March dogs of the Month; Rufus and Ripli

Rufus and Ripli saying hi to the camera.

The pair playing with their best friend Marcus.

About Rufus & Ripli:

Rufus and Ripli are two adorable little “boxer babies.” Well, really they are a year old, but to us they are still “boxer babies.” Rufus and Ripli are littermates and were born on June 26^th 2009. We have known them here at Ruffledale since they were about 10 months old. We all love when they are here and enjoy our “boxer days.” Rufus is a male “flashy” (white chest, face and collar) boxer and Ripli is a female fawn with a black mask. They are a very lovely pair. Rufus and Rupli both LOVE having behind their ears rubbed and Miss Ripli also likes to have her tummy rubbed. Like true boxers Rufus and Rupli’s favorite things in life are: eating, eating, eating, playing, playing, playing and then finally cuddling, cuddling, cuddling. Silly boxers. They both have their own special toys. Rufus loves the Frisbee and Ripli loves her special road kill toy. Of all the treats that they love, Rufus and Ripli especially love milk bones and chicken strips. Mmmmmm

Rufus and Ripli had it a little easier than most puppies when they went to their new home because they still had each other. They still missed their dog Mom, but were happy they had each other. They got to share a kennel because they were both little tiny babies. It took a little while to convince Rufus and Ripli that dog food was yummy. They only liked treats at first. Maybe they were trying to convince their new human parents that treats were the way to go rather than plain old dog food. Smart little boxers. Rufus and Ripli loved their new family. They love their new two legg’d human brother. They go crazy when he picks them up from daycare. They also get excited to see his friends when they are with him. Rufus and Ripli loved running around outside in their new yard playing chase. They still do. They are the best of friends as well as brother and sister.

Rufus and Ripli’s best friend here at daycare is Marcus. They knew Marcus from their puppy training class and were reunited with him here at Daycare. Rufus and Ripli love to play with the classic “boxer punch” type of play and Marcus LOVES it! They are a very silly and crazy threesome to watch. Some of Rufus and Ripli’s other favorite friends are Shiloh, Stetson, Packer the boxer, Maggie & Millie! Rufus and Ripli’s parents also enjoy taking them to the dog park to make other new friends. Rufus and Ripli pretty much always stick together. As they get older, they get a little bit more independent, but are still very aware of where their sibling is. They are so sweet and love each other so much. Rufus and Ripli are such a great part of our pack here at Ruffledale. They love their visits and make us laugh all day with their silliness. We’ve loved watching them mature and become such good “boxer babies.” They are a joy to have and we would miss them if we didn’t get to have them visit.

FurBall 2011 !

The girls at Ruffledale will be attending this years Furball.

For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.utahanimals.org

All Proceeds go to help Homeless animals in Utah

We hope to see some of our doggie and people friends there!!

February Dog of the Month: Maggie

Pretty Maggie

Maggie and friends Rufus and Soldier

About Maggie:

Maggie is a year and 4 month old Chocolate lab. Her birthday is on October 13^th 2009. There are more pictures of Miss Maggie eating her Birthday cake on her Birthday in the Birthday album. Maggie is a very camera shy girl so getting good pictures of Maggie can be a chore. She hides when we pull the camera out! Silly girl, she doesn’t like the spotlight. We have to sneak up on her with the camera! Maggie is known by many fantastic names such as; “Magalicious”, “Magadoches”, “Magnificent Mags”, and “Magdoll”!! Silly names for a silly girl. Maggie is a very special dog to all of the girls here at Ruffledale. She has been coming here since she was only 12 weeks old! She was such an adorable little baby we couldn’t help fall in love with her right away. Now that she is all grown up (well mostly) we all still love her just as much!

Maggie is an only child to her parents Andy and Lindsay. Her parents drove all the way out to American Fork to pick her up where her Dog parents lived. It was a long drive for little Maggie since at that time her new Mom and Dad were strange people to her! But once she got home she very quickly got comfortable in her new Layton home. Maggie loved getting to run around the house and check out all of the new and exciting smells! It wasn’t to long before she got to come and meet her new friends at Ruffledale too! Maggie landed the high life! Maggie is such a big part of her human parents life. She loves to cuddle all night on the couch with them. Maggie is such a loveable girl. She is so happy to get love and attention. She especially loves getting her belly rubbed.

At Ruffledale we never get to rub Maggie’s belly because she doesn’t hold still long enough! Maggie is too busy playing like a crazy girl with all of her best friends. Some of her favorites are Lucy M, Lucy L, Dutch, Stetson, Kayzer, Toby and Dash among others. Maggie will pretty much play with anyone! Maggie also loves to eat!! After all of her playing she needs lots of yummies to give her energy. Her favorite treats of all time are Puperoni’s. If Maggie doesn’t get to eat first thing in the morning she makes sure to let her parents know that she isn’t pleased, by whining. Other things Maggie loves are playing with plastic water bottles or any squeaky toy with stuffing. Maggie loves going on long walks with one or both of her parents. Maggie knows lots of tricks also. All you need is a Puperoni to get Maggie to “sit”, “paw,” “lay down,” or her most fantastic trick “turn around and jump very high!” That is an impressive one! Since Maggie is a purebread lab, besides eating another thing she loves is Swimming. Maggie hopes her parents take her back to Bear Lake this summer for some more splashing around!

We have all loved spending this last year watching Maggie grow up into an amazing dog! She is such a sweet heart and a very happy girl! She is a great addition to our daycare friends and we will always cherish the time we have had with our sweet girl Magdoll!

