That's My Dog

I know I've been talking about BunQ, but I already have a little one running around the house. We've got a Springer/Cocker Spaniel named Bentley Farnsworth and he's the cutest dog in the world. A friend of mine also has a dog, and he and his wife decided to throw a birthday party for her which we were invited to. Now they live in a town about 30 minutes away, which gave us pause. Bentley's not normally very car friendly, mostly because the only time he gets into the car is if he's going to the vet. Thus the wife decided to ride in the backseat and pet him the entire way there. Thankfully it worked, because I can't imagine riding a half hour with a yelping dog and actually having the dog make it to the end of the trip.

The party was a first for us, and I'd have to say that we'd love to do something like that for Bentley. It was just four dogs, but they seemed to have a great time. Dogs, of course, love running around with each other, and Bentley being a super friendly dog, he had a ball. He's also quite out of shape, so he ran out of steam pretty quickly. After that, we humans ate, and then the dogs all had cake. Okay, not really cakes, they were some kind of tea cakes for dogs with frosting. By the time we left, Bentley was tired and completely stuffed, and he barely made a sound the entire way back home. I'm guessing he had a good time.

I think we did too, even if we didn't know the other people all that well. There's something about dogs that unites owners and gives us common ground to connect on. Comparing our dogs and their eccentricities is always fun, especially when you have dogs as nutty as Bentley can be. But what was more interesting was talking about having a dog in the house when you have a new baby. I'm slightly concerned about that, but Bentley really is quite friendly, so I'm feeling pretty good about him making the adjustment.