Life with our English Bulldog: July 2011

Sunday, July 24, 2011

On keeping cool but active!

Although Teddybux is not the most active pup he does enjoy taking trips to the park and spending afternoons hanging out in the sun. Unfortunately, as the weather gets warmer it gets harder and harder for him to spend so much time outdoors. This fourth of July we didn't want him to miss out on all the outdoor fun so we packed him up and took him along to our friend's barbecue.

To help him stay cool, I soaked a bandana and put it in the freezer the night before. (leaving the ends dry so that I could easily tie them into knots.) When we got to the party we simply put it around his neck as a cute and comfortable way to stay cool. It worked great! He had lots of fun hanging out and as his bandana started to dry out I simply ran it under the cold water and reapplied. Of course we also followed our usual rules for outside play: plenty of water, lots of shade, and no playing fetch in the afternoon sun.

At sunset we got in a little bit of fetch before the fireworks started, which always makes his day. We weren't sure how he would handle the fireworks based on all the Doggy horror stories we heard so as the sky started to light up we put his leash on to be sure he stayed close. To our surprise the puppy who is afraid of everything was not afraid of the fireworks. This is one Party puppy!

Now when Teddybux is ready to take a break from the central ac (i know, what a lucky pup) we have all the tools we need to take him along.

Hope everyone is keeping cool!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

On birthdays!

Teddybux is two! We took him to the vet last week and he walked out with a clean bill of health (after pooping on the nurses who tried to weigh him of course) Because he is a measly 42lbs people are constantly stopping us to tell us how big he is going to be when he is full grown. We just smile and nod and love the little wrinkled face bundle that we have. Here are some pictures from the Birthday boy photo shoot.