Happy Birthday Brady

On September 4th, our dog Brady turned 7 years old!! He is a great dog and a very loved member of our family.



A few months after we got Abby, we decided to get her a playmate.

Brady and Abby were the best of friends from the beginning.

It's hard to believe that Brady was once this little.

He was barely bigger than this stuffed lion which he loved to chase and evetually destroyed.

Brady didn't stay little for long....but Abby and him are still the best of friends.

And even though he is a big dog, he sometimes thinks he is still little.

(this is Abby's bed he has squeezed himself into)

Brady makes a good guard dog because he can bark pretty loud when someone comes to the door. However, he does get scared pretty easily....by balloons, thunderstorms, and fireworks to name a few. During a thunderstorm, Brady will pace around our bed and when we finally let him up in our bed, he shivers and shakes until the storm has passed. This occasionally makes for some sleepless nights for us.

A few months after moving into our home, I left Brady outside on the 4th of July not thinking about it and that is when he discovered he had the ability to jump our privacy fence. This dog has ups!! Craig had to extend the fence up and put the ladder in front of it to keep him from jumping.

The kids love Brady. During the day while Austin is at school, Kayla will use Brady as her playmate.

It is hard to tell if he feels torturned or if he enjoys the attention.

Hopefully the latter.

Brady got some new toys and a big juicy bone for his birthday....

which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Brady is our active dog....he loves being outside running around the backyard. He loves to go on walks but his favorite is playing fetch with the frisbee. Abby lets Brady run after the frisbee and then when he brings it back she will snatch it from him.

Those are some happy faces (and tongues).

Brady is a sweet, obedient, and loving dog and we love having him in our family.

Happy Birthday Brady!! You are one COOL dog!!!