Bubba's 2007 summer outings

Since May 2007, Bubba has been the little busy cotton ball. If I could bring him everywhere, I would. He's pretty easy to travel with and he loves to take road trips.

Upstate road trip to the country
Bubba traveled with us, north of Albany and met 3 Shih-tzus by the names of Jack, Hanna, and Benny. What a bunch! They really didn't know what to do with Bubba's playfulness at all. If Bubba could talk, he would be asking me, "Mommy, what's wrong with these dogs? All I want to do is play and they won't play with me."

By the end of the weekend Hannah warmed up to him and was teasing him the way she does her brothers. Benny still doesn't know what to do, so he stays clear by sitting perched up on the couch.

We've been back once more and things were much better, but they still can't take his energy all the time, though they love to have him around, which is great.

Beantown, baby!
It was a very hot weekend in Boston. I was hoping to bring him to Boston Commons to run around, but it was just too hot. He did get to run off leash at the family reunion in Framingham, but I had to leash him since he kept chasing after the bocce balls and messing things up.

Central Park
Early this past Sunday morning, 8:00 AM to be exact, Bubba and I took a cab ride up to Columbus Circle to venture into the "off leash before 9 AM" world at the park. Everywhere you turn, there are dogs running around, playing catch, walking beside their owners, it was amazing! I learned that Bubba's fear of big dogs supersedes his attachment to me. Poor Bubba got chased for a bit because the big doggie thought he was playing. He was happy as can be. I think we might head back this weekend with Jack (jack-russell terrier) and his mommy, Juli. Should be good fun!

Amateur Agility Training
I'm hoping to enroll Bubba in agility training classes sometime this year or next. I think he would really enjoy it. In the meantime, Adelaide (australian shepherd and Bubba's gf), has been hopping over the stone steps by the marina. I thought I would give Bubba a few lessons to learn too. He does wonderfully... "up" means up the steps and I point to the places I want him to jump to. Pretty cool! I would love to see him do more with that type of training. We'll see!

Mother's Day

My very first Mother's Day. I got a card from my little Bubba. It was perfect. It was wonderful.

Bubba Faces

Mushy Poop

Poor Bubba. He's got the same energy level, but his stool is a bit mushy. I'm not sure if he's sick or if it's something he ate. Never fear. He has a vet appointment on Friday morning. What I do know is that he's not pooping on the same schedule he was before so we've experienced some accidents in the house a couple times now. This morning he was jumping at me and hopping around running back and forth. I finally got it and realized he was telling me, "Mommy!! I have to go-ooooo!". I grabbed the leash and headed out with some doggie bags, but by the time we got to the elevator, he just couldn't manage. Mush.

Poor mommy. I had to clean it up. 'Nuf said.

No Lyme!

Bubba had a vet visit this morning. I brought him in to be tested for Lyme disease. I found 3 ticks on him in the fall after his first visit to NJ. Even though it's been a few months and he's been fine, better safe than sorry later.

He was such a good boy. He played with other puppies and dogs at the vet. Everyone loved him and kept telling me he has a great personality. Yes, he does.

Good Bubba!

Too much fun in the dog run

Yesterday Bubba had quite the treat at the dog run. All his buddies were there and he got to romp around for at least an hour! Jack (jack russell terrier), Liam (another coton), and Lucy (4 mos old mini-schnauzer) wrestled and chased each other to their hearts' content.

All of us (owners) were so glad because it meant the dogs would be exhausted by the time they got home leaving us with a more peaceful night.

Boy was Bubba tired! I wish I had taken a video. We left the dog run with Liam and they were still very excited and playing. Then after 10 feet Bubba would plop down into a pancake and lay on the sidewalk. He was tired. I'd be able to get him to walk a bit saying, "Where's Liam? Follow Liam." and he'd get up and chase after Liam for a bit. Then plop down again. I think it took 3 or 4 to finally get to the lobby of our building. I was afraid I'd have to carry him home.

But I did have a peaceful night. Since we didn't get back to the apartment until after 8 pm and I had to get to bed early, I didn't bother taking him out again. He drank some water and slept moments after we got in.

Bubba had too much fun.

Happy Birthday, Bubba!!!

It's Bubba's first birthday! He got some american cheese this morning after his walk! I can't believe it's been one year. He's been a doll. A few habits that still need breaking, but all in all he's always been an easy dog to care and love.

This weekend was his very first road trip with me. We went down to DC to visit my brother, Chris and cousin Fraggle. Throughout the weekend they really made strides to being friendlier. Fraggle gets a bit nervous and territorial, so Bubba learned to keep his distance. But that distance is now only a couple of feet. Before it was about 4-5 ft.

When they walk, the pack mentality kicks in and they bump into each other and it's like nothing happened! A very good sign. Bubba had lots of fun and he was so good sitting in the car. He didn't whine. He alternated between sleeping and staring at me. Such a cutie!