Chasing His Tail!

I love seeing dogs chase their tails!  I was so happy to see that Beren will still chase his tail, even though he is almost full grown!  He is just so cute!  :)

Recreating Puphood

Beren is growing up so quickly!  I recently tried to recreate a fun day he had as a puppy with the packing paper from an Amazon package.  Beren didn't seem to know what he was supposed to do with the paper.  He even seemed a little scared of it.  Apparently he has a short memory and has forgotten all the fun he had when he was a tiny pup.  You can watch the video of him going crazy by going to: http://berenstale.blogspot.com/2016/09/packing-paper.html

I am just glad that Beren is never too old for cuddles in my lap (even if he barely fits)!  He was completely stretched out and so relaxed.  :)

Sad Pup

I went to the bedroom to get away from the pup because he was annoying me with his persistence in trying to get me to play with him.  He of course followed me into the bedroom and looked at me with the most sad face he could muster as he reached his face as close as he could to me.  I of course forgot that 5 seconds before I was annoyed and immediately began telling him how cute he is and giving him lots of kisses.  This pup might be outsmarting me...

In the Car

Beren was getting impatient as we waited in the parking lot to pick up my husband from work.  Finally Beren sat down and looked out the window at people passing by.  Isn't he cute??!  

Also, I want to point out the harness Beren is wearing.  We have had so much trouble trying to walk Beren, even just down the driveway to get the mail, because he tugs so much that he gags and pukes.  We were getting more and more concerned, so my husband suggested that we try a harness.  It took me a couple weeks to remember to buy one, but I finally got one and it is perfect!  It is so easy to walk with Beren now!  He still tugs some, but not much at all!  And he never gags or pukes!  We love it!  I feel bad that I didn't get one sooner!

Fluffy!!

I really wanted to get a picture to show how fluffy Beren is now and especially show how long the hair on his tail is, but Beren isn't the best at holding still for pictures.  So I took a lot.  Haha!  I kept calling him so that he would look at me, but then he would walk towards me and get too close for a picture.  The second picture is the look he gave me after ringing the bell to go outside.  He expects immediate results, but sometimes I make him wait since I know he just wants to go out to play.

Bath!

I accidentally forgot to give Beren a bath last week, and I was reminded on Wednesday because he smelled so bad!  I was so busy with extra stuff going on this week, that I wasn't able to bath him until late last night.  He finally smells good again and is soooo fluffy!  I can't believe how long his hair is getting!

The Stance

Border Collies are known for their stance.  This usually involves them being crouched down almost like a cat ready to pounce.  Of course my special pooch has his own version of this.  His version of the stance is to lay as flat as he can on the floor with his legs tucked under him, his ears back, and his tail straight out.  He looks silly.  I just had to get a picture of it to share!  This is what he does every time he has dropped the ball at my feet and is waiting for me to kick it to him.  What a cutie!  :)