Coming Next Month.......

We are so excited for another fun year at Ruffledale. 2010 seemed to just fly by. Our dog of the month for February is Maggie, a sweet chocolate lab. Stay tuned to read about her in February.

December Dogs of the Month; Kayzer & Peso

About Kayzer and Peso:

Kayzer and Peso are such a silly pair! Kayzer is a year and a half old German Shepherd who is “wild” and “crazy.” Peso was a rescued pooch. His family thinks he was born in about 1999, which would make him around 11 years old! Peso still thinks he is a young guy though and Kayzer has revived his youthfulness! Peso is a small breed terrier mix. Since Kayzer is such a crazy girl, she comes regularly to daycare to help her burn off all that puppy energy. She loves to play with all of her doggie friends and is such a doll with her people friends here at daycare. She is so sweet and is always full of kisses for everyone. Peso usually stays home and takes naps during daycare visits, but we still get to see him when he comes for sleepovers. We all could see the way Kayzer grew on Peso as his family had her longer. At first they would sleep in separate bedrooms, but now Peso always wants to be with Kayzer (even if it’s right in the middle of the craziest puppy playing!).

Peso has a special “squirrel” that is his favorite toy at home. Kayzer is much less specific and will enjoy any toy that squeaks. Kayzer loves it when her family treats her to her favorite thing to eat, a rawhide! Mmm. Peso prefers “Lick-N-Crunch” treats. Kayzer and Peso both have very silly tricks. Kayzer’s specialty is “be shy” and “stick em’ up.” Peso will “say please” for anything you ask him too. Peso really hates having his face blown in, and Kayzer definitely doesn’t like when the doorbell rings. Kayzer was just a little girl when she went home to her new family. She was so happy to meet everyone, especially Peso. Kayzer was so excited to meet her new brother that she was a little over boisterous. She had to be separated from him for a little while so she could calm down and not trample poor Peso. Peso was not as impressed with his new sister, but he has grown to love her. Since Peso was a rescue, he was a little older when he came to live with his family. When Peso first came home from the adoption at the mall he ran strait into the sliding glass door! He was so excited to finally have a family and a real bed to sleep in.Although Peso still likes beds, he has now decided the best place to sleep is in his Mom or Dad’s lap! Silly Peso.

Everyone here at Ruffledale has really enjoyed getting to know Kayzer and Peso. Kayzer is gone for some doggie boot camp training right now so we will all miss her for the next couple of weeks. But thankfully we will get to see Peso for a sleep over soon! Kayzer will be home in time for Christmas so her and Peso will get to be together for the holdidays. They are both such sweet hearts. We all have loved watching the way they’ve grown. Kayzer will melt if you scratch her tummy and she has made lots of friends through tummy rubs. Peso is happy if you just pet his face and ears. Much love to our lovable pair!

Kayzer's big day. Training graduation with her Proud Parents!

Peso is the little man of the house.

Kayzer loving the snow!

Peso, the smallest snow dog ever!

November Dog of the Month; Lucy

About Lucy:

Lucy is a very sweet mixed breed pup. Her families best guess about her breeds are; a little lab, shepherd and some time of hound. But really Lucy is just all of the best parts of all breeds! November is the perfect time for Lucy to be dog of the month because she is celebrating her 1 year Birthday on November 3^rd!! She is all grown up and has become such a great “dog.” Lucy loves her toy “Kathy the Kitty.” She loves to squeak her while she is playing. Lucy also loves treat time! She may not be a very good dinner and breakfast eater, but treats are definitely different! Lucy’s all time favorite treats are “snausages” and “peanut butter twists.” If Lucy could just eat those for breakfast and dinner, she would be a great eater. Too bad Mom wouldn’t go for that! Since Lucy loves her treats so much, she has learned to perform lots of tricks. Some of her best tricks include “sit,” “shake,” and “lay down.” She is without a doubt a very smart puppy.

One of Lucy’s favorite ways to start the day is by waking up to her Mom gently scratching her belly. Lucy takes it slow while she wakes up so she can savor all the relaxing scratches. Lucy’s favorite breakfast is wild rice and salmon flavored. After breakfast Lucy will be ready to come play with all of her friends here at Ruffledale! They she is wild and crazy Lucy! Lucy’s family picked her out at a Petsmart adoption day. One of the reasons they loved Lucy so much is because she was out of her kennel “hugging” the volunteer and “giving kisses” on his cheeks! Lucy certainly knows how to win over hearts. Once Lucy was home, she pottied all over in her new house…..Woops!! Then Lucy found the spot under her Mom’s bed where she would take things she is not supposed to have. That spot is still Lucy’s haven for hiding things that are “off limits.” Naughty Lucy!

Lucy loves going to visit her Grandma Wilkes in Wyoming. She likes to pretend she is tough and chase around the horses. She also gets to play with all of her cousins. Seeing family is always great. Also in Wyoming Lucy gets to take hikes in the Beautiful Mountains. Lucy has been such a great Puppy for her family. She has stolen all of their hearts and it isn’t hard to see why. Lucy is such a sweet girl. Now that she is one, she will continue to be a great “dog” for her family. Lucy loves getting lots and lots of kisses from all of her family. She likes kisses from “Ruffledale girls” too! We all have loved getting to watch Lucy grow up (even though she is still the bouncy and lively pup we all love!) Happy Birthday Little Lucy!!!

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