James loves tennis balls and when Chris spotted a giant tennis ball at the Dollar General, we knew we had to get it for him! It was the perfect birthday gift for 12 year old James. He can’t quite pick it up with his mouth so he uses his nose and feet to push it…
After James ate some cupcake he posed for some birthday portraits to celebrate turning 12 years old. This one is my favorite. He has his sweet old man face in this photo: The cherry blossoms are blooming here to celebrate James’ birthday: The Virginia Bluebells are also blooming:
James is 12 years old today! We went out to take some portraits and to let him have a little bit of his birthday cupcake. We will play frisbee on our breaks today, too!
We are celebrating James the Poodle turning 12 this week and I found some old photos from his 7th birthday celebrations that we never posted. We went on three little road trips not far from Washington, DC. Our first trip was up to Lake Linganore near Frederick, Maryland. Lake Linganore has trails and boardwalks all…
James has a big birthday this week – he is turning 12! I am going through old photos and I realized I never posted any of his birthday photos from 2017. The wisteria is blooming! The tulips are also blooming: I love this series of birthday portraits. 7 years old seems so long ago! This…
James and Faris are best friends and I love taking photos of them together! I made them matching bandannas so they look like Poodle siblings!
I love that when we travel we meet Poodles everywhere we go. When we were in Nendaz, Switzerland we met another Standard Poodle while walking around the village. We had fun driving our little car all around the Swiss Alps!
James has a Poodle friend in Georgetown named Faris. They love to meet up and play or just walk together around DC. We met Faris years ago while walking James before bed one night. Now we schedule regular Poodle playdates for these boys! When we moved to Europe, James said goodbye to Faris, but we…
James was a therapy dog at a private school in Washington, DC and we both really enjoyed our time there. The school was going to be getting a resident therapy dog so James had his final visit and goodbye with the students. James also got some very nice thank you gifts! James is still a…
A late spring snowstorm arrived! We love walking James in the snow! He doesn’t mind wearing his dog winter coat and dog boots, too. The next morning, I noticed our community water bowl that I leave out for the dogs of Georgetown was frozen and covered in snow! That didn’t stop James from trying to…
I enjoy getting up really early to walk around the National Mall in Washington, DC. The crowds are smaller and it is usually nice and quiet. It was a little bit cool and overcast, though. I would have preferred a warm sunny day! But summer will be here soon enough!
The cherry blossoms in the East Village of Georgetown are in full bloom! I walked over to one of my favorite parks, Rose Park, and brought James along as my model. On our way home, we walked past the neighbor with multiple Ferraris that he parks on the streets of Georgetown and I thought the…
The spring flowers in Georgetown always make me smile! They are everywhere! Tree boxes near the street have flowers, front yards have flowers and window boxes have flowers.
The daffodils are popping up all over and spring is here! James sometimes wears fun costumes for his therapy dog work. For St. Patrick’s Day James has a funky green hat we found in New Orleans years ago: James also has a cowboy hat that he wears for visits. He will actually keep the cowboy…
Look at how goofy Poodle James relaxes! The couch is so much softer than the ottoman AND the couch has a pillow! But silly James likes to do things differently! I thought these were cute photos of Chris and James. James is sporting his lucky green St. Patrick’s Day bandanna:
I love keeping lip balm everywhere – in my purse, in my bedside table drawer, in the drawer next to my side of the couch, in the bathroom, in my travel carry on bag, etc. And my all time favorite lip balm is the Soothing Touch Lip Balm. I first found the Soothing Touch Lip…
James loves dehydrated meat treats and it is so easy to make dehydrated chicken dog treats. In this video, Chris shows you how we make these easy dog treats!
We recently went out of town in our RV and we forgot to bring James’ dog bed. We stopped in a PetSmart and picked up a Top Paw Orthopedic Cuddler bed. It is now J’s favorite bed! We ended up retiring the Bowsers donut dog bed that James LOVED for years. It was getting a…
When we first moved to DC, I made it a priority to go see the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin when they bloomed. And pretty much every year after, we still head down to the Tidal Basin to see the blooms. Luckily we have lots of cherry blossom trees near our house so we…
The Tidal Basin is the most well known area of DC for visiting the cherry blossoms, but I like to visit cherry blossom areas that aren’t as popular (or as crowded!). In our neighborhood in Georgetown, we have a few local parks with a few beautiful cherry blossom trees. But I always like driving through…