Happy First Birthday Bonaparte!

Boney with his "lion" look going on

Bonaparte is One Year Old! On May 15^th of this year our little love turned one year old! We had a wonderful celebration that evening with new friends coming for dinner and Boney was the star of the party. We took him in to the vet for a weigh in and he’d actually lost some weight since March! He weighs 7.4 right now.

He got a happy birthday text and photo from one of his brothers, Livingston, who we are going to see next week!

Brother Livingston on their birthday!

Boney's "Gandolf" look

On a boat ride!

With new friend Nolwen, who he adores

Okay, enough already. Time for a nap...

 

Yeah, you only think you're driving!

 Boney loves to travel, loves his friends Ruben and Frank, loves to be in the yard with us, and is learning to stay with me whenever we go out!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONAPARTE!! We love you dearly.

Eleven Months Old Today!

Boney in his bed in our room 4-13

Bonaparte turned 11 months old today! Almost a full year old. Wow. It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. We found Bonaparte and invited him into our lives when he was ten weeks old, so we still have some time to go before he’s been with us for a full year. But even so it feels like we’ve had him for only a little while, not almost a full year!

With me

He’s grown, probably to his full size which is now 7.6 pounds. He might be a bit more than that, but not more than eight pounds. He is still scruffy looking, but soft and full of life. Appropriately named Bonaparte, a little body with a big ego, we’ve finished with our “intermediate” training classes and are debating if we’ll do anymore. Mostly my goal for us is for him to come EVERY time I call, and to stay beside me when we walk, oh, and to stop barking when it’s inappropriate. I don’t really care for him to do tricks. He sits, waits, leaves it, drops it, “go get it” meaning he fetches and brings whatever he fetches back to me. So he’s doing really well. Every day when we go to get the mail, he knows to stay with me, and where we are going. He doesn’t run off, and comes when I call him back to the house. Now if we can get that good while on walks around the neighborhood, I’ll be happy.

He loves to go and play at Frank and Ruben’s house and was so happy we house sat them this weekend. He and Ruben especially love to rollick and pounce on one another. We’re glad Boney likes other dogs.

With Geoffrey, his favorite man

Before Christmas 2012 in my father's room with his hat on

The rest of this will be photos of the little one. Hope you enjoy!

Sleeping in my Dad's car waiting for me

My scruffy men!!

Yes, I love you too, Bonaparte

Chez Giles and Susan, with Chantal, Giles and Papa

I know you're leaving so I'm hiding

On a boat ride! 4-13

On the porch with Papa

It's raining. I'm sleepy

Frank, Ruben and Boney played hard today 4-13

Bonaparte's First Christmas Holiday

It's COLD up here! With Sue

Boney boy has gotten even more cute! How, you ask, is this possible? I don’t know but it is so true. He had a raucous and exciting first Christmas! We went up to North Carolina to spend time with the family and had a wonderful time. Boney was happy to reacquaint with his pal Louis and to meet new people. So this post will mostly be photos to "show-not-tell" about his first Christmas holiday and the folks he visited and those who came to see him!

Great gift from Ruben & Frank, and Brad & Nancy

Louis! (Looie, like the french say)

With Dorian

Wth Tristan on Christmas Day

Too cute!

With Cat, my sister

With Geoffrey, Archie & Greg Christmas Day at the Laurels

Heading home on Christmas day with Devon

Keeping warm with me