1st Birthday!

I can't believe my "little" pup has turned 1. We're so happy that he has become part of our little family. It was funny how we even got him. We had been talking about getting a dog not really being serious. We tossed around the idea for a couple of months and had forgotten all about it. One Sunday night I told Mike that we should look into it and see how much a Golden Retriever would cost (For some reason that is the only dog I could ever imagine myself with)

So, we went to sleep and the next day when I woke up Mike told me he had found one on Craigslist. A little 8 week old retriever trying to find a home because his owner had moved into an apartment and no pets were allowed. I e-mailed the girl and by that evening we had a puppy! She said we had been the very first people to contact her, lucky! He was just meant to be in our family because finding another Golden Retriever on Craigslist has been impossible.

Oh and his previous owners called him Butter. We tried calling him other names but Butter seemed to stick.

 I absolutely fell in love with him the moment I saw him cuddled up in my arms, so peaceful and so stinking cute. This pup has taught me SOO much. I've learned to be patient, to care for another being other than just myself. It's so rewarding to see him do the things I have taught him. I love that every single day I get home there's always a little puppy there to greet me by the door just delighted as can be that I am home. I've also learned how much work a dog is.. Ay Caramba! All the food, and the toys, and the vet visits, and the bones, and the classes... gees Louis. And he chews through his toys in a matter of hours.

We couldn't imagine how boring our lives would be without Butter.  Butter makes us go out on walks, jogs, beach trips, hikes, dog park, play dates, or just playing ball outside.

Oh and my pup is SO smart. He learns tricks so quick! Right now we're learning how to be courteous and gentle with little kids and how to have manners around humans...I love it!

I love you my little Butter Ball! Happy 1st Birthday. I look forward to many, many more birthdays to come!

Oh and to commemorate his first birthday, here's gazillion pictures of him hehe :D

I can't believe how much he has grown. He's a wopping 62lbs now

 

Wee little Butter hanging out with me in the back yard while doing yard work.

 

 

 

 

 

 Butter woke up such a happy boy on his Birthday. He got some new toys (which are gone already ofcourse) and a Rawhide bone which he enhailed entirely without breathing! :D Oh and he also got a hair cut, he's a baldy now

 

 I didn't get him a birthday hat which I am so sad about, but Butter got to eat his very first piece of cake on his birthday weekend.

He was so excited look at him trying so hard not to eat the cake

Once he started he did not stop, he LOVED it! 

 

Nom, nom, nom...

 He even made sure to lick ALL of the crumbs off the plate

 

 

 Oh and not to forget, he went CRAZY with all that sugar, look at him go! Running and running in circles like a crazy dog.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday my little Butter Ball!