Halloween For Three

After a lovely walk through the park, the boys dressed up for Halloween fun! This year I decided to dress them up as....well I'm not entirely sure. I liked the idea of putting ties on them and found some fun hats and a mask. They are used to dress up time with their mom so this was nothing unusual. The only difference was that Caesar was a part of the crew this year. A three pack! Caesar has fit in very nicely. Simba adores him now. I love it. Happy pups!

Welcome Caesar!

Caesar is my boyfriend's ten year old Cockapoo. He is an absolute sweetheart. He was introduced to my pack and we knew immediately that we would have to hire a trainer for Simba. Over the years, Simba had developed fear and aggression towards certain dogs. We don't know what triggered this in him but nothing has worked in the past. So I was very hesitant and anxious to introduce Simba to Caesar. We worked with an excellent trainer for several months and he noted that I added a great deal of stress and fearful energy to the pack and it fueled Simba. I learned a great deal about myself during Simba's training and feel that we all benefited in the end. After just a few weeks, Simba accepted Caesar and everything in the house normalized. I can't tell you how stressed I was during this transition. I kept thinking that Simba would attack and kill this poor pup. I couldn't live with that kind of guilt. But we did it and I am proud of myself, my boyfriend and all pups involved! Welcome Caesar!

Sleeping Simba

He's just so darn handsome. I love when he is sleeping and at peace. Over the years he has become a bit of an anxious and fearful dog so when he relaxes it warms my heart.

Valentine

Star Wars Pups

Our first Halloween at our new home. To share my love of Star Wars, I dressed Simba up as Darth Vader and Buddha as C-3PO. Buddha is goofy like C-3PO and Simba is devilish like our favorite Sith lord. I don't think I'll ever stop dressing these babies up.

Let Them Eat Cake!

Even after five years, I still buy special doggy birthday cakes for my boys. They deserve to have a special day. People don't always understand my rationale. Maybe I don't have rationale for buying pup cakes but I don't care! They are pretty and I love singing happy birthday to them.

Top 100 Male Dog Names of 2014

1. Max
2. Buddy
3. Charlie
4. Jack
5. Cooper
6. Rocky
7. Toby
8. Tucker
9. Jake
10. Bear
11. Duke
12. Teddy
13. Oliver
14. Riley
15. Bailey
16. Bentley
17. Milo
18. Buster
19. Cody
20. Dexter
21. Winston
22. Murphy
23. Leo
24. Lucky
25. Oscar
26. Louie
27. Zeus
28. Henry
29. Sam
30. Harley
31. Baxter
32. Gus
33. Sammy
34. Jackson
35. Bruno
36. Diesel
37. Jax
38. Gizmo
39. Bandit
40. Rusty
41. Marley
42. Jasper
43. Brody
44. Roscoe
45. Hank
46. Otis
47. Bo
48. Joey
49. Beau
50. Ollie
51. Tank
52. Shadow
53. Peanut
54. Hunter
55. Scout
56. Blue
57. Rocco
58. Simba
59. Tyson
60. Ziggy
61. Boomer
62. Romeo
63. Apollo
64. Ace
65. Luke
66. Rex
67. Finn
68. Chance
69. Rudy
70. Loki
71. Moose
72. George
73. Samson
74. Coco
75. Benny
76. Thor
77. Rufus
78. Prince
79. Chester
80. Brutus
81. Scooter
82. Chico
83. Spike
84. Gunner
85. Sparky
86. Mickey
87. Kobe
88. Chase
89. Oreo
90. Frankie
91. Mac
92. Benji
93. Bubba
94. Champ
95. Brady
96. Elvis
97. Copper
98. Cash
99. Archie
100. Walter