…And does he ever! What a perfect name for our little guy as he’s always on the go. He “Boogies” right along with us and is game for everything.
I’d say overall he had a pretty full first year of life. He learned so many things! The first thing he learned when he came to live with us is that he lives in a moving house. Every time he gets in his little bright yellow crate, he wakes up in a different place. How cool is that! He’s been to ten different states, has flown on an airplane, and helped his mom’s best friend drive a golf cart.
Other things he learned were how to do stairs…now that was scary, he learned about hiking, rock climbing, playing on the beach, swimming, wrestling with his rather large siblings, romping in large white sand dunes, and somehow he learned to get anything he wants just by giving mommy the “look.”
In his first year he became adept enough at Rally to earn his AKC Novice Rally title. His hunting instincts kicked in very strong and he earned his AKC Junior Earthdog title. And when it was time to look handsome he could do that too; earning two Best of Border Terrier Puppy Sweepstakes (out of two tries!), a Best of Breed – beating out both a Special and Multi-Sweeps winner, was a 4 point major Reserve Winner, and earned one point toward his Championship. Finally, he became a pretty darn good little agility dog. While he is still too young to compete, he looks like a very promising little agility champion to be.
But the first year wasn’t all fun and games. At the young age of just four months he tore one of his toenails completely out of the nail bed and had to undergo surgery. But he was one tough little guy – he didn’t let it slow him down long at all.
Just four months later he had another surgery – prepuce reconstruction surgery. Let’s just say he was a little too “studly” for his britches! I think he’s kind of proud of that!
I’d say, without a doubt, that Boogie’s three favorite things are eating (anything and everything), playing with other dogs. and trying to kill the vacuum cleaner…he’s relentless! I actually have to say that killing the vacuum cleaner is far and above everything else – it’s his number one favorite activity for sure. What’s up with that?!
Despite his hatred toward the vacuum cleaner, Boogie is everything we’d hoped for and more. We just can’t believe how well he fits into our family. He has certainly surpassed any wish list we could have come up with for puppy.
We can’t wait to see what’s in store for his second year of life. I think he plans to “Get Down and BOOGIE!”
Happy Birthday, Boogie.
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