A Decade Of Scooter

Today Scooter turned 10 years old! We spent the day doing Scooter stuff. Walkies, treats, and chest rubbies were given. Part of the birthday tradition is that I don't brush Scooter's teeth on his birthday. We also let him roll on the lawn for as long as he wanted.

We were quickly reminded as to why we don't usually let him roll around on the lawn. He smelled awful afterwards! So Scooter got a birthday present he would rather not have gotten: a bath.

Just look at that happy Scooter face. The ecstasy of rolling in a stinky bit of the lawn.

If you are wondering about the sock, Scooter scraped a bit of his foot pad the other day. He's fine. We just put the sock on him to keep him from licking it too much.

Scooter's Favorite Game

Scooter has a new favorite game.

It's called, "Find The Treat In The Grass." It involves me throwing a treat into the lawn. Then he snuffles around until he finds it.

Scooter then runs back as fast as he can and waits for another treat.

He isn't very patient though. If I take more than a few seconds he lectures me a bit. The faster I throw, the less he barks.

If I take my eye off the treat pot to, let's say, focus my camera, he creeps closer. And if I really don't keep an eye on him, he sticks his face in the treat pot and gobbles down as many treats as he can before he gets yelled at. He's quite sneaky.