Spencer is 13!

The weekend before Halloween, Mom, Dad and I headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's to help celebrate Spencer's 13th birthday! He sure is looking good for a teenager!!

First thing we took care of was the presents. Spencer LOVES to unwrap gifts, especially if they are food and he can smell it! Mmmmmm. Spencer had everything unwrapped in just a few minutes. He got lots of treats (he's not into toys very much anymore).

I'm a bit of a brat, and had to be restrained by my Dad as Spencer was opening his gifts. Mom said I think everything is for me. He he!

Check this out, Spencer had not one, but TWO birthday cakes!

MMmmmmm, cake good!

Spencer likes his cake with a scoop of ice cream.

After all that excitement, Spencer fell asleep with his new fox. He was POOPED!

After nap time, we headed outside to see what our neighbor dogs were up to. I finally got to meet 'The Count' who was visiting the Golden's next door. What a cutie! Spencer is really into The Count. He loves a smaller dog!

My good pal Jordan came out for a romp, but caught a scent and was preoccupied with that.

Since Jordan was busy, I got to romp around with Angel. She and I ALWAYS have the best time together!!

Spencer came out for a bit of playtime with his leash. He loves to chase it and chew it! He's still like a puppy sometimes!!

After all the partying was finished, we took one last walk around the lake and creek. Uncle John showed us the beaver dam. Apparently, a beaver has moved in and built a big old dam across the creek. Mom took the picture above, but it was so dark out, you can't see too much. I caught the scent of the beaver, but was on leash, so there was no taking off and chasing anything.

What a great day. Happy 13th Birthday Spencer! I hope you have many, many more!!!

'Till next time,

Kirby

I'm 2 Today!

We started my 2nd birthday celebration yesterday at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Grandma made me this snazzy party hat so everyone would know that I'm now 2 years old! Soon after, I ate the hat. What can I say? I like paper...
Grandma started things off by giving me some treats she got at the local dog bakery. Mmmm mmmm good!

Spencer got some treats too. I also brought a bag of his favorite, Senior Greenies, he was super happy once he got one.
After our treats, I opened up a few of my gifts. I love eating the wrapping paper almost as much as I love playing with my new toys.
Grandma was busy making some treats for the humans, but since the party was for me, I thought I should give them a Kirby taste test first.
After all those treats, I went outside and did a little roaching. This ALWAYS feels so good!
Then of course I had to head into the water. I took my newest toy into the water too.

Then I took it for a trip around the lake. I actually brought it back when Mom and Dad threw it in.
Here I am chasing off some of the stupid geese that are pooping all over Grandma's yard. While I like their poop, Grandma is tired of it. She says it's everywhere. I swam all the way across the lake after those geese and they still wouldn't leave.
I tried out a little bitey face with Spencer. He actually played a little bit with me.
Back inside to open some more prezzies, I got a new Water Wubba from Grandma. Too bad I like to play with it out of the water more than in the water.
Then it was on to the cake! Grandma ordered me a Blues Clues cake without any chocolate so it was dog friendly!

Mmmmm cake and ice cream, oh so good!
More prezzies!
Back outside and trying to chase away those stupid geese!
Mom got some clown cookies for Spencer and me, but I was too excited to let her get a photo of them. I had to have mine right then. Mom says I was riding a sugar high from my cake and ice cream.

Now, on to today, my actual birthday! I opened up a few more presents from Mom and Dad. I got some super cool pawlimpics boxing gloves. I'll have to get some pictures of me using them and send them on to Lenny.

I got a super cool new Orbee Mars ball, Mom had a hard time getting a good picture, sine I was running all over the place.
More cake! Mmmm, I could get used to this!
Got to make my wish. Hmmm, what do I want.....
Thanks to all of you who wished me a happy birthday! I did have a great birthday! A huge thank you to Keeley for my super pawsome package. I'll post again with pics of all the great things I got. Thanks to Maggie & Mitch and Molly & Taffy for your pawsome E-cards. Lenny gets a huge thank you for the super hilarious card. It had Mom and Grandma cracking up. And of course, thank you to the king & queen of all birthdays, Rocky and angel LacyLulu for their great email card You all helped to make my birthday super special, thank you so much!!
'Till next time or when this sugar coma wears off,

Kirby

Weekend at the lake

What a wonderful long weekend I had up at the family cottage at Paw Paw Lake! Lots of family, fun and most importantly food! With all of us dogs, it was chaos as usual. Here are some pictures of my fellow pooches.

Layla is the newest to the family. She is small, but tough. She and I like to ride on the boat together, and she's learning how to swim. Maybe by Labor Day she'll be out in the deep water with me.

