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Happy Birthday Buddy—A Trip Down Memory Lane

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Today is my puppy’s birthday! He is 7 years old today. I can hardly believe it. I truly don’t know where the time went. It seems I was just holding this barely 2lb puppy in my hands and here he is now at almost 20lb. The time has flown by. He has brought me so much happiness and joy! I have a ton of happy memories and I hope to have many more, he is a great gift!

I thought I’d share some baby pics of him with all of you. He was just a tiny little fur ball. It was almost impossible to find his little body in all that fur. This first one is shortly after I brought him home…


Then this one is of him already assuming that he is King of the castle. He used to love this little red bed of his. Now he just tosses it around in the air every once in a while. lol.

This last pic I thought I’d share is Buddy’s first bath. Oh my goodness, it was hilarious! He ran around like a nutcase and as you can see by this picture he was feeling a little ‘crazed’. I still bust a gut laughing at this one.

So, I hope you’ll all join me in wishing Buddy a Happy Birthday and I hope you enjoyed my little trip down memory lane!

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  1. Dar….Your baby dog is sooooooo adorable. Happy Birthday to Buddy!!!
    My birthday is today also. LOL
    Have a great week.
    Wisteria

  3. OMG :))))))))I have to laugh hard, he is as crazy as Oliver……;D

    Happy birthday Buddy and many more years!

  4. Awwww! Happy Birthday to Buddy! My cat turned 12 a couple of weeks ago. I can’t believe it! Seems just like yesterday she was so tiny she fit in the palm of one hand. *sniff, sniff* they grow up so fast!

  5. Happy Birthday to sweet, precious Buddy! I can tell he’s a big part of your life.

  6. Happy birthday Buddy! What a cutie! One of my dogs turned 7 this month also. Where did the last 7 years go? It all went by way too fast!

  7. Such a sweet little baby! We loved to give our Lab baths…afterwards she would run around like the devil was chasing her. We called it “the scoots”.

  10. Happy Birthday, Buddy! I always ooh and ahh when I come to your page, Dar, and see Buddy over on the right. If he isn’t adorable! They certainly are very special in our lives. I hope he gets a special treat for his birthday!..maybe a big bone or piece of doggie cake!

  12. Happy Birthday Buddy! Dar, he is such a cutie. I can’t believe how much fur he had when he was young.

  14. Happy Birthday Buddy!! Oh Dar, he’s such a cutie! I loved seeing the pics of him as a baby and that crazed bath picture is hysterical. Poor think, he must have been shocked. Dogs are precious family members and Buddy seems like such a joy in your life!!

  16. I love those baby pictures!!! he is so stinking cute I could just squeeze him!! The bath photo made me laugh so loud….that’s what Bruce looks like after he’s out of the tub!! He goes flying through the house and is insane!! I wonder why dogs do that? Happy Birthday Buddy!!! You’re a keeper 🙂

  17. Thanks for sharing Buddy’s baby pictures. Isn’t it wonderful how much our animal family members enrich our lives — happy B-day Buddy!

  18. Happy Birthday, Buddy!!! Dar, he is beautiful. Hugs & kisses for the birthday baby :].

  19. Happy Birthday Buddy. Oh Dar, the bath picture had me laughing out loud! Aren’t pets the best!?

  20. Oh my gosh, what a little cutie. Those remotes weren’t much bigger than him!

  21. Happy Birthday, Buddy!!! He’s such a CUTIE!! 🙂 I love the bath picture–reminds me of the toy poodle we had when I was growing up. After she got a bath she’d run around upstairs and rub her head against the carpet and just go nuts! So funny to watch.

    I hope your boy’s had a fabulous birthday!

  22. What a beautiful little puppy! I hope he had a happy birthday. He looks so sweet. He has to be with a name like Buddy. 🙂

  26. Happy birthday, Buddy! Thank you for sharing the photos. 🙂 Such a sweetie!

  27. Happy Birthday Buddy! That last picture is absolutely hilarious! Lexi loves baths, but I don’t know many other dogs who do. Thanks for posting the adorable pictures.

  28. Happy Happy B-Day Buddy!! Dar, he’s so adorable. He looks so gentle – what a cutie. I love those little guys, so cuddly:)

  29. I feel a little silly saying that I got a little teary reading your post and looking at that little guy! Happy Birthday to Buddy! Thanks for the pics Dar.. I am not sure I have ever seen them.

  32. Happy birthday, Buddy! Dar, the pictures are sooo cute! You’re lucky to have such a perfect Buddy!

  34. Of course I’ll join you wishing this cute totally adorable puppy (well, not a puppy anymore but still sooo cute) a Happy Birthday.
    Isn’t he just the cutest??!!!!

  35. Aw Happy Happy Birthday to Buddy! I remember when my pooch was a baby, such a furball too. He still gets that crazed look after a bath and runs around like a nutcase. He drags himself on the carpet and tries to dry off, its hilarious.

    Thanks for the pictures =)

  36. Happy birthday Buddy. Dar, he is just so cute. I love the bath picture – it is so funny!

  37. Happy Birthday Buddy!!! My 9 pound Toy Rat Terrier just turned 7 also. It made me a little sad because that means she’s technically a senior, but since our dogs are smaller breeds they tend to stay with us longer! Many more birthdays to you Buddy!

  40. Those are such cute pictures of Buddy! Happy Belated Birthday little guy 🙂

  43. happy birthday buddy!
    from your canine friends
    darcy and sophie
    (we think you are cute!)

  45. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY! my birthday is coming up too! (aug. 1) mom is going to be depressed because she's going to have to stop buying me PUPPY food. =(

    hope you had a good day! maybe your mom let you have some cake, or another yummy snack! i really like your pictures, its funny that your hair was kind of straight when you were a puppy & now its curly. thats exactly the same for me!

    talk to you soon!

  47. What a cutie he is! That picture after his first bath is too funny. Happy belated birthday, Buddy!

  49. Happy Belated Birthday to Buddy!! Loved the pictures, he was a beautiful pup, the bath pic was too cute – I love how crazy dogs act after a bath 🙂

  51. Awwwww. How sweet. I know I’m late, but happy belated birthday to Buddy!

    He’s a handsome one, isn’t he? ^-^

  54. Buddy says thank you to everyone who dropped by to wish him a Happy Birthday. He had a good day with extra treats and a new bone!