HAPPY BIRTHDAY BANDIT AND OTTO

Bandit's birthday is today, March 31st, and Otto's birthday is April 2, so the boys celebrated their birthdays together, much like we have done for all the kids in the family.  Don't they look great in their birthday hats!

Prince Bandit is 13 years today

Otto is 6 years old on Saturday

    Opps, Otto's cake tumbled over, but look how patiently they wait as we sing Happy Birthday to them.  Don't worry Bogart is not physically in the picture but he DID get his own cupcake!

Going Gray

I just noticed a few days ago that Otto has started to get a little gray around his muzzle.  This took me back to when Otto came to be a part of our family, and it seemed Bandit suddenly got a white muzzle.  Did Otto's trouble making days bring added stress to Bandit or was it pre-determined that he would go gray early?

Here is a picture of Bandit probably about 7 years ago

Then around the time Otto came

                                          
                                          and now                                     

                

Here is Otto just a few years ago

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                                                                and now.













But not all dogs turn gray early, here is Bo about 3 years ago,


                                                   and now

                                            a little lighter but not much different.
Maybe it's just that lighter colored coats don't change as much.  Graying doesn't always indicate slowing down either.  We can put this to the test when Heather and Scott's new puppy makes her appearance in a couple months...watch out boys, there will be a new girl in town to drive you crazy!