I believe most of you are familiar with Spencer by now. He belongs to my Grandma and Grandpa and is their fifth Airedale! He's almost 13, but is still got a wild streak in him. He does not like fireworks of any kind, so he was a bit unglued this weekend. Poor Spence.
Another of the elder dogs is Bailey. She is the eldest of the Husky side of the family. He he! She might be a mature dog, but given the right moment she'll play a great game of bitey face.
And who could forget Stormy? Stormy is the newest of the Huskies. We have a love/hate relationship. We love to play with each other, but she hates for me to play with Layla. I guess Layla belongs to her. In this picture, Stormy is enjoying a dog cookie Mom got for all of us when she did some shopping. Yummy!
When I'm at the lake, I've got to get my swim on. I love to paddle around down by the pier and play with my water Kong.

Even paddling around can get boring for this pooch. I think I really need to get swimming. Faster Grandpa, faster! I want to head out to where the water is deep!
Mom always worries about me when I'm swimming in the deep water. She says I get tired really easy and I look nervous since there is no where to get out of the water and rest. To fix this, Mom ordered me a doggy life jacket. Pretty snazzy, huh?
Mom wasn't sure how I'd react to swimming with the life jacket on, but I had no problems. As soon as I was off the boat, I took off in the water. I chased every duck out of the cove we were anchored in. I was swimming so far off, Mom and Dad were yelling for me to come back. People in other boats were all laughing and yelling for me to come back too!
Swimming with the jacket on is so easy. I can paddle slowly and really enjoy myself out in the 20 feet deep water!
Now this is the life. I could really get used to this.

Watch out ducks, here I come!
Dad even hitched a ride as I played with my water Kong.
Back inside, the craziness of five pooches in one house continued. Stormy, Layla and I love to bark and chase one another.
Come back, little Layla! I can't quite get under there.
Once the chaos becomes too much for the house, we are all banished to the backyard, where we run, roach and have a wonderful time.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!

'Till next time,

Kirby

Memorial Day Weekend & my Meme

In my family, Memorial Day Weekend is always the kickoff to cottage season! This means we load up our cars and leave the Chicagoland area and head to Michigan. What I love most about cottage season is all the dogs in the family are in one place! Wooo Hooo!

This year was especially exciting as Mom's cousin got his own dog, a Mini Pincher named Layla! Check out Layla below. She's a small thing, but she is one tough cookie with all of us big dogs. Look, the football is almost bigger than her!

We spend lots of time running around the deck and backyard. Since I don't have my own yard at home, I sure love to run round and round and round at the cottage. In the picture below you will see the two Huskies. Bailey is the white/caramel colored one and Stormy is the grey/white one.
And of course, the king of the family was there. Spencer, the eldest dog, but still the sweetie he has always been. Spence is on his new medication that helps with his achy hind legs. He has been in wonderful spirits since he started taking the new meds. Go Spence!!
Cottage time also means swimming in Lake Paw Paw (name is fitting, isn't it). I jumped right on in and was off and paddling.
I could fetch my aqua Kong for hours, but that doesn't mean I'll give it back to Mom or Dad.
Here, Layla is enjoying her first boat ride. I hope she loves the wind in her ears just as much as I do. While she was enjoying the wind, I was sneaking ice cubes out of the cooler. He he!!
I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Oh, I can not forget that my Aussie friend Noah tagged me for the About Me Meme!

Here are the rules: The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post,the player than tags 4 or 5 people and post their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you have posted your answer.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?I wasn't even born yet. Neither was my doggy Mom or Dad or Grandmas or Grandpas. He he!

2. What are the 5 things on my to do list for today: Wake Mom up when she doesn't get up to her alarm, go outside and great all pups of the neighborhood, nap on my couch waiting for Mom to get home from work, go to agility class and try to steal a bully stick on my way out of agility class.

3. Snacks I enjoy: CHEESE, salmon treats, peanut butter and anything that Mom and Dad are eating.

4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire: With all that money, I would find a way for every homeless animal to have a home, so no more animals have to be scared and lonely. I'd also want Mom and Dad to be home with me all the time, so we could always have FUN!

5. Three of my bad habits: I jump up on people when I'm greeting them, I cry/whine for no reason ALL the time and I'm food obsessive, if you've got food with you, I'm gonna be all over you!

6. Five places I have lived: I've only lived with my breeder and then with my Mom and Dad in Chi-town.

7. Five jobs I have had: Official greeter for all dogs on my street, cutest grand dog ever, alarm clock dog for Mom, jogging partner for Dad and mascot for my building.

I'm gonna go all Airedale on my tag, so Bogart, Deetz, Maggie, Mitch and Stanley if you've already been tagged, I apologize. I'm behind on my blog reading, so I don't know who's been tagged already.

'Till next time,
Kirby