happy halloween!!!

Skippy is taking it easy this Halloween!

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Skippy

Skippy's shady spot

My husband made Skippy a shady spot to hang out in. I call it his "crate". He loves it. Its the only spot in my garden where he is allowed to dig. He digs out a nice cool hollow in the damp earth and lies down in the shade on a hot sunny day. And I can sit next to him and use the top as a table. Not too bad.....

Skippy

Here's my handsome Skippy. He's nearly 6 years old now. Very dapper in his new haircut and still one of the fastest dogs around.

this is our backyard

Our backyard is buried under snow. Yesterday Channel 5 said, "Boston has had a colossal 70 inches of snow!" Don't we know it.

Skippy gets to run around in series of paths we have dug. The 5 foot fence is now standing only a foot or two above the snowdrifts. The snow is glazed with a layer of ice, but still loose underneath, so we can't walk on it. What a winter!

playing

Skippy and his girlfriend Bella (a standard poodle) played til they couldn't move in the grass in front of the Belmont Community Gardens.

a fine fall day

What a beautiful weekend! Perfect for running in the fields and swimming!

skippy's new haircut

Skippy gets a haircut much more often than me. Every 5 weeks. This clip is a bit different than before. More tapered on the nose. Also not so short as mid summer. The days are cooling off a bit now. Nice to see his eyes again!

wet dog

skippy in the garden

here's Skippy

One of the nicest things about coming back home after vacation is to see Skippy again! My parents took very good care of him while we were away. He's happy and healthy and cute as ever!

Skippy on vacation

Skippy has been swimming and boating the past week up in Vermont! With his two buddies Bannor and Beja.

skippy on the day before a haircut

Its a big day for Skippy tomorrow. He's getting a short summer haircut. He's maybe one of the only dogs in the world who loves a bath. He wags his tail and jumps up into the tub! But then, his fur is so long right now that probably any dog would feel better with a summer haircut.

skippy steals my sweater!

What fun to be a dog on a beautiful day with a big open space to play on! Skippy's idea of fun is to steal my sweatshirt and shake it hard. Then he plays keep away with me. Ahh, what fun!

We played this game on my parent's beautiful lawn, which has big purple patches of ajuga flowers that my dad has mowed around. Its one of my favorite sights (and games). I'm hoping to grow a similar lawn myself soon.

happy birthday Skippy!

Skippy is 5 today!! He got a double "chewy" and an Amazon box to play with. Such a good puppy.

skippy's spring haircut

Skippy's is trimmed and ready for spring mud and puddles and fun!