Go Zags, Easton celebrates a little too much

Easton was invited to cousin Buddy's house to help celebrate the High School graduation of Morgan Green. A good time was had by all, especially the big, red one! Like an over-the-hill, weekend warrior, Easton never stopped playing for 5 straight hours. He is paying the price today. Very stiff with a slight limp, a day of rest and a few aspirins has helped what only time will eventually heal. He did have a damn good time though. The picture below was pretty much the theme of the day.

PS: Buddy will be with us for a week starting Sat. the 22nd. His family is vacationing on the Washington coast. No dogs allowed at the condo. In their defense, they won the trip and didn't want to pass up this gift. We agree and are glad to have Buddy over for a long play date. He is a hoot.

Saturday with Buddy

Our fun loving Lab friend Buddy came over with his humans to spend a snowy Saturday with Easton. Buddy has a rich history with the house Goldens; Devo, Lady and now Easton. Buddy is a wild and crazy guy who is very social and loves everybody. He and Easton got along very well and enjoyed each other's company as much as two big, play crazy retrievers can inside the house (it was plain nasty outside). Buddy doesn't hold still for more than 2 seconds, but I did manage to snap a picture of him and Easton together. Here is the Saturday picture along with a couple of favorites from the past.

Notice the similar body language displayed by Easton and Devo. Just before each picture was taken, Buddy had performed one of his classic, indoor zoomy displays!! They're thinking, "where does he get the energy?".

Easton and Buddy - having been bribed with the proper
amount of dried liver treats

Lady and Buddy - summer 2009
A match made in heaven - they really loved hanging out together

Devo and Buddy - Devo was in the winter of his life and tolerated this
Tasmanian Devil of a puppy. As you can see from the previous pictures,
Buddy grew up to be a handsome, sweet boy...loved by all.

Weekend with Buddy

Pretty uneventful summer camp for Lady and Buddy this weekend. Dog park visits, lots of snoofling and a shot of energy for Lady. It was a pleasure finally getting to know a full grown Buddy. Last time Buddy was here with one of the Goldens it was 3 years ago when Devo was also 10 years old (just like Lady is today). A good time was had by all. The dog park pictures didn't turn out that good, it was just too difficult to chase them around on 3 fenced acres. Besides, it was late in the day and the shadows required flash, so many of the pictures had that demon eye look and were "action blurry". Buddy's report card this time was pretty easy: he is a good boy who needs more practice walking on the leash, greeting people and to break the habit of door dashing. Look forward to seeing him again. Lady really loves the company and that "Buddy energy". He gives her wings!

Oh yea, one more thing: Buddy is half Lab and half Flat Coated Retriever (his Mom). I guess the big Lab was the first one over the fence.

Happy faces, beautiful day

Dog park investigation - can't even imagine what they found

Lady with her bully

Buddy enjoys his chewy

Buddy's trainer entices with freeze dried liver - YUM

Countdown to Buddy

Cousin Buddy is coming over to spend a few days this weekend. He and Lady get along fine, but they don't see each other that often. We thought they should socialize a little last weekend because Buddy is coming to Lady's house. This will be a first - "another dog in her house". Cousin Buddy is an energetic 3 year old Lab and Lady is pretty laid back (not to mention 10 years old), so this should be interesting. Here are some pictures from last weekend.

The handsome Cousin Buddy

Everybody loves Lady !!