I'm ONE!

Here's the cake Momma made!

Here I am about to tackle my new toy!

Here's the ridiculous birthday princess head band they made me wear!

I have a feeling it's going to be a great weekend!

Rock-A-Bye Baby...

Yep, she falls asleep in Pop's lap...

It's World SMILE Day

Assessing the Situation

As most of you know, I am privileged  to be able to bring Finn with to work everyday.  It's wonderful therapy for not only me, but the rest of the office.  We go for some exercise in the morning, I bring squeaky toys and puzzle toys and treats in with me, we go for some shorter walks throughout the day.  Thing is, at some point throughout the day, she can be seen looking like this:

BORED.

Don't get me wrong, every day she can also be seen at some point like this:

NOT BORED.

But I get a little worried that she needs a little more stimulation throughout the week.  Any ideas?  I've been reading some articles on doggie boredom and activities you can do with them to keep them entertained, but they don't keep these things in mind: we're essentially indoors and in an old house, and you know, I'm at work, so I actually have to get work done during the day.  I'm just looking to switch it up a little...

This Video Is Called...

"No, actually, I'm not ready."

Let me watch tv, lady...

Finn Discovers a First Sign of Autumn

I'm looking forward to letting her run through piles of leaves, hopefully real soon...

A Blessing

Wow, today was an awesome day!  I knew this week would bring the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, so I was looking around for a church which would provide a service to bless all animals.  (St Francis is our patron saint of animals and ecology.)  Luckily we found a local church providing this service in a neighborhood not too far away, and we were happy to receive the blessing.  There were so many other dogs, some cats, some bunnies and some little ferrets there too!  And, in usual Finn fashion, she made a new friend, Reilly.

I think she was slightly confused about why we were in a yard with other dogs and we weren't letting her run free, but we did calm down after a little while.  That is, until the priest came over for the blessing itself, and Finn just wanted to play with him.  Sorry about that, Father.  He seemed to understand.

A great way to start morning, it made us feel great the rest of the day.