Kelly's idea of stacking the pet beds continues to be a popular one. Both Max and Nikita are fans.
After seeing the kids get so much enjoyment out of this arrangement, Kelly decided to try it out for herself, and got a bit of quality time with Rufus and Cooper into the bargain.
Cooper decided that Kelly needed protecting, and applied his standard technique of sitting on her.
Winter has arrived with a vengeance, and the weather here has been consistently cold and nasty. The critters have decided that now is the time catch up on their sleep (as if they were running low before). Rufus has finally reconciled himself to the fact that sleeping with the cats is not such a bad thing, as they are WARM. Before, he used to grump and move when they tried to snuggle up to them. Now, he still grumps, but only momentarily before going back to sleep
Today we met up with another couple we know here in Luxembourg and took our boys for walk with Nadja, their female Akita. It has been pretty damp here recently, and the trail along the river was exceptionally mucky. However, this did not prevent a good time from being had by all...
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Today the boys were getting a bit ansy from having been inside for too long, so we went for a trail run in the forest behind our house (which is the Rollingergrund neighborhood of Luxembourg City). I took this opportunity to try out a new app for my iPhone called EveryTrail, which allowed me to both record our run and take geotagged pictures along the way. Very fun!
However, Rufus and Cooper kept getting frustrated that I was continually stopping taking to take pictures...
Widget powered by EveryTrail: GPS GeotaggingRufus turned three today. Where does the time go...
Rufus the day I picked him up (nine weeks old)
Rufus on a recent walk in the woods
Kelly recently discovered that one way to keep the dogs off the couch when we weren't in the room was to make their beds even more comfortable. She did this by piling a second dog bed on top of the first.
This was an immediate hit. However, it turned out to be a hit with both the dogs and the cats, and a bit of a power struggle ensued over who would get to lay on them. Unfortunately for Nikita, the reality of pet politics is that size does matter...
Cooper and Rufus recently went with us for a visit to my cousin Tammy and her husband Mike who live near us in Kindsbach, Germany.
Cooper took an immediate liking to Mike (who used to be owned by a Great Dane himself).
Rufus seemed a bit forlorn that Cooper was getting all the attention (again), so Kelly pulled him onto her lap for some lovin'.
This thrilled him...
When it came time to go, Cooper felt compelled to give Mike a big hug, and extracted a promise that Mike and Tammy would come and visit us in Luxembourg soon with their two children.
All the excitement of the trip resulted in two VERY tired puppies.
We had some spectacular weather recently.
The boys convinced me to take them on a nice long trail run in the forest behind our house. Kelly agreed to come along and take pictures.
First, we had to everyone leashed up using their Gentle Leaders.
When we got up to our usual place in the woods, I let them both off leash, and they went tearing down the trail toward Kelly.
After much planning and preparations (with a move from Seattle to Luxembourg between the proposal and the actual event), Cooper and Rufus's parent finally got married. The boys were sad they could not be there. However, they do not have found memories of the last time they had to take an airplane trip across the Atlantic, so the decided to settle for pictures.
Rufus's dad was kind enough to put together a video montage of pictures from the weddingThe wedding
The reception
Finally, all the pictures from all the guests are in an online gallery here:
