Alpha and Obi-wan Frito (2009)

The Force is strong with this one.

May the Force be with you, little buddy.

Running buddies (2009)

Frito and Alpha were running buddies.  Eventually, Frito slowed down some and shortened his distance, but even in 2009 he could still run about 6 miles into work with Alpha.

And then he would want to rest.  He was a great athelete.

And such a buddy!

Negotiation or trickery?

Well, considering it's Alpha down there, I'd watch out Frito.

Someone is gonna steal your ball ;-)

Chillin' with Alpha

Doesn't really look too comfortable.

There, that's better.

Much more padding ;-)

Resting with Alpha

Someone's looking a little tuckered out in this photo.

Frito was such a buddy.

No slave to fashion

Thats Alpha we're talking about.

Nope, he's not a slave to fashion, that's for sure.

Velour is so ... 1970's ;-)

But hey, Frito was always in style, and went well with any outfit.

Frito's Anniversary!

Well today is Frito's anniversary.  (And this picture is from 2006.)

The day Alli brought him home to his new family.

So much love given and received.

What more can any man, woman, or pooch ask for.

Happy Anniversary Frito -- we will always love you.  

Thanks for being such a good dog to Alli, Greg, Mom, and Alpha.

Winter snow blowers

Jumping ahead another year to 2006.

Alpha's all set to snow blow the driveway.

And Frito (who is now 5 years old) is ready to blow through all the snow as well.

He sure could fly!

Who's your teddy bear?

What a fuzzy teddy bear.  (I'm talking about Frito ;-)

It's winter time, so we're letting his fur get a little bit longer (now it's 2005).

Tell me that isn't the cutest guy you ever saw.   (Yes, I'm still talking about Frito ;-)

Happy B-day Alpha

Well it looks like Frito is not the only young pup around.

These photos are from July 2003, so 9 years ago.  That would make Frito 3 years old.

And as for Alpha and Mom -- well, I'm not telling.

These photos were taken at Tucker Pond.

Frito just loved the time he was able to spend up there, swimming, riding in the boat, and taking walks around the pond.

Self portrait

Lounging in the yard.  

Alpha shows up with a camera and sets the self-timer.

Voila!  A self portrait of moi.

Dunno why the other guy is there ;-)

Now that's a sunset

Alpha had to pretty much drag me around on this walk.

I was soundly sleeping on the sofa, and apparently he decided I needed some exercise.

Well, lucky for him it was a beautiful evening.

And lucky for you, he made sure I was in this picture (hee, hee).

Resting with Alpha

Or more accurately, resting on Alpha.

SO long as he doesn't move around, he can be pretty comfortable.

And that way Mom can get a good close-up of my young-pup hair, but my old-man eyes.

Never too young

I may be "Forever Young", but you are never too young for a nap.

Remember, little kids have the corner on the napping market.

So I am just exploiting my newfound youth.

In fact, I could be the mascot for this club.

Boy, too bad that company didn't think of that before they went belly up.

Kinda like how I'm resting with Alpha -- get it -- "belly up".

Jeez, I crack myself up.

Join the club

Yep, that's the "Forever Young Club".

Alli got this for Alpha when he wasn't acting his age ;-)

Which is pretty much all the time.

And now it's a collector's item, because the company is no longer in business.

So you might have a hard time joining the club.

But don't worry, we'll let you in.

But it's BYOD -- so Bring Your Own Dog (hee, hee).

Happy Father's Day!

Hey look, it's a blast from the past.  2003 to be exact.

Boy am I cute.  But I digress.  This is about you, isn't it?

Happy Father's Day Alpha.

From one young pup to another.

Resting with my Alpha

Enjoy it while you can.

I don't usually lie on my back and expose my belly.

But it's nice and sunny, and feels yummy on my tummy (hee, hee)

Assume the position

You can see that I like to "assume the position."

Because in my case, it means I get some comfy snoozin' time.

And of course Alpha gets a leg warmer and a crotch puppy.

I call it a two-fer.  Such a deal. ;-)

Arches in Porto Venere

Wow.  Check out that view in Porto Venere. 

And the color of the water.  Cool.

Nice seat ya got there Alpha.

Just don't lean backwards ;-)

Mom -- tell Alpha his photos are getting a bit repetitious.

But at least I am in all of them, so that makes up for just about anything.

Awwww.  Looks like someone is a little tired.

Alpha, you can stop leaning against me now ;-)

Visiting Vernazza

Another day, another town to visit.

This time we are off for a quick visit to Vernazza.  Which happens to be the town that was most damaged during really serious flooding in October 2011,

They are still doing lots of repairs in Vernazza, but the port area is now open.

So we rested and had some lunch.

Back on the train to our hotel, and you can see that I'm a very tired poochie.

Luckily, I can sleep just about anywhere.