Ode to Bud

We have had Bud (our Beagle/Pit Bull mix) for over 10 months. We have completely fallen in love with this dog and he has become part of our family. He cracks us up and drives us nuts every day, it's been good practice for when Jr. come. Buds world is about to change drastically. We know it will take some adjusting for us all but he is really good around kids and even played 'tag' with our friends toddler the other day. Since Bud will soon no longer be #1 in our life here is our little tribute to our crazy mutt. We also realize that he's our dog so this blog is only really exciting for us so feel free to ignore.



Although his name is Bud we have several nicknames for him:

Bud Man

Buddy Boy

Budzilla (he can be a terror)

Prancer (He leaps and prances when he is very excited)

Slinker (He gets sneaky sometimes and slinks around like Gollumn)

Crop Duster (He loves to run by you as he is letting his SBD's out . . .)

Call me crazy but we both have gotten to the point where we can read his moods and even facial expressions. It blows us away how animated and how much personality he has. For example: he knows that when I fill my water bottle in the morning it's time to go in his kennel. He runs in and waits for me to shut the door. Sometimes he waits till my back is turned and sneaks back out. One day when he did this I heard a small bang in the other room. I turned and yelled out "Bud what are you doing?" He came flying into the kitchen and dived into his kennel. By the time I got there he was already laying down all cozy and gave me the most pathetic "I've been here the whole time" look.



Sometimes he really doesn't want to go in his kennel because he feels like he is going to miss out on something. When we tell him to go in his whole body slumps and he slowly walks in giving us guilt trip looks along the way. This is now called his "Green Mile" walk



He's also like a 2 year old and is always testing his limits. He will see something on the floor and eye it, then eye us, eye it, then grab and run just to see what we will do. You can almost see the whole thought process going on in his head "should I grab it? They are pretty close and might stop me, but I'm really fast. I could get it......"





We went troughs an 8 week training course with Bud and he did pretty good. One of the days the trainer set up an obstacle course for the dogs. Chris led him through it as I watched. I was so proud of Bud. He had no problem getting through it and was so fast and obedient. When I mentioned this to Chris later he laughed and said "Thats only because the dog in front of him is in heat"...... well..... he still made it through who cares what the reason is right?





He loves to give kisses, but sometimes he will fake you out and nip your nose




That is one happy Bud



He isn't allowed on the couch so when he gets really pathetic and wants to be pet I'll sit on the floor with him. He has pretty much taken over this blanket. If it's out it's the only thing he will lay on. Even if he can only get to 1 inch of it, he will fluff up that inch and lay down.



He looks all ticked that Chris took his bone




If he has access to your lap he has to climb on and sit or stand. We aren't sure why he does this but we think it's some sort of dominate thing.




Busted!




This is by far my favorite. When ever Chris leaves, Bud watches him walk out the garage door then sprints across the house to see him drive away.




He always chews his bones like this. His back legs look deformed





I lost him one day. He had found ''His" blanket and cuddled into it




Silly puppy




He was getting mad at Chris for taking so many pictures and started to growl at him




Prepared to pounce



He carries his bones in the side of his mouth so it looks like a cigar