Here Little Puppy

Recently we've been playing with a little puppy. Puppy is also known as Bug. He likes to pretend he's a puppy and play fetch with Roo and bark like a little puppy dog. Bug puppy is very cute and very loving and easy to get along with. Wonder if Bug wants to be a puppy when he grows up; sort of like when Uncle Matt wanted to be a cat :)

Happy Early Birthday B!

Today Roo and I went to Uncle Matt's house for a birthday party for Baxter. Baxter turns 7 this year! Roo's been talking about how much he misses Baxter so this was really risky. Once I got him out of the house and settled down and told him what we were going to do, he got pretty excited to see Baxter. We stopped at the "Red Cart Store" as Roo calls it and got him some birthday presents; a bag of food, some treats, denta stix and some toys. After a short stop at Ikea which was a success and once on the bottom floor Roo likened to Lowe's (his favorite store) we stopped to get Baxter a birthday cake. While we were picking out the cake Roo explained to the cake lady that he was going to B's birthday party. On the way out of the store Roo told me that B is a good dog. I really couldn't believe how excited Roo was to see him. He did keep asking if we were going to bring him home.

When we got to Uncle Matt's, Roo was so excited to see him and play with him. He even made sure he was gated in so he wouldn't get out. We enjoyed a nice party with Uncle Matt and Grandma and Grandpa and when we were ready to go we explained why Baxter couldn't come home with us, but that he was allowed to visit anytime. Roo seemed ok with the idea that Uncle Matt needs company since he doesn't have a mommy and daddy or Roo Roo or Love Bug living with him.

It was a fun day and great to see Baxter. It's nice to know he's living in a good home!

Happy Birthday B!

Today's is Baxter's 6th birthday.  I can remember when I got home from a work trip and Dada came to meet me when I returned and I got to meet my little Baxter for the very first time.  From what the breeder said, he was spry from the beginning, probably the most energetic of his brothers and sisters.  Now that Baxter is 42 years old in human years we've noticed that he hasn't really changed much at all.  He's still a big puppy and loves his babies more than anything.  He still likes to sleep in bed with us, get up first thing in the morning for his food, and wait for us all day on the couch in the living room.  He has gotten a bit fat and the diet is taking a little longer this time to slim him down.  It must be because Love Bug loves to feed him!  Baxter had a good birthday, he liked his Rex Sox ball and loved his goofy looking stuffed animal.  We love you B!

Sneaky B!

So over the holidays we got Roo a cool little Wall-E table and chairs. We put it in the living room and hooked up the VCR and it's now his own little Elmo viewing room. A lot of nights he'll like to have his dinner and watch Elmo at the same time. The only disturbance is Baxter....because, you're not a real lab if you don't beg or try to steal food constantly! However, since Roo can be a lot like his mommy sometimes he has a bit of a love/hate relationship with B (that's what Roo calls him). He gets pretty upset when B steals his food....unless of course he would rather have a snack. For example, just last night mommy and daddy spent a lot of time preventing Baxter from stealing his food. Baxter tried sneaking through the dining room around the table and also sneaking in down the hallway. But, mommy and daddy were on top of things last night and thwarted his efforts. Sure enough, after all of this effort to keep Roo's dinner in tact, Roo decided he'd rather have a snack than a meal. Daddy told him to eat more of his dinner at which point Roo called B to eat his food.

Roo likes to make sure B is fed. Mommy is guessing that when she put Baxter on a diet a while ago, that he had a conversation with Roo to make sure that he wouldn't starve. And sure enough, Roo likes to make sure on almost a daily basis that he saves some of his food to feed to B.

Meet Baxter

Baxter is happy to meet you too!