Summatime!

Well, its been a while since I last posted, but a lot has been happening.

I officially have an Aunt Bekki now.

I have also been working on being nice to TheScaryPuppy, also known as cousin Finn.

Notes

Our neighbor gave me a note the other day. Its really more of an award.

Mom says I should have gotten the "Best Ball Finder" award.

Can you tell we live next door to the high school sports fields?

Every week Wes and I find about this many, and every week Mom returns them.

But this time, she was inspired to write a note of her own.

Spring!

Goodbye snow days.... oh, how I will miss you.

But hello mud puddles!

Say 'hello' to....

Finnegan Huckleberry Anderson

He's being adopted by Uncle Matt and Aunt Bekki.

I haven't met him yet, but he looks like one of those super annoying puppies that I have no patience for. Mom's cousin took his mom in as a foster dog when she was pregnant, sound familiar?

Uncle Matt and Aunt Bekki had a seriously hard time deciding which puppy they wanted, and some seriously strange dog picking logic, but I guess in the end they decided on one.

Mom says not to worry, I won't be meeting him anytime soon since he'll be living in Connecticut.

And that I'm lucky, because she seriously thought she might take one home too....

I am....

ONE!

Today is my birthday and I am one year old!! Can you believe it? Mom can't. She says I still act like a big snuggly, goofball puppy.

So, let me share with you some things about me you might not know.

I am....

....an alarm clock. Permanently set for "too early".

....a toilet clogger. Some balls don't float, when will I remember that?

....a co-pilot. Eyes on the road at all times, you never know when a squirrel is gonna make an appearance.

....a couch potato. During those rare, calm moments when a guy just has to take a rest.

....a four-legged treadmill. What self-respecting dog isn't always willing to exercise their human?

....a digger. Snow, dirt, doesn't matter, I will get the job done.

....a swimmer. 'Water' is my middle name.

....a snowmonster. Snow is just another form of water, you know.

....a smarty-pants. I'm still a BC, even if I don't look like one and can't hear.

....a wrestler. My neighbor Wes is teaching me to box, too.

....an obsessive fetcher. You think you are safe in the shower, but think again! A ball or frisbee might just magically appear in the tub with you! Mu hu ha ha ha!

So what did I do to celebrate my birthday you ask? Well, Mom and I went for an extra long walk at Winslow Park. It was wicked warm (40's) so all the snow was melting and there was MUD!!

Let's just say I wasn't even close to being white by the end of the walk.

Anyways, gotta go! Apparently, I have to go open some presents now!

Scary

The resemblance is just uncanny....

No, wait, maybe I look more like this....


Either way, sometimes I look just plain scary in the snow.

Best Week Ever!

Because.....

1. I graduated from another obedience class and proved how super smart I am, yet again.

Mom says it took the first two weeks or so for me to stop staring at all the other dogs and actually pay any attention to her, but then I realized I was there to play games and work with Mom, not the other dogs. Apparently, if you do your job good, then the instructor gives you a certificate and a Kong toy! And now we can sign up for the next level of obedience.

2. CHRISTMAS!

Oh, my doG! This has to be the best holiday ever. Mom said that someone named Santa was coming to give me presents, so I waited and waited for him....

But, alas, he must have brought the presents while I was asleep.

He knew just what I wanted though: new frisbee, tug toys, treats, bones. And of course, it was good seeing all my human family. I showed Uncle Matt and (soon to be) Aunt Bekki how good my wrestling, I mean snuggling, skills are.

...and last but not least....

3. Not one, but TWO snow storms!

We got snow this week (well, not necessarily the same week, but in a 7 day period anyways) not once, but twice! Once in Maine right before we left and then again while we were in Connecticut visting Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Maddie.

Anyways, here are some pics of me and Oreo playing in the snow in Maine:

Oreo is Mom's Aunt Candy's dog and lives down the street from us, so we play all the time. She loves to roll in the snow and play chase with me.

And these are pics of me trying to run in the snow from the blizzard:

Weeeeeee!!!

Yaaa hooo!!

Too deep!!!

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is enjoying what snow they have as much as I am!