The After Bath Aftermath

Otty pup had a big day at Bow Wow Beach today - his favorite tourist trap. In the miserable heat he still had the energy to run around for 40 minutes with: Jack, Simon, Reeses, Snickers, Zoey et al.

And as always, after funning around in the dog park's shit water pond, he gets a serious bath.














Rolls around like a super freak after his bath.















And then falls asleep standing up. Sleeeeepy Pup.

Otty's 1st Birthday

Last Friday, Otty and a few friends celebrated his 1st birthday.
It was a quiet ceremony and lasted about three minutes. He was served a peanut butter cupcake (pupcake) with doggie treats baked inside. Afterward, there was a special birthday bath that made him puffy.

Whit Teaches Otty the Fine Art

of sulky puppy face ... you'd think it'd be the other way around, but no.

Kins You Dig It? Riffing on Pup Part 3.1

It’s a fact.

If you add “kins” to most any word it makes it sound cuter than it is – potato-kins for example.


Add ‘kins’ to something already cute, like say our puppy –and you’re talking serious cuteness. Ottykins. Or puppykins.

Who’s a little puppykins?

The baby talk and cooing are non-stop around our house lately, but it’s all worth it. Otty is such a great little addition to the family.

Daddy-kins, mommy-kins. Cheese-kins …

They Grow Up So Fast ...

I’m all weepy this morning. Seems like only yesterday Otty had that new baby smell. Now, he’s begging at the table, marking (whether he has a full tank or not) and most amazing … he loves books. Especially the paper parts. I am not sure what the replacement costs will be to the Public Library but it’s coming out of his dog treat allowance.