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I had so much fun when I stayed at Absolutely Precious Paws Doggy Hotel and Doggy Day Care recently!

My days were packed with fun and games. It's just like a holiday park with a treadmill, tennis ball machine, a pool, a swing ball, climbing frame, tyre swing and more toys than I have ever seen in my life.

I was so lucky that I got two walks around the pond everyday, which was a great chance to stretch my legs, get a hint of the summer days to come and watch the ducks splash and dive. Boy I wanted to chase them but I was such a good girl and restrained myself. Luckily I spied some decoys back at the Doggy Day Care so I'll just pretend they are the real thing.

I made so many new buddies. I just loved playing with the Labradors as they seem to understand me and what's important… food and fun and food… and did I mention food? Ted, Millie and Casper were my mates, just to name a few. I hope to see them again soon. We spent all day romping and playing. On the warmer days I was the one most keen to quickly jump in and out of the pool. It wasn't quite warm enough to lounge in though.

Bubbletime

My other favourite game was to play with the bubbles! Libby blew the bubbles and I jumped up and popped them! And then there is the hose down cleaning session at the end of the day, for which I was a great helper. Everyone's got to help out here. It was so much fun!

At the end of the day I was always the first to finish my dinner, so the team at Absolutely Precious Paws used a special bowl so I ate a little slower and savoured every mouthful. When my tummy was full, I flopped onto my nice cosy bed with lots of warm blankets to watch a bit of TV until lights out time later in the night. I slept all night long, having wonderful doggy dreams and thinking of what the next day will bring.

I had lots of photos taken of me having a fun time, some of them made it to the Absolutely Precious Paws Facebook page. The blurry ones don't go on there and because I don't sit still for long, there were a few blurry ones. Mum and Dad could check the photos while they were away, or read the daily reports of what was happening or go onto the internet cameras and see me in action. I hope they didn't miss me too much, as I didn't have time to miss them. I was kept so busy!

Just hanging out

I'm looking forward to my next stay or just going down for a day of Doggy Day Care and hanging out with my mates.
It's cool going to work each day and hanging out with Ady, better than staying at home by myself like some dogs do. But sometimes it's great to have some other doggy company. Check out their website www.preciouspaws.co.nz