Mr. Clean-cut (2007)

Somebody must have just been to the groomers.

My, what a sleek and silky pup.  So soft and beautiful.

Yes, Frito, you had the "goods".

Long tongue (2007)

As Frito heats up, the long tongue makes an appearance.

I suspect there was some running going on during this photo shoot.

Happy Boy (2007)

Somebody's lookin' pretty happy and content in the sun.

And such a good show of those prized floppy ear tips.  And cute tongue tip.

I'd say it's a win-win for everybody involved.

How ya doin'? (2007)

Just thought I'd stick my cute little rubber black nosie into the camera and say "Hi".

Right back acha kiddo.

Tongue-tip close-up (2007)

After seeing that giant tongue in some earlier pictures, you almost wonder where Frito keeps the excess.

Here he is just sharing the dainty little tongue tip.  Because we're all so lucky.

Very kind, Frito, very kind.

Love me some tug-o-war (2007)

We were never sure if this was a good idea or not.

Would it hurt his teeth?  Would it encourage him to be disobedient?

Who cares -- Frito really loved to play tug-o-war, and never seemed any worse for the wear.

Rest a spell (2007)

"Alpha, you didn't mind being my chin rest, did you?"

Not at all, little buddy, not at all.

Wanna play? (2007)

Frito was quite the athlete.

He loved to chase tennis balls and frisbees.

And he was a good retriever, too.

Though in a situation like this, he also liked to play "I can grab the ball before you can."

So we usually had two toys going at the same time, so we could focus on the retrieving and excersie, rather than the "keep-away" game.

And that would work until we tuckered the little guy out.

Yeeeeeee Haaaaaaaw (2007)

Frito looks like he's driving along a road with his head out of the car window yelling "Yeee Haaw".

But to be honest, he's probably just been caught mid-yawn on the lawn next to our driveway.

Hey, go ahead an make up whatever story you like.  Frito would appreciate your creativity.

Shaking off the grass (2007)

Ah yes, after a nice dip in the pond, and getting all nice a clean ...

Then Frito would roll in the grass and dirt to dry himself off as if he were on a towel.

But he wasn't on a towel ;-)

So then he had to shake not only water off, but all kinds of dirt and grass drek.

And we'd probably have to give him a bath later that same day (ha!)

Check out how steady Frito's nose is in the picture, and how everything perfectly rotates around its axis.

Very impressive!

Boney tease (2007)

Frito's got something to show you.

But he's kinda shy and modest, so he only wants to show you a little bit of it.

You know -- be discreet.  Have some decorum.

OK, enough of the tease.

Now you can see all of his favorite orange boney,

Colorful fur, er, hair (2007)

Kids these days.  Always off dying their hair, just to make a statement.

Ha, ha -- Frito had them beat.   His fur (oops, I mean hair) was very colorful from the get-go.

All different shades of butterscotch and auburn and coffee and cocoa.

Clean cut cutiepie (2007)

Frito could have worked for the CIA.  (In fact, maybe he did, hmmmmm ;-)

Anyways, you can see how different he looks when he's shaggy and when he's clean cut.

Which do you like better?  What's not to love about the little guy, no matter the "disguise"?

Personally, I always had an affinity with the clean-cut look.  So soft and silky.

Nothin' but fur (2007)

And speaking of shaggy.

Check out the after-bath shakes.  Fur is spinning everywhere (and water is in the air ;-)

You can see Frito was mostly fluff.  He was always in pretty good shape.

Shaggeriffic (2007)

Someone's looking rather shaggy.

But Frito doesn't mind (since it kept him warm in the winter).

And he's got his tennis ball, and is showing off his tongue freckle.

You all are very lucky, donchaknow.

Greg and Frito play ball

Greg first has to extract said ball from Frito's chompers.

And what a catch.  Holy smokes!

Looks like it was cleanly fielded by the furry four-legged outfielder.

And Frito is running it all the way back to home base.

And now he rests.  What a play!

Alli and Ying

Someone's been slacking.

No, not Alli or Ying (from Nova Scotia college days - 2007).

But Alpha, 'cause he was on vacation with Mom and Cynthia.

And they forgot about Frito-a-Day.

Never worry -- I'll fill in all the missed days -- just go back and check them out.

He chose wisely

Yes, he chose the rawhide boney.

Frito could work on one of those for a long time.

Decisions, decisions

I have multiple biscuits to choose from.

It was a tough life, but Frito could handle it.

Brother Greg

Well, not like the religious kind of "brother".

More like "Hey Bro', nice hat".


Greg and Frito were always playing when they were together.

Or Greg was getting doggie lip smackers.