Featuring Benson, the famous Boo-Boo face Golden Retriever….

Benny Attempts to Smile

Famous Boo-Boo Face

Since it seems the days are getting shorter and the sun is setting earlier, that must mean that summer is near its end. Here are some pictures of us doing our favorite outdoor activity this summer…

Benson and His Stick

Gibson Hard at Work

Benson Close Up

Gibson Grinding it Out!

Benson Pulling a Piece

We are sad to see summer go but we love fall because it’s such nice weather for taking long walks through the park. Plus there’s lots of storms so there’s always lots of sticks around. What are your favorite summer activities? We’d love to hear about them!
Wags,

Benson and Gibson

Our father always takes us to get shaved for the summertime since our fur is so long and we prefer to spend summer days lounging around outside chewing sticks. We Golden Retrievers are known for our rich long fur so its always nice to be “naked” for the summer. Our Mother calls us “naked dogs” when we are shaved and we’re totally fine with that.

Here is me laying in my favorite position, the “froggy dog” position (as my sister so eloquently calls it):

And here is my brother lying on the carpeting waiting for everyone to go to bed for the night. Its harder to see his naked body since he is a white Golden Retriever:

In the meantime, my kitty kin is teaching my sister a lesson in how to actively ignore a human:

He prefers not to be bothered when he is outside spying on birds, chipmunks and mice.

It is raining all day today, boo hiss. We Golden Retrievers have to refrain from our normal spring activities of stick-chewing, squirrel- and bunny-chasing, and peeable-plant-finding.

I find comfort in the big brown leather couch my Father bought for me (how silly of him to think there should be room for humans to rest here at night).

While my brother seems to perfectly happy trolloping around the house flinging toys around and smiling for pictures…

Hopefully tomorrow the sun will shine again and we can venture to the park to roll in the mud when our Father isn’t paying attention.

10. The way they play with each other (hopping around like bunnies, tackling each other like puppies and chomping their jaws together – hilarious!)

9. Their loyalty

8. The way they snort when they get really excited and have toys in their mouths

7. The way their bodies “waggle” back and forth when they see me walk in the door

6. The way they absolutely have to sniff people up and down

5. Their lack of modesty (the way they go belly-up at night on the couches, mouths open with their legs spread apart and their front paws in the air

4. Their intelligence and awareness of a daily routine

3. Their lack of intelligence (or perhaps its just selective hearing…)

2. Their cuddly nature

1. Their ability to forgive and unconditionally love us imperfect humans

For the sake of keeping us all together and makin g new friends in the pet blogosphere I have started talking about my favorite pet blogs once a week.

This week’s winner is our good friend, Spencer. The Adventures of Spencer: A Mascot Dog’s Blog is all about a 10-year-old Golden Retriever named, you guessed it, Spencer.

Although I am partial to Golden Retrievers myself (having two), this dog is sweet as sugar and smart as a whip and you can just tell from all his pictures that he is a great companion and loyal friend. Spencer is so easy going and smart that he is a therapy dog for cancer patients. It doesn’t get much sweeter than that…

Spencer lives in Los Angeles with his humans and spends his days napping, getting cuddles, playing with tennis balls and taking walks. Ahhh, the life of a spoiled Golden Retriever.

Spencer’s humans, wonderfully generous parents, recently started fostering a 4-month-old Golden Retriever and Spencer, patient and laid back as he is, spends much of his time showing “the kid” around and teaching her about life. They even fostered a second pup, Sunny, for a little while before she went back to the Rescue.

Spencer’s Blog, one of my favorites on the Blogroll, is written by Spencer (he’s very smart) and is refreshingly funny.  It’s one of those blogs that I look forward to reading when I get to work every day.

Plus, one of the best things about it is the pictures. Spencer’s humans take some great pictures of his Golden Retriever beauty, and the pics of the little foster dog, Jessy, will make you want to squeeze her (and Spencer, too). Be sure to check out the tennis ball pictures; Spencer can fit three tennis balls in his mouth at one time!

I encourage you to start visiting The Adventures of Spencer for some good laughs and great stories!