Happy Birthday Forrest What a year it has been for us!  Forrest is the first dog we have ever had and he is such a joy!  He is funny, rambunctious and loves all people!  NOT a good watch dog!  :)  We had him in Dog Training...twice actually...he just loves the socialization.  He seems to favor the big dogs...labs and golden retrievers.  Funny when we would practice leash training he was the only dog with his nose ALWAYS to the ground!    He was not the star of the class when it came to that!  Since he has an acre or so to run we do not get out the leash very often, but when we do, he KNOWS that he gets to go in the car and he loves that! The kids trained him to go up our swingset ladder and down the slide and he does it now just to hang out in the fort at the top of the ladder!  He also sleep ON our picnic table outside.  Better view of the squirrels and chipmunks I suppose!  He chases the deer and bears (yes, BEARS!) from the yard.  It makes me very nervous.  It is funny though...we have an invisible fence and it seems as though the animals know exactly where he must stop and they just sit on the other side and "toy" with him!  We have a neighbor with a Bernese Mountain Dog ("Curley") and the two of them meet in the woods to play in the morning when the kids get on the bus and at other times of the day just for a playdate!  Talk about a size difference!  He loves his Snuggle Puppy (he has had 2 of them)...we call it his "Moosh".  He will retrieve it on demand to play!  He also loves to bring acorns into the house, throw them in air and roll them around. Enough said about Forrest, we'll keep him!

Happy Birthday Sydney Syd is doing great...she's healthy, happy and cuter than ever.  In fact, she can do no wrong she's so cute.  We are living at my parent's place while we look for a house of our own so Syd has been running rough and tumble with her Aunt Rusty, my parent's mutt.  Syd enjoys chewing stuff, sleeping between Mom and Dad at night and howling along with the neighborhood dogs whenever the mood strikes.  She is definetly a drama queen and she is way too smart for her own good.  We bought her a sweater and she is so smart she knows where we keep it and if she get's cold she goes over there and barks at it until I put it on her.

Happy Birthday Frodo Mike and I couldn't be happier having Frodo in our lives.  He keeps us on our toes with all his antics!  I call him my little shadow as he follows me around all over the house.  He goes to Mike for playing and me for cuddling and "lap time" before bed.  He loves to go for walks around town.  Everyone comments on what a beautiful beagle he is.  Thanks Terry!  We love our little guy.

Happy Birthday Rocky Rocky has been a joy to have around.  He has brought smiles to our faces and has become everyone's little buddy.  We all love him and are thankful and thrilled he is a part of our home.  He loves to run around and play, get his teeth on anything he can chew, and loves his toys- especially ropes, balls and frisbees.  Thank you for bringing Rocky to our home.

Happy Birthday Boone Boone is doing great.  We love him very much, and the kids are having a great time with him.  Boone wishes all his brothers and his sister Syndey a happy first birthday.

Happy Birthday T T was given to Ben by the Make a Wish foundation from the state of Connecticut.   No recent photos were sent to us of T, but Ben's mom e-mailed me and said the puppy is doing great.  The family is in the middle of moving and wasn't able to send new photos for our birthday page, so I posted a couple of T's baby photos taken here before he left for his new home.  T was one of my favorite puppy's from Powder's litter.  Infact, I came very close to keeping him and making him a great addition to our New Jersey Beagle family.

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