Happy 1 Year Anniversary Smokey

On July 5 we reached a milestone...we adopted Smokey or rather he allowed us to be a part of his life 1 year ago. It has been quite the year but honestly we don't know how we ever lived without him. He gives us never ending love, lots of tail wags, laughs and is ever so inquisitive about life. On our recent vacation, Smokey embraced and relished each car ride, hotel stay, chair lift ride, walk and swim with enthusiasm and a 'let's do it' attitude. We could all take lessons from Smokey. Happy Anniversary Smokey and yes, you can sleep in our bed anytime.

I also wanted to put a message out to all those people considering buying or adopting a dog in light of the recent over crowding in animal shelters.  I calculated our "necessary" expenses over the past year which includes vet visits, food, training and immunizations...we have spent about $2,500 which DOES NOT include the extras we like to provide to our #1 poochie which includes weekly squeaky balls, chewies, baths at Pawtrero (weekly), pretty leashes, treats, etc.  So to all of you who are considering adopting a pet and making them a member of your family, they are expensive so adopt wisely and if you can't afford it wait until you can. 

Smokey is just the cutest

As many of you know we L-O-V-E our dog and Kelly often captures him at his best. Here is a new pic of our beloved boy. "Smokey sleeping with his head under the couch"

Smokey starts doggie bootcamp

Today Smokey took his first step towards an era of better behavior. Note that he is great at home and lots of fun, he just does not like other dogs. The goal is to have a dog that we can easily walk around the neighborhood and not worry about him getting spooked by other dogs. A big goal would be to be able to have him run off leash with many dogs at Crissy Field. In order for that to work we need to get full control over him. Today was a tough day for the dog owners as it is more a discipline model. A bit like watching your kid get dragged off to juvi or military school. Note that feeding him lots of treats and the 100% postiive no correction model did not really work for Smokey. He is smart and has character and if you give him an inch he will look for a foot. Here is to hoping that in a few weeks there will be a video on here of Smokey playing with other dogs at Crissy Field.

Smokey eats Peanut Butter

Jose's nieces requested more funny videos of Smokey so today's feature is Smokey eating peanut butter off of his nose.