WE LIVE IN ARIZONA , WHERE THE TEMP'S SOMETIMES GET AS HIGH AS
115 DEGREES !
SO OF COURSE OUR POMERANIAN'S LIVE INSIDE OUR HOME WITH US....
WITH THE ALL IMPORTANT CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING ! .
SINCE WE HAVE AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING 6 FEMALES AND ONE ADORABLE MALE
THEY CAN NOT HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS TO OUR HOME .
IT JUST WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS ALLOCATE A PORTION OF OUR HOME TO THE POMS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SLEEPING ROOM, ENCLOSED CARPORT ROOM ( favorite place to hang out ) , COVERED PATIO AND 3 BIG PLAY YARDS OUTSIDE.
THEY ARE ALL AS HAPPY AS CLAMS .
THE GIRLS SLEEP INSIDE EVERY NIGHT IN " THE SLEEPING ROOM " I CALL THEM IN FROM OUTSIDE AN SAY ... " KENNEL UP ! " ..... AND THEY TAKE TURNS JUMPING INTO MY ARMS SO THAT I CAN PUT THEM IN THEIR "BEDS"
IT HAS BECOME QUITE THE "RITUAL" AROUND HERE
I SOMETIMES THINK IT IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THEIR DAY
THE WAY THEY ALL FUSS FOR THEIR TURN TO JUMP INTO MY ARMS !
" THE SLEEPING ROOM " USE TO BE OUR DAUGHTERS BEDROOM
IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A ROOM IN OUR HOME USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR POMERANIANS
IT HAS A WALL OF SLEEPING / WHELPING KENNELS IN IT . THERE ARE NINE KENNELS THAT MAKE UP THE EAST WALL IN THE SLEEPING ROOM
I GOT THE IDEA FOR THE WALL OF KENNELS FROM THIS PICTURE ( BELOW ) I SAW ON THE INTERNET .
BELOW IS A CLOSE UP OF THOSE KENNELS
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THOSE KENNELS WERE THE PULL OUT METAL DRAWERS AND THE ABILITY TO USE AS A "WALL UNIT" , WHAT I DID NOT LIKE WAS THE SMALL SIZE AND THE LACK OF AIR FLOW
SO I STARTED SHOPPING AND FOUND THESE KENNELS SHOWN BELOW ....YOU CAN CUSTOM ORDER THEM IN ANY SIZE SO I ORDERED MINE 42 INCHES LONG AND 32 INCHES HIGH . THEY ARE THE PERFECT SIZE FOR MY FEMALES TO SLEEP IN , WHO ARE ALL IN THE 5 POUND RANGE GIVE OR TAKE A POUND
YOU CAN EVEN ORDER MATCHING ROLL AROUND METAL STORAGE UNITES THAT MATCH THE KENNELS SEE THEM BELOW
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A DISTRIBUTOR
FOR THESE KENNELS GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING SOME
THEY ARE PERFECT BECAUSE THEY ARE STACK-ABLE !
I INVESTED IN 9 OF THEM .I ONLY USE 6 OF THEM FOR THE GIRLS . MY MALE ICEE DOES NOT LIKE TO SLEEP IN A KENNEL SO HE DOES WHAT HE PLEASES. THE EXTRA KENNELS I USE FOR BACK UP WHEN THE PUPPIES ARE WEANED FROM THE MOMS
BELOW ARE MY 2011 PUPPIES IN ONE KENNEL FOR A GROUP PICTURE
THEY RANGED IN AGE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN WEEKS OLD IN THE PICTURE JUST SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW ROOMY EACH SLEEPING KENNEL IS .
ALL FOUR LITTERS ARE SHOWN IN THE PICTURE BELOW ....THEY WERE ALL BORN IN JUNE !
FOUR LITTERS ... WE HAD PUPPIES EVERYWHERE !!
