Falkor's 3rd Birthday!!

I can hardly believe that my silly boy is 3 years old already! Even though we've had our share of challenges I just love him to bits and he is a joy to live with. I really look forward to what the future holds for us!

Falkor's birthday started with Jackson signing "Happy Birthday" to him first thing in the morning. Jackson was so excited it was Falkor's birthday and he was determined to make it very special. We took Falkor on a hike on his favorite trail and he got to swimming and zoom around on the beach. We made him a cake out of ground beef, salmon, egg and cheese sticks for candles. Jackson picked out a cow stuffy which turned out to be a big hit. All in all I think Falkor had a pretty great birthday. :)

Another New Collar and New Tag

My collar addiction continues as I add another fancy collar to Falkor's collection. I also got him a very cool tag from Fetching Tags. His tags says "One Big Honk". Big Honk is one of Falkor's many nicknames.

I am really bummed because we had to miss out on the trial we entered at the Great Dane Specialty in Kansas City yesterday. We had car trouble that ended up costing an arm and a leg to fix. Very disappointing. :(

It's Tuff Being a Boy

Poor Falkor is miserable because Famke is in heat. At least he is not going completely INSANE like he did last time. Last time was a nightmare and I was truly dreading Famke coming back into heat. Luckily for me Falkor is much more relaxed this time. Although Famke seems to know what this heat thing is all about this time and she's being a total hussy. LOL It's a really good thing that Falkor is neutered because I think these two would be determined to make some Great Dane/Field Spaniel babies.

We have been frequenting Falkor's favorite field and he has been having a blast running and playing in the retaining pond. He has also been enjoying chasing the geese. He'd be a great geese control dog!

I had to laugh because last time we went he got daring and really went all out chasing the geese and ended up in water that was much deeper than he thought. The look on his face was priceless as he dunked under and came up swimming. He's a good swimmer at least. :)

He has also been retrieving things out of the water which is very new for him. Before when I would throw things out in the water he'd look at me like "are ya gonna get that?". He seems to enjoy it now!

We are entered in Beginner's Novice and Rally Excellent at a Great Dane Specialty down in Kansas City on May 20th. The trial is held in a gym and the flooring is a bit strange but I like that it's only one performance ring and not a ton of dogs competing. We showed there last year in Rally but a dog jumped on his back and which made him gimpy and totally freaked him out. Hopefully we will have a better experience this year!

I am SUPER excited because Kansas City has 7-11's which have Slurpees!!!! I was born and raised in Michigan and I am a total Slurpee addict. We do not have 7-11 ANYWHERE in Iowa. Yahoo Slurpees!!! :)