100 Days of Summer ~ Day 8

The weather was BEAUTIFUL today! I started a landscape project, that I will finish up and share with you later, but instead of working too hard on it, I decided to play with the dog for most of the day.  If you know me at all, you know how much I love my dog, Toby. He is a GIANT goldendoodle who quickly melts the heart of anyone who gets to know him because he is so smart (there is literally not a door he can't open, or a door knob he can't unassemble and take off a door) and sweet (he is always carrying around a stuffed bear...he's even managed to bark with it in his mouth! Here is this great big dog bounding towards you with a big-boy deep bark and....a teddy bear in his mouth.  He's clumsy and goofy, snores in his sleep and is just my very best friend.

There's my baby...this time he has a stuffed cat in his mouth!

Now, if you look real closely at this picture, that green thing on his left arm, is NOT part of the hosta he is using for a pillow...it is a BABY BIRD!  This little baby bird could not fly yet and was hopping around in all the hostas and Toby let that baby bird hop all over him and he took a break from playing in the yard with me. 

Sometimes Toby and my daughter Bonnie share the same bear when they sleep. He is a "snuggle doodle" that's for sure! (Bonnie's bear, "Bear Baby" is literally as old as she is and she had gone to college, vacations, and all over with Bonnie). Toby knows how important bears are to people, so he loves Bear Baby too.

This is Toby's favorite pose after a long day of playing!  He is my goofy doodle! LOVE HIM!