Our Boy

I always post about our baby girl, Little Miss. It's only natural since she occupies all of my life.  But I bet most of you didnt even know that I had another special guy in my family.

Meet Buddy, our 11.5 year old puppy!

 Ok, so he is not exactly a puppy anymore being that he is older than all of us including my G'ma but he is our boy. Actually he is my FIL's dog but we've been taking care of him for years (whole other story). Since unfortunately, his time on this earth is limited, I thought it was time to show him some extra love!

Buddy is a Chocolate Lab + Rottweiler mix (perfect for our "Roddy" family - corny, I know!). He has the personality of a Lab but looks like he is on steroids with his defined muscular build. His bark is intimidating especially to other dogs, but it's a facade. Buddy pretty much is a puppy in an adult dog's body. If you let him, he will try to be your lap dog and I dare you to try and get him off. He really is one strong dog! He'll even growl and bark at you if you aren't petting him. This is especially true when he sees my parents and sister.

Buddy has really taken well to our Little Roddy. Sometimes he will want to be around her (especially at eating time) but most of the time he is running away from her. It is pretty funny at times! All and all, he has been great with her and has taken her tugs and hugs without a problem.

Unfortunately, he was never trained by my FIL. Somehow he is "potty" trained just not in any other way. Although it's not Buddy's fault, his behavior can sometimes be frustrating and I know people have heard me complain but I really do love Bud-Bud. I am definitely not looking forward to the day he passes especially since now that Little Miss has grown to love him like a fur-brother.

Here's a few of Buddy's likes & dislikes:

Likes:

• To wrestle with the hubs (see pics below)
• To wait under the table for fallen scraps of food (especially from Little Miss)
• To rip the squeeker out of a toy
• Huge dog bones
• To pop balloons

Dislikes:

• Small animals (scared of small dogs due to a previous attack)
• Cats
• Broccoli
• Little Miss tugging on him too much
• Other dogs barking too much - he usually will growl or bark back once and they stop

So do you have any pets? If so, what and how many?
If you have any children, how did your pets take to them?