July 4, 2018 | by Bill DeBoer Jr.
Hi Everyone and Happy 4th of July!!!! I hope you all have been enjoying happy celebrations with your family and friends!!!! It's strange to have the holiday land right in the middle of the week this year but we've been enjoying it nonetheless. Summer is just flying by with so many fun times! One of my very favorite things we've done so far this year is a big trip to Folly Beach in South Carolina (very near to Charleston). The beaches there are so very awesome and dog friendly. I was only banned from the beach from 10:00 AM through to 6:00 PM every day, which worked out perfectly because even though it was only the first week of June when we were there, it was hot enough that my parents had to keep me tucked in the shade during the midday heat. I really just had the best time ever running on the beaches there and my enthusiasm earned me quite a few admiring comments from passersby. Some people asked how long I could keep running up and down the beach to catch my ball; my Mom and Dad were quick to let them know that I could quite possibly keep going forever if I was allowed. :)
May 9, 2018 | by Bill DeBoer Jr.
Hi Everyone!!!! I'm so sorry I missed catching up with you in April!!!! To be honest, I haven't been up to much that's different from what I'm up to most of the time. I've been running a lot more now that the trails are all clear of snow, although my parents have to be careful now that it's so much warmer so that I don't overheat. While the cold doesn't bother me at all, I am really very sensitive to heat so we run early and for much shorter distances than we would in cooler temperatures. Playtime is still my favorite time of the day but that has also been affected by the heat. Dad often likes to tease me by saying I'm "laying down on the job" because I take quite a few breaks to catch my breath (I'd like to see how he fared if he played as hard as I do!!!!). Mom and Dad got me a super awesome pool that helps me keep up to my usual playtime quota. My pool is actually a stock tank from Tractor Supply because after I destroyed my pool from last year, my parents figured out that I needed something that would hold up better to my wild and rough playtime antics. The Tuff Stuff stock tanks are absolutely perfect as pet pools. They come in different sizes and they're obviously made to withstand the outside elements. They are indeed "tough" because even a rough houser such as myself cannot make a dent in these tanks. I really love to splash around in the pool on warm days.
March 25, 2018 | by Bill DeBoer Jr.
Hi Everyone and Happy Spring!!!! I think we were all surprised and more than a little perturbed to have the first days of Spring marked by yet more snow this season. I'm super ready for Spring at this point myself, even though I absolutely love playing in the snow. I've had so much of it to play in this year so I'm really ready for the different but also fun stuff that warmer weather brings, especially swimming. My Mom has been eyeing prospects for a new pool for me, a good solid tough one, given that I destroyed the one I had last year with my somewhat overly exuberant (I will admit) playtime moves.
February 26, 2018 | by Bill DeBoer Jr.
Hi Everyone!!!! I'm sure you're all as excited as I am that we are getting closer and closer to Spring! There's just a few weeks now until the official start of Spring. This has been a really exciting month for me because the anniversary of my "Gotcha Day" (the day my parents took me home from rescue) is in February. I celebrated the actual day with my own mini ice cream cup (Mom buys me the little single-serve cups of strawberry-flavored Haagen-Dazs for very special occasions) and my parents always donate to rescue organizations in my honor on my Gotcha Days, as well as on my birthdays. Mom put together this video to commemorate my Gotcha Day this year.
January 30, 2018 | by Bill DeBoer Jr.
Hi Everyone!!! Hope you all have had the most wonderful start to 2018!!! The month of January has gone by so very fast; to think we're already a twelfth of the way through 2018 already is a little unbelievable. My January has passed by with more of the same fun pastimes I've grown to love. Lots of playtime, some of it on snow-covered turf, which is especially fun. I think we'd all agree that this January's weather has been a little erratic with snow one day and then spring-like temps within a few days after the snowfall. I was pretty upset when this last snowfall we had was melted away. Thankfully, we always have some longer standing piles from where my Dad has shoveled the snow from the deck and I played in those until even they succumbed to the warm weekend weather we've been seeing.
December 29, 2017 | by Bill DeBoer Jr.
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September 26, 2017 | by Bill DeBoer
Hi Everyone!!!! Hope you all are well and are enjoying the first days of our fall season! I think that Summer and Fall may have gotten their notes mixed up because it's feeling a lot more like summer time these days but we shouldn't complain too much, fall weather and the cold temperatures of Winter will be here soon enough. I still can't believe how quickly the summer season flew by, but it was a really great summer and I'm looking forward to what adventures the fall season will bring my way.
