Since we were Cheyenne, I wanted to stop by the Wyoming State Capitol Building. I love walking around capitol buildings and universities – the architecture is usually beautiful. I also enjoy the manicured lawns and gardens surrounding these places. We walked James around the front of the Wyoming State Capitol Building and we stopped to…
We decided to check out a showcase of animals in Cheyenne over at the fairgrounds. We happened to arrive during the goat show and the pig show. I’ve been to dog shows before and it was so fun to see the goats all lined up just like show dogs! These goats were beautiful – and…
We looked up fun events for Chris’ birthday weekend in Cheyenne and we found a team roping event. We had never been to a rodeo before – and YES, Chris was just waiting to say to someone at the event, “Well, this IS my first rodeo…” ha! We arrived early and they were spraying down…
We are celebrating Chris’ birthday in Wyoming! Chris said he really just wanted BBQ for his birthday dinner. Our campground happened to have the best BBQ in Cheyenne on the property (this is exactly why I booked the campground – for the birthday BBQ!). The only thing I didn’t realize was that AB BBQ is…
Summer is here so we decided to head over to our favorite pizza place in all of DC: We, The Pizza. We, The Pizza has lots of pizzas out and ready so you can order by the slice. We enjoy mixing and matching our slices and we usually get the Forest Shroomin’, The White Pie…
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: