Puppy Kisses

I am lucky to be the "go to" dog sitter for Mackenzie's puppy Sam.

"Black Sammy", as we have dubbed him....to distinguish him from our "Brown Sammy",

is staying with us for a few days.

He has been here several times throughout the summer.

We love having him as much as he loves to come to the farm!

When he is here he becomes one of the pack...

taking part in each daily activity as if he lived here full time.

He is completely farm-worthy and knows to treat the animals with utmost respect.

As I looked back through all of the photos that I have taken of him,

I realized that in each and every one of them his tongue is hanging out...

way out!

He gets a lot of exercise when he is here following me around like a shadow.

Sammy is part labrador retriever and part coon hound,

so his bark is that of a hound.

It's also his prime means of communication.

Needless to say, I try to anticipate his needs to minimize his need to do this:

Sammy's mom and dad adopted him from a shelter as an adult dog,

so his bark came along with him...
and I don't think it's going to leave.

He is as gentle as can be with Mackenzie and doesn't even flinch when she crawls on him.

He allows her to take balls out of his mouth.

He's truly her very best friend!

Hopefully he won't want to give her kisses right away when he gets home...
as he has eaten his fair share of manure and chicken poop while here on the farm.
Why do dogs do that?????

PS....I humbly thank you for your generous comments yesterday.
You are such good people!!

PPS.....tomorrow is our wedding anniversary.
"Happy Anniversary Hubbs....you are the best part of every day!!"