Arlo's Birthday!!

Aww.....he used to be small enough to curl up on my backack!  Well, on August 3rd Arlo officially turned 1 years old, and is no longer a true puppy =(  He is now a short, but very stocky, big headed, beautiful and very sweet dog.

 To celebrate this momentous occasion, Arlo got to go to the river with me and mom, and partake in his favorite activities of chasing dragonflies/ butterflies and swimming.  Afterwards, he received his birthday present from me....his very own ice cream cone!

 It was a big hit.

 Later that night, when Jim got home he got another birthday present- a large raw pork chop.  He was a bit unsure of what to do with this, but eventually figured out how to eat it....very slowly.  I have never had a dog who ate so daintily.

Of course, Arlo had to be sung to on his birthday.  This happened several times, but ended with a duet with Jim on the harmonica and Arlo howling.  Arlo gets very excited about the harmonica and joins in every time.  We find it quite amusing...and now have 3 harmonicas in our house.