This is Fritz, pictured with Everett. Fritz is my sister Nina's German Shephard, who, as you can see, is the size of a small horse. Not a small pony, but a small horse. He's huge. And, while his size makes him slightly intimidating, Fritz has to be one of the nicest dogs I know.
We had a party for Everett Saturday. Fritz and Trooper and Gus (Jenny's boys) were the doggy guests, along with humans Nina and Jenny. Gus and Trooper and Fritz spent the party outside romping in the snow and relative warm weather, while the humans ate dinner and admired Everett inside. She did spend some time out with the boys, but not too much. The age difference, and her still tired countenance from treatment, lead to a game-time decision that she would sit out for much of the romping.
We had grilled steak, some favorite vegetables, two kinds of bread, much wine, and ice cream to top it all off--doggies had a teeny bit of the doggy cake I made. Everett is the only dog that had any "frosting" on hers--cottage cheese that I did not have time to puree--but all seemed to enjoy it. The doggy bags for later included a bacon truffle from Rachel Ray--we humans liked those too.
I am so glad both Jenny and Nina were able to come over, with their dogs. Poor Ansel had to sit out the party--though he is a fraction of Fritz' size Ansel put holes in Fritz' face the first time they met--but he had treats in his crate and I did not hear any whining eminating from the bedroom. I think Everett had a good time, even though she had limited access to romping. Her "real" birthday is March 6th, but that is the day after her next treatment, so we had the party early. Happy Birthday, Little Girl! Maybe we will just celebrate all week. :-)
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