Sailing on the Sound

Baconball

First he was all about the squeaky tennis ball. Then the frisbee rocked his world. Now basketball has revolutionized Bacon's comprehension of what it means to play...hard. Click to see the action larger.







Next time we'll take video.

Whatever You Do, Don't Smile

As if the furled eyebrows and lip weren't enough, the hand says, 

"Back it up, Bunny Man, your freakishly large ear is on my head."

Can't you feel the tension in the corner of that mouth, poised to erupt into the smile they so desire — right after he whirls around, grabs the controls and resumes being captain of the cockpit.

"Thanks for the long walk to the pet store and for buying me this big puffy bed, but can you just leave me alone to wallow in it and make it my own? I'm a big boy."

Liver Doodles

Many of you know that Bacon is still very much a boy — despite all our best efforts to remedy that — due to a little liver irregularity. After two solid months of blood work and three different vets' opinions it looks like everything is fine and all of this might clear up on its own with a little vitamin supplement. But for now, Bacon remains the other man in the house and this is his throne.

Maybe all that sunshine is more than his liver can handle...

Bacon Bits

 more here 

At Last

We took an early flight to D.C. with an empty doggie bag...


To fill it up with a Bacon and a stuffed animal that smells like his mommy.


We played with him for an hour at the breeder's house and then he slept the whole way to the airport.


After a quick pit stop outside of Dulles to empty his tiny bladder, we made it through security, the weird moving airport trams and onto the plane where he slept the entire flight - popping his head out to look around only after landing in Boston.


Another pit stop outside of the airport and then into the cab. He was restless and ready to be done with the traveling so we let him stick his head out of the bag...


Then he climbed out of the bag altogether.


He's been home for a little over 24 hours now and he seems to like us almost as much as we like him.


He likes to hop around our little yard and chase ants. He likes to nibble on earlobes and lay on a lap. He loves his rope toy. We've only had 2 accidents in the house and he slept the entire night, only going out once.


His favorite thing is to nap on top of us, close to our faces. What I thought was an unbearable wait was worth every, single second to have that sweet face so close to mine. Much, much more here.

The End of Our Lives as We Know It

Twas the night before Bacon
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Because we don't have any creatures...yet



BACON ARRIVES TOMORROW!

At last, the wait is over. Its been 10 long weeks but we made it. We spent our Nation's birthday cleaning, organizing and finishing up all last-minute tasks PB (pre-Bacon) so that we're as prepared as possible when our little man sees his home for the first time. Everything is up off the floor and his crate and play pen are set up - toys and all - just waiting for him to settle in.

Our trip to pick him up and the journey home will be thoroughly documented. Tune in tomorrow for the pictures...

Bacon Outdoors

Ok, back to the dog. The first non-posed Bacon pictures. Three weeks in counting...

Freckled Bacon

Words cannot even describe how much I already love this little guy. His ears are half-way up (she's assisting them in this first picture) and little black spots are appearing on his head. Four weeks in counting...

Bacon (Officially)

The breeder asked us if we had a name for him so he knows his name when we come get him. We thought she might think we were crazy for calling him bacon but it's perfect. He looks like he is growing quickly and plumply. He is now just about completely covered in wrinkles and his ears are taking over. One ear looks like it wants to stick up. Five more weeks and he will be taking over our apartment.

Baby Bacon

More not-so-blurry pictures of Bacon. Isn't he handsome?





(from Tuesday)
Its blurry but official. World, meet our Bacon.





We'll be going to pick him up on July 5 and couldn't be more excited!

Maybe Bacon?

News of the first definite pet puppy from our breeder in D.C.! We thought we wanted a brindle puppy but this little guy is pretty gorgeous. Could this be our Bacon?

This is what he would look like all grown up (his half-sister).

She breeds for show dogs only but, within those litters, always has a few pet puppies. Learn more about this wonderful breed here.