Hank

Today I was looking back through my blog entries for a recipe and I came across this entry about Hank.  I had not realized it has been a year since we got that crazy dog!  That means he's had his first birthday and we failed to celebrate it....oops.  His birthday was in August and August was a bit crazy at our house.  Please forgive us, Hank!

Here is Hank today....full grown and ten pounds!

Here is Hank the day we got him.  Tiny....maybe two pounds.

I realized I do not have many pictures of Hank on the camera and that is because the dog does not sit still long enough to take his picture.  He is ALWAYS on the move.

Unless he is asleep on the computer......

He is most loved by Luke.  Luke will give that dog kisses every chance he can get.

He is spoiled the most by his Dad.

And as for me, he loves me most when I am in the kitchen cooking.  I often drop food....he cleans up for me.

When we first got him, he did not bark for like 7 or eight 8 months.  But now, he barks.  He is our watch dog.  BEWARE.....

Just kidding.  That dog has a loud bark, but he is too cute and lovable to hurt anyone!

He is just a weenie.....

Hank

This blog entry really has no point.

Except to show you our puppy.

And to show you how cute he is.

And to show you how much he likes to sleep.  In the sun.

And did I mention cute?  Yes.  Okay.

He is almost full grown.

And is about eight pounds.

Eight pounds of cute loveable fun.

See, I warned you there was really no point to this.

But you just can't stop looking at a cute puppy.

His brother loves him too.

Howl-i-day Treats!

Luke wanted to make Hank a Christmas present and we found this cute little kit at Target.

Last night we decided to go ahead and make them, wrap them up, and put under the tree.

It was my job to keep Hank out of the kitchen so he could not see what Luke was doing.  (Yes, Luke was very serious about this!)

 

I think Luke did a great job and these turned out super cute.

We decided that we might just start making him home made treats all the time!  I found a Martha Stewart dog treat recipe.......who knew!  We will be trying it out soon.

First Walk

Luke and I decided to take Hank out for his first walk. 

Hank was doing pretty good at first, as in just past one house!  Then he decided he would just sit.  So, Luke would run off (riding a stick of course) calling for Hank.  And then Hank would run.

Have you ever tried to take a picture of a running puppy while holding leash?  Not as easy as one might think. 

Hank would stop after passing one house and Luke would come back. 

Luke, being a good "big brother", would squat down and love on Hank and encourage him during the walk.

We did not go far, just down the street and back.

Hank was happy when we got home.

Hank liked playing with Luke in the yard better than the walk.

No surprise there.

Cuties.

Hank

This past weekend, despite the fact that I have claimed we would never have a miniature dachshund again; we bought one, brought him home, and named him Hank.

You see, right after Josh and I got married, we went and bought us a mini weenie, Mylo, and when Luke was about six months old, he broke his back. It was traumatic for us all to say the least. That dog was our first child.

Joshua and Luke have both wanted another mini and have talked about it for a while. A few weeks ago Josh found a litter not far from us that was going to be ready to go. So, we went and looked at them. And once you look, you are buying.

Because no one can resist that face.  He is really just the cutest little thing.

I may be a little bias, but I think Hank might be the best dog.  Ever.  And really, I thought no do would be better than Mylo.

Hank is the bomb.

And I am not the only one who thinks so.