But they are big, beautiful dogs now, every one of them. Ten of the twelve pups came to the party, had their pictures taken, and got birthday cakes, cookies, and presents. The official birthday pics will come out soon and I'll share them, but here are some that I took yesterday evening at Green Dogs Unleashed.
We took Della, of course, and as I expected Della wasn't particularly interested in the pups. She's her own dog now, not defined by being their mother, but still adored by all.
Bodhi (formerly Modelo) is a very big boy now. He and Astro (formerly Guinness) are similar size, and probably at least 20 pounds heavier than any of the others. |
Couldn't miss, or forget, the white on the back side of Bodhi's big feet. |
Woody (formerly Carlsberg) with his Della-like black sleeve. |
Our friend and neighbor, Duvel. |
Woody (Carlsberg) and Mo-Dean (Allagash) |
Mo-Dean (Allagash) and Astro (Guinness) |
The beautiful Emmylou (formerly Sierra) |
Always and forever Killian, who started out as the tiniest of pups but grew into a house- eating super Dane. |
Rorschach (Galaxy) wasn't one of the 12 pack but he was one of hoarder Danes that we had later last summer. He was adopted by Mo-Dean's family. |
Della didn't seem interested in her pups, but she did raise a stink when other dogs who were not her pups were around. She was also eyeing the goats. |
This is Auggie (formerly Paulaner) |
Astro (formerly Guinness) in front, and Mo-Dean (Allagash) |
Kevin, Della, and Clay |
Erika made these cakes for all the pups and for Della. They are carrot cake with mashed potatoes for frosting. |
I think Della was the only dog to eat the cake on the spot right after the photos were taken. |
Della with her cake. |
This is Maze (formerly Chimay) standing up on the fence to give me a kiss. |
3 comments:
What a beautiful update with the family, thanks for sharing & being a rescuer. I hope you update again in the future.
Happy birthday babies. That is a lot of very big doggies.
These pictures just really made my morning! Seeing all these pups grown up and together just makes for a great start to the day!
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