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Wednesday Friendsday

Happy Wednesday Friendsday everyone! Meet Cooper Bogenschuetz, the most beautiful English Golden Retriever I have ever seen!

Here’s the “scoop on Coop”: This beautiful boy was born on March 4, 2010, just a couple of days before his parents Linday & Trevor got married! Like all Goldens, Cooper is sweet-natured, energetic, playful, smart and loyal. Everytime Lindsay and Trevor walk into a room, Cooper runs up to them and brings ones of his toys as a “gift” – so sweet! From all of his morning and afternoon walks, Cooper is the most popular person in the neighborhood (especially to all of the kids!). Lindsay laughs – the neighbors still don’t know her and Trevor’s names – but everyone knows Coopers – lol.

As you can see from the photo above, Cooper’s favorite toy is a ball to fetch. He loves to play fetch – he’s better at retrieving them though than giving them back. Cooper also loves his tug-o-war ropes and squeaker toys, although the squakers in the toys usually only last a day because he loves to rip them out.

Although Cooper is still kind of a puppy – he is certainly not the size of one (he’s 85 lbs!). However, Cooper still loves to lay like a puppy (with his legs straight out behind him), and refuses to let his size stop him from being a lap dog. Speaking of puppies.. let’s look at some of Cooper’s puppy photos!!

It’s been a very exciting year for the Bogenschuetz family, Cooper recently became a big brother! Lindsay and Trevor welcomed a beautiful baby boy in July named Cameron. Cooper has done an amazing job adjusting to life and having to share Lindsay & Trevor’s attention. Occasionally, he will put a bib or burp cloth in his mouth and strut around the house with it – but overall Cooper has done an incredible job!

Lindsay was worried when they first brought Cameron home from the hospital and how Cooper would react. Surprisingly, the baby mellowed Cooper out. Cooper immediately became protective of the baby, standing between him and guests that would come over. Cooper loves to give big kisses to Cameron, too.

Lindsay, thank you so much for sharing your photos with us! We look forward to seeing your “boys” grow up together 🙂

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Wednesday Friendsday

Meet Beau Ibarguen – today’s Wednesday Friendsday pup! I’ve been stalking Beau on facebook ever since my friend Jennifer adopted him this summer, I can’t get enough of this lil guy!

Beau may look familiar to you – I shared some insanely adorable puppy photos of him when Jennifer and her fiance Blake first brought Beau home in July. You can view that post and photos here.

Beau was born June 9, 2011 and lives in Dallas, TX. Beau has lots of toys. His favorites are his soft toys –  his crab, turtle and baby bear. He likes to take them outside and play! Beau also likes to chew on his Nylabone, which has really helped with teething.

Every morning when Jenn makes peanut butter toast for breakfast, Beau gets a Kong stuffed with a protein cookie and some peanut butter on top (that sounds delicious – Roxy is drooling reading this!). What a lucky pup!! It’s become such a routine that as soon as he hears the bread popping out of the toaster, he is right by Jenn’s side ready for his treat. How could anyone say no to this brown eyed baby?

Jenn and her fiance hired a trainer that they have had tremendous success with. Although Beau is still just a pup, he can sit, stay, come, and lay down on command. What a smart pup! Gotta love Goldens and their constant desire to please their owners 🙂 Best breed in the world!!

Jenn’s mom Bonnie (who lives down the street) adopted a pup from the same litter as Beau –  his name is Jax. Beau and Jax get to play together all of the time – how fun is that? I can’t wait to share photos of Jax with you soon, but in the meantime here’s a cute shot of the brothers together.

Jennifer & Blake, thank  you so much for sharing all of these adorable photos with us! Beau is so beautiful, fits right in with your family 🙂 I hope you enjoy your first holiday season with your pup – and all of the fun events coming up with your wedding!

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Puppy Day!

It’s a very exciting day for my friend (and Chi-O sorority sister!) Jenn Wells.. her puppy is finally old enough to take home!! Jenn has wanted a Golden Retriever for years, and now that her and her fiance have a great house and yard they finally got one! Jenn’s mom also got a puppy from the same litter, so the two pups can grow up with one another – too fun!

Jenn’s puppy (that they named Beau – so adorable) will be featured on an upcoming Wednesday Friendsday, but I just had to share some of the cute photos she has already posted on facebook. I’m so excited for you and your fiance Jenn!

PS – “Puppy Day” got me thinking.. is there such thing as National Puppy Day? I did a little research and yes, March 23rd is National Puppy Day – which I believe is the same weekend Jenn is getting married! Coincidence?.. I think not 🙂

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Cousins

Baby Roxy meets her cousin Baby Madison

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Training

Roxy learns to swim!

Just like a child, pool safety with a puppy is a must! We have a pool fence, but Roxy was so tiny as a pup she could crawl through the fence spokes. We absolutely needed to make sure she knew how to swim, and where the steps were so she could get out if she ever fell in the pool. Roxy was a natural at swimming, but it took several trials until she fully understood where the pool exit was. Here’s a really cute video of her learning how to swim when she was just a tiny pup – I wish she was still this little!!

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One isn’t enough

Quincey made us fall in love with the Golden Retriever breed. Everything from their demeanor, obedience, and that floppy tongue smile – it’s no wonder why they are such a popular dog! After having Quincey for about 6 months, Brad and I already wanted another one to join the family! We both agreed that it was the perfect time in our lives to get a puppy.

Shopping for puppies is quite possibly the best thing ever. It’s hard though at the same time, you want to take them all home with you!! We searched through azcentral’s website for local breeders that were selling puppies. Our first stop just didn’t feel right. Don’t get me wrong, the puppies were adorable – but we just didn’t have “that feeling”. Our second stop I had called before, and the women I spoke to was really sweet, and asked me several questions to make sure we were the right fit for her puppies as well. She even had one in mind that she thought would be perfect for our personality. We drove at least an hour to far east Queen Creek and arrived to a home with 6 adorable puppies in a baby play pen. A couple were barking, a couple were jumping up trying to get out, but there was one sweet gentle puppy sitting and looking up at me with big brown eyes. It was love at first sight! Coincidentally, it was the same puppy the breeder was going to suggest for us. It was meant to be 🙂

We bought her on the spot, and made the long drive back. I was jealous because I had to drive and Brad got to hold her. Here is her first photo from that car ride, sitting on Brad’s lap.

We named her Roxy – Quincey got a new sister and friend for life!