Confirmation

My suspicions that Paulie Walnuts is part beaver may have been slightly confirmed this weekend. My husband, Chris, and I took the dogs swimming this weekend. Indy was not really excited about the water, but he did use it as a reprieve from the 100 degree weather. Indigo spent most of the time in the water. Paulie was pretty amazing. He jumped in several times to swim out to my husband. When he was about 6 feet from where he could reach (essentially the shore), you could tell he kind of panicked. Chris picked him up and let him rest for a moment. So when he went to swim back to shore - keep in mind he was only 6 feet from shore - he got lost! He started swimming in circles...getting more and more panicky. Chris had to rescue him.

While his swimming was really strong which is VERY beaver-like, I don't think that getting lost is very beaver-like.

What A Wiener....

My husband and I are the proud employees of three dogs: 2 purebred wieners and 1 honorary wiener (born a Black Lab).
Indigo is our Black Lab who likes to surf our counter tops. I challenge you to find a friendlier, hungrier dog than our Indigo-girl:Indy is our black and tan doxie. (The funny thing is, my husband had Indigo and I had Indy before we met. So as confusing as it sounds, we really didn't name them the same on purpose.)
Indy is a grouchy little man. At 3 1/2 years old, he is very active. He climbs trees, eats whatever Indigo pulls off of the counters, and bites his little brother.

Our third master is Paulie Walnuts. Paulie was a wedding gift. My husband and I named him in honor of our favorite Sopranos character. He had silver hair streaks just like Paulie Walnuts. He is a funny little guy. His personality is kind of Doxie-ish, but he's such a clown. I just can't help but laugh whenever I see him.

I have my doubts about Paulie being purebred. I think he's actually part beaver. He plays in the water and loves to eat wood. I think if we had a stream near our house, he would be building dams in his free time.