BELOW IS ONE OF OUR BABIES ( BUGS BUNNY ) WAITING TO FLY TO HIS NEW HOME
I LOVE THESE KENNELS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE METAL PULL OUT DRAWERS GREAT FOR WHEN THEY ARE BEING USED BY THE PUPPIES . IT IS SO EASY TO KEEP THOSE LITTLE PAWS CLEAN AND DRY
PLUS THESE KENNELS HAVE PLENTY OF AIR FLOW . THEY COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES I GOT THE BIGGEST I COULD GET THAT WOULD STACK THREE HIGH . THE GIRLS USE THEIR SLEEPING KENNEL ALSO AS A WHELPING BOX AND THEN A NURSERY AS THE TIME COMES
IT IS ALL VER Y NEAT AND CLEAN AND EASY TO KEEP SANATARY AS A WIPE DOWN AND A SPRAYING WITH A DISINFECTANT
BELOW IS LADY IN HER SLEEPING KENNEL
BELOW IS CREAMIE IN HER KENNEL WITH A WHELPING BOX ADDED FOR HER PUPPIES SAFETY
" THE SLEEPING ROOM "
HAS A DOGIE DOOR LEADING OUT TO THE EAST DOG YARD . THAT YARD HAS A 6 FOOT WOOD FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER WITH A SECOND SECURITY FENCE ONE FOOT INSIDE THAT, AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AS MY GIRLS ARE "DIGGERS"! THEY HAVE ALL LEARNED NOT TO BARK IN THE MORNING WHEN THEY HEAR ME RUSTLING AROUND . AS I HAVE TAUGHT THEM THAT BARKING WILL ONLY DELAY BEING LET OUT TO PLAY . NOW THEY STAY QUIET AS LAMBS WHEN THEY HEAR ME GET UP IN THE MORNING ......THAT IS UNTIL I GO INTO " THE SLEEPING ROOM " TO LET THEM OUT TO PLAY . THEN IT IS PANDEMONIUM UNTIL THEY ARE ALL OUT AND RUNNING AROUND , THEY ALL GREET ME WITH THEIR SWEET YIPS AND YAPS AND LITTLE "HAPPY " DANCES
ABOVE IS THE SOUTH WEST SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY IN THE BACK PASTURE
ONE OF THE DOGIE YARDS RUNS PARALLEL TO OUR PASTURE
THE TREE WITH THE PRETTY YELLOW BLOOMS IS A .....
DESERT MESQUITE TREE !
WE HAVE LOT'S OF THESE TREES ON OUR PROPERTY ALL STARTED FROM JUST 4 ORIGINAL TREES WE PLANTED YEARS AGO
THE WHITE FACED PAINT ABOVE IS BLUE OUR HORSE . THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN WHEN HE WAS A TWO YEAR OLD COLT. HE IS NOW 11 YEARS OLD .... HE IS THE ONLY HORSE THAT WE STILL HAVE , AND HE IS STILL A HANDSOME HUNK !
THE HORSE BEHIND HIM IS PRETTY BOY , HE WAS 23 IN THAT PICTURE HE HAS SINCED "PASSED"
BELOW IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK OF OUR PROPERTY LOOKING SOUTH
ABOVE IS SAFIREA, MY FRIEND MARIE HAS HER NOW. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON THE FRONT PART OF OUR PROPERTY ON THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE UNDER ONE OF OUR GIANT FICUS TREES
THAT IS SAFIREA'S FARRIER ON HER BACK ...SHOWING OFF !
LUCKY FOR HIM SHE WAS IN A GOOD MOOD THAT DAY !
WELL THAT'S OUR PLACE AND THIS IS WHERE OUR POMERANIANS LIVE
If you want to know more , click on link below
THIS IS THE BACK OF OUR PROPERTY LOOKING SOUTH EAST
RIGHT BELOW THE SAND DUNES THERE IS A HUGE
MAIN CANAL THAT GOES FOR MILES GREAT FOR HORSE BACK RIDING .
RIGHT BEHIND THE TREES IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE IS A SMALL CONCRETE CANAL
IT IS USED TO IRRIGATE OUR PASTURE ....BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE DO NOT IRRIGATE ON A REGULAR
BASIS AS WE LET BLUE HAVE THE FULL PASTURE ALL THE TIME, AND THE MUD PULLS HIS SHOES OFF SO WE IRRIGATE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE .
EVENTUALLY WE PLAN TO COMPLETELY ENCLOSE ONE ACRE WITH A SIX FOOT BLOCK WALL ALL AROUND ON ALL FOUR SIDES . THOSE TREES YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ABOVE PICTURE
WILL END UP BEING IN THE CENTER AT THE BACK OF THE ENCLOSURE
WE WANT A POND IN THE MIDDLE .
THAT WAY ALL OF OUR POMERANIANS AND OUR MINIATURE GOAT
CAN RUN AROUND ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT US WORRING ABOUT OUR ANIMALS
BEING BOTHERED BY STRAY CRITTERS THAT RUN AROUND IN THESE PARTS !
