidding the Huskies are sisters and the Labs could care less.  The first person to correctly identify Jil in this picture gets a free day of daycare.

Oh here they are again.  Their owner occasionally expresses concern that they might be catching their deaths of cold even in the summer if it's cloudy.  Ruth and Jeff, so busy in their comings and goings, are sure not to notice little Beatrice has had her wee wittle tongue stuck to the icy metal flag pole out front for the better part of an hour while Benito(who dared her to do it in the first place) rolls around laughing uncontrollably.  Right. Mind you this does give me an idea for Dick.

This'll be Itty and Lexi.  They hang together.  Period.

Roxy is happy to have her tongue freed from the flag pole.  Don't get me wrong there's a good possibility this won't be the only incidence of this today.  Who do you suppose poured the beef stock on the flag pole anyway?

See you later when your hair is straighter,

Gary

This is what my bowl looks like.

This is what Jeff and Ruth's plate looks like.

I see a problem here even if you don't.

This is Mak(background) and Kucha.  Kucha means dog in Hungarian.  Mak is as big as three German Shepherds combined.

These two really know how to take up the back seat of the car.

This is Kucha on Halloween hiding in our closet.  He sure likes fireworks.  That's Dick's head.  He's too dumb to be afraid of fireworks but I think Kucha's eyes are freaking him out a little.

Mocha on the left there sure likes puppies.

I dropped the camera here.  Still if you have a lap top I bet you are holding it upside down right now.  If you are that's Ra(on the left upside down) and Winger.

This is Quincy the speckled pony with Cricket.  Cricket isn't afraid of anything least of all me.

Duke is happy here.  His owners had a baby and now he has to come to Ruth's Pet Hotel to feel like he's #1 again.

All the dogs like Ruth better than they like Jeff.

See.

Later Gater,

Gary

This is Aston.  I wish I was named after a car too...She prefers to drink water that no other dogs have even looked at.

This is Toby.  As you can see he is a dog.  I will never do well in one of those witness interviews.

The big girl is Sasha accompanied by Maya with Bella-Bear in the background.  Want to see something funny?  Watch Ruth and Jeff try to get Bella-Bear back in the house.

This is Duffy and Jingle Bells.  I am told all of Jingle Bells siblings have "bells" in their names including Taco Bell.  Duffy is no longer with us and, despite myself, I will really miss him.  Everyone at the Hotel will.  Safe travels Duffy.

Here they are again.

And again.

This is Angus.  He doesn't look Scottish to me.

This is Annie.  

This is my dog Jil.  Her family tree only has one branch. She thinks Dick is smart, if you know what I mean.  I think they are related.  Ruth picked her up on Boxing day 2002.  She had been hit by a car and the vet wanted to remove her leg.  Her previous owner was opting for alternative therapy treating this affliction with Tylenol instead .  Jil has the personality of a telemarketer who never takes no for an answer.  She's O.K. I guess.  Just between you and me I am looking for a new home for her if you know of anyone.  I will throw in Dick if you are serious.

This is Vinnie the only dog I ever loved.  He is gone now too so I know how Duffy's owners must feel.  Ruth misses him too http://www.ruthspethotel.ca/html/vinnie.html

Miao Baby,

Gary

This is Sage.  He has what they call a prey instinct.  I am taking this photo from behind bullet proof glass.

Black Labs look a lot like Yellow Labs only they're black.  This is Abbey followed by Mitzi.  One of these dogs eats poo.  I want you to take a minute and think about that.

See.

This is Taffy.  She is big.

See.

This is Bailee.  She came from Bermuda.  Out of all the dogs that come here, she would like to kill me the most.  That's O.K. Of all the dogs that come here I would like to kill her the most.

This is Mochi(L) and Boogie.  Mochi was named after a Japanese rice cake-Boogie, presumably for those things that hang often from one's nose.  Though best of friends, if Mochi so much as looks at that bone that Boogie is guarding  she is going to require eye surgery.  That's why her eyes are closed.

You want to see something funny?  Watch Jeff when Montana comes tiptoeing through those tulips.  More dog whispering to be sure.

Louie.  Louie Lou-I, Ooooh baby, I gotta go.

Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi.  Repeat

Here we go again.....

This is Chloe.  Oh she looks innocent enough....

This is Dorothy.

This is Dorothy wanting to click her heals together three times in hopes of getting back to Kansas or in her case the sunny climes of Mexico.

I told you you were going to see lot's of this one.  Wootie wootie wootie.

Beatrice above is firmly attached to Benito shown here.

See.  That's Chilly that they're playing with.  I suppose that should be, "with whom they are playing."  Whatever.

You ever see that Bugs Bunny cartoon where they introduce the Tasmanian Devil? Peekay is the name.  Or is that P.K.?

Do you know how easy it is to keep your average Yellow Lab alive?

This is Keely when she's not trying to kill the Pet Hotel cat.  This is a far better use of her time I figure.  She's playing with Sunny.  Sunny moved to the Bahamas.

So we thought we'd get her right dirty before heading off to paradise.

This is Jeff(the owner I don't like as much owing to his distaste for cats on the counter) off to score chicks at the mall.  He thinks he's the "Dog Whisperer."  I've never seen anyone whisper as loud as he does. All of the veins in his neck stick out.  Good luck big guy.

Until next time,

Gary