HBD, well sort of...

A certain someone is 7 months old today!

Here are a few hints:

• He weighs just shy of 5 lbs (approx. 4 lbs, 14 oz.)
• He has a beautiful black coat with caramel highlights
• He loves to have his teeth brushed with maple flavored toothpaste
• He loves to take road trips...anywhere - I swear, he'd be happy just riding to the end of our driveway and back and LOVE IT!
• His new nickname has become "Crumb-Master 2000" (coined by Bob - I actually think we should've named him Hoover)
• He has lost several teeth - one just yesterday (quite a large one, in fact)

Give up yet?  Well, here's another little hint:

Yep, you guessed it!  That's our boy, Q!

BTW, we visited Q's Aunt Robin last Tuesday to pick up some new ALL ORGANIC treats (available soon on her website which is a work in progress - stay tuned!  Dog lovers, you have to try these once they're available online!)

Let me tell you, Q will do just about anything for these teeny tiny treats!  I've only been working with him for a week and he's already exceeding my expectations!  Our goal is to teach him something new each week until we have a little performer on our hands!  I think we're well on our way!

Oh happy day...

Quincy is once again reunited with one of his all-time favorite toys - life can go on.  Several weeks ago his Aunt Lori got him a green frog just like the one you see below and he absolutely LOVED it. 

Quincy loved it so much so, that we had to take it away from him at night in order to get him to wind-down.  Well, one night we took it from him and "hid" it so that he wouldn't see where it went.  Trouble is, we forgot where we hid it! 

And we're only in our early 30s, I mean 40s!

Best travel buddy around...

Q and I took a small road trip today to visit my parents in Wellsboro.  Q assumed his favorite travel position and rode this way practically the entire trip...

I can only imagine what the drivers of other cars thought as we passed them on the highway and they glanced over to see my co-pilot in his travel stance!  Hopefully we brought a smile to each and every person.  He's the best travel buddy around!

Super-sleuth...

So this morning I couldn't find Quincy a.n.y.w.h.e.r.e!  I called and called his name and then checked his "normal" prohibited hiding spots...in the corner behind the TV stand in our living room, under the hutch in our foyer, under the bed, in the walk-in-closet, in the shower, and lastly upstairs.  Admittedly, a little panic started to overcome me but the one thing I knew was that he was at least in the confines of this house, somewhere!  Since I couldn't find him on the first floor of our house, I decided that he must've somehow gotten past the temporary make-shift barrier at the bottom of the stairs...a really long storage bin from WalMart that fits perfectly at the bottom of our steps so the super-sleuth can't sneak off upstairs and get into more of mischief! 

I stood at the bottom of the stairs again calling his name like a fool!  As I stood there, now HOLLERING his name (hopefully the neighbors didn't hear me!), FINALLY, something caught my eye.  I looked down in utter surprise only to see this...

Wow, Q certainly knows how to hide!  He never so much as made a peep!  Not sure if he just wanted some "quiet time" or what??  I think I was almost as shocked to find him there as I was that he actually stayed put so I could quickly grab my camera to capture this very unique photo-op!

Have seat will travel...

Quincy has become quite fond of riding...riding on the lawn mower with Bob, riding in Bob's Jeep, riding with me in my car...I'm sure you get the point.  I've never felt comfortable just leaving him in his travel bag with no restraint system SO I broke down and purchased this booster seat for the car that actually allows me to secure him in the seat so he doesn't suddenly leap out the window (Dad) or smash off the dash if I have to slam on my breaks unexpectedly.

Quincy was in Doggie Heaven when we tested out his new digs today (Wednesday) and what a gorgeous day it was to ride with the window down!  It was SO funny looking over and seeing Q perched in his seat - both paws planted firmly against the front rim of the booster seat, eyes focused on the open road ahead and the cool breeze flowing through his golden and black locks!

Now the only problem is Bob - where will HE ride when all three of us travel together?  He claims he's NOT riding in the back seat!  What's up with that?!

Security Guard...

So many times during the day, I'll find Quincy on guard.  He has become the new little watchdog in our neighborhood, even barking at a car across the street backing out of the driveway.

I keep saying that he needs to get a job...guess he took me seriously!

Wordless Wednesday...

What's the going rate?

So the other night while Bob was playing with Quincy we noticed that Q stopped suddenly and began running his tongue in and out of his mouth.  Thinking that he found a spec of something off the floor A.G.A.I.N., Bob grabbed him quickly before he could escape and did the normal finger sweep in Quincy's mouth - just like you probably would do with a baby. 

Much to our surprise, Q wasn't eating something off the floor - he was actually in the process of losing a tooth.  I'm not sure if Quincy was going to swallow it or not but with Bob to the rescue, we were able to retrieve it.  We're not sure what the going Puppy Tooth Fairy rate is for a puppy tooth...maybe a big ole doggy biscuit, perhaps a new toy, or maybe just a pat on the head?

Any suggestions?  :-)