Portrait of a Pooped Out Puppy

This is Ossi, snoozing away after his very busy weekend. When B-Dawg is away, L-Dawg and Ossi will play.

Saturday we visited the Richfield Farmer's Market and took a long walk around the park. Ossi snuck a quick dip into the pond, but dried off in time for the visitors of the Farmer's Market to admire how cute he is. Sunday, Ossi visited G-Paw Jimbo and G-Maw Susie and everyone took a group field trip to the Fridley dog park. Ossi met lots of new friends, notably Doug the Dog and Petey the little dog, but it was Rocco the Whippet/Sheltie mix that made the biggest impression. Rocco came in and took off like a shot with Ossi and Doug chasing him until they all practically collapsed. After Oss came home, he was one pooped out pup.

This week he got to play with his friend Adine, meet his new friend Pam, he'll get to meet Karin and Jon and Michelle are bringing Tucker over for a play date. Busy dog, busy week!

Dog is my co-pilot

Ossi, helping L-Dawg navigate



















Ossi makes a *great* co-pilot. There's nothing like the other drivers on the road looking over and thinking a dog is driving the car next to them because all they can see is floppy ears and a big ol' tongue. He's not so good with reading a map though...
Last week, Ossi went to visit G-Paw Jimbo, G-Maw Susie and Great Doggie G-Maw Frannie. Ossi performed his bag of tricks (Hippo football, shake and roll over...it's a small bag) and introduced Frannie to the world of the dog park where he made some new friends.

Being the most popular dog in the neighborhood, Ossi has been invited on many a playdate. Tonight, L-Dawg decided to bring Lucy over from across the street so she and Ossi could frolic in the backyard. And frolic they did. They ran and ran and played tug of war and wrestled and sniffed each other and were so worn out after 45 minutes they both submitted to a simultaneous belly rub gratefully. So, now Lucy is Ossi's best girlfriend and he was duly impressed that when she drinks water, she sticks her whole face in the bowl. Hey...if you're going to go, go big!

Tomorrow night is Ossi's first vet appointment. The whole "Dawg" clan is going. Why? The public reason is because it's his first appointment and it's important. The non-published reason (until now, of course) is because the second the vet takes out a needle, L-Dawg will lose it and both B-Dawg and Ossi will need to give her moral support.



Ossi and Lucy playing tug of war with the stick toy












Ossi waits in line for his turn at the water bowl