Today Frederick turns 6!! I cannot believe it has been 6 years already since i got him. I went to South Carolina to pick him up, back when we were stationed at Fort Bragg, and The Husband was deployed to Iraq. My dear friends, Michelle and Connie, came along for the ride, as did Henry. Henry was the least enthused of the bunch! He has grown to love Fred though, and he has the tolerance of a saint!
I still keep in touch with the other puppy owners, we did the dog show circuits with each other until i moved away to California...oh how cute...as i am typing up this post, i just got an E-card from Fred's breeder! She is a wonderful friend still, and to this day, i can turn to her for advice with Fred. In fact, i just emailed her two days ago for advice on dealing with the doo eating. Anyways, the group shot above is the Santorini bunch. Fred's breeders' kennel name is Santorini Vizslas. From left to right we have Fred, Koios, Bella and Forrest. Small group, but they make up for it in personality. That shot is from the Asheville, NC shows back in '04.
Fred has been a challenge, but he has been SO worth it. He is full of personality, and i just love him to bits. He is a great little hunter, tons of drive and he is ALL ABOUT fur, feather and fin! If you have never seen a dog point fish, you have never seen Fred hang out at the beach. It is almost impossible to tire Fred out, he loves to go on long runs with The Husband, and probably puts in twice as many miles. All in all, he is just a great dog!
7 comments:
He is a great dog! happy birthday Fred. Hope the jedi mind trick works and you get a standing rib roast for your birthday. g
Love Fred's color! He's so pretty. Happy 6th birthday, Fred. Tell your Mommy that Thor got applesauce cake with meringue (not frosting) for dessert on his birthday!
Happy Birthday Fred from your doggy pals, Honey Dew and Sampson! Hope you are having fun today!
Happy birthday to Fred
Happy birthday to Fred
Happy birthday dear Freeeeeed
Happy birthday to Fred
From Simon and Bodie (who are cats, not dogs, but do drool and shed and Bodie plays fetch...)
Happy Birthday to Fred,
with licks and snuggles from 'the Nut'
and who said all Vizslas look alike...NOT!
Happy belated B-day, Fred!
Man, you're OLD!
(the last part added by 7 month old Jetta)
Cathy
- one of your DOT sisters
Aw!! Sweet mr. Freders had a bday! How wonderful! Kati and Zahra would run right over and give him licks and play time, but they can't run that far! (or at least they aren't aloud..)
Hope the birthday boy had a fabulous day! :D
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