The Day After

Must have been some party...

Henry - the life of the party?

Dog Blog Post #2387

Unlike Mr. Zachary, Henry was perfectly fine having a lampshade put on his head.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Mar 13, 2017 - "Lampshade"

Daily Dog Challenge 1959. "Ears"

Henry's ears are softly furred, softly dangling, with a substantial, heavy feel to them and a chance of getting infected if the weather gets really hot.

His ears are considerably thicker than Zachary's, although it's hard to tell if that's due to thicker leather or thicker fur.

Most likely, it's a combination of both.

Henry is indifferent to having his ears scratched/petted. He would much rather we scratched the ridge of his back, and does a happy dance and arches his back to show his appreciation.

But Wait... There's More!

Zachary - putting his paw down

Apparently, nine year and one day old Golden Retrievers don't have to pose with lampshades on their heads.

I really must read their contracts more carefully.

I was actually taken by surprise on this one, as Henry's more apt to balk at strange things over his head than Zachary.

After a few tries I gave up and went with this compromise shot, as the lampshade itself wasn't the problem, he just didn't want it over his head.

Zachary's ear's are softly furred, softly dangling, and very supple - flowing through your fingers like warm, heavy silk.

His ears are considerably thinner than Henry's, although it's hard to tell if that's due to thinner leather or thinner fur.

Most likely, it's a combination of both.

Zachary likes to have his ears scratched and petted, and I'm more than happy to oblige.

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Happy Birthday Zachary

Zachary: "It's good to be the Birthday Boy."
Henry: "Yup... more gray hairs for you."

Henry: "Another year older, another yard wider."

Henry!

Dog Blog Post #2386

I don't know much about Basketball, but I know a Ball Hog when I see one.

Here's Zachary, celebrating his 9th Birthday with a ball for every year.

Zachary is, without doubt, both the smartest dog we've had as well as the one with the strongest desire to please.

He almost tries too hard to figure out what you're thinking, making "stay" (aka Do Nothing) one of the hardest things for him to do.

He seems to think that you must want him to be doing SOMETHING!

I taught him how to load/unload the drier and pull the laundry basket down the hall, plus all the usual tricks, and he loves to show them all off.

For a Cookie, of course.

He is seriously food motivated.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy, and here's wishing you many more Lacrosse Balls in the years to come.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Mar 12, 2017 - "March Madness"

Daily Dog Challenge 1958. "Many"

Henry: "He he he"
Zachary: "Just you wait, puppy. Your Birthday is coming up in a few months."

Birthday Burger for the Birthday Boy and his Best Buddy

Zoomed

Saturday's challenge was "Zoomed", so here you have Henry at MAXIMUM ZOOM on my iPhone.

So close you it looks like you can almost touch him

I was sitting right next to him when I took it.

Impressive, isn't it.

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Yellow Flowers

A cheery little Henry Flower

A not so cheery little Zachary Flower

Zachary: "Get my agent on the phone!"

Dog Blog Post #2385

Amazing what you can do with two sheets of card stock paper and a plain head band.

The paper was folded into quarters and freehand cut, leaving a short, square tail at the base. Each tail was individually wrapped around the headband and tapped to the back of their petal. Each petal was taped to its neighbor in the back with a small piece of tape.

The results were surprisingly sturdy.

While neither dog minds this sort of foolishness, Zachary always tries to hold really still when I put something oversized on his head, leaving him looking grumpy.

The second shot was after I gave him a couple Cookies.

Note the petals haven't budged a bit, despite his animated chewing.

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 1956. "Cheery"

Our Daily Challenge - Mar 10, 2017 - "Mellow Yellow"

117 Pictures in 2017 - #47. "Petals"

Henry, humoring his Momma

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