Yorkies Gone Wild

Yesterday was Maeby's first birthday, so to celebrate we invited some of her dog friends to a puppy party at the Shirlington, VA dog park. Her Italian Greyhound friends, Rocco and Mia, were not able to make it, so it was a Yorkie parade with Romeo, a Morkie (maltese/yorkie), Jack, a full blooded Yorkshire Terrier, and of course Maeby, a Yorkie Poo (yorkie/toy poodle). The Shirlington Dog park was great, there was a stream for them to run and swim in, lots of other friendly dogs, and most importantly, complimentary pooh bags. After the park we took the canines to the Dairy Godmother where they were treated to puppy pops (frozen yogurt, banana, peanut butter) while we humans got frozen custard. It was good day!

Jack and Maeby wrestling in the back of the car. Actually it was more Jack trying to give Maeby some birthday kisses.

Below is Romeo looking over the back seat as if to say, "I'm too old for this." He is 2 years old, while Maeby is just 1 and Jack is 6 months, plus Romeo is a mommas boy. So, we relented and let him ride on his mom's lap on the back seat. That of course meant that Jack and Maeby had to come up to the back seat too. Good thing Suz was there to help with them all, while I acted as chaufer with no one riding shotgun.

At the dog park Maeby took off straight for the water, with Jack following close behind. We knew that Maeby was an ATC (All Terrain Canine) but we weren't sure about Jack.

Maeby is such a strong swimmer, most dogs only know the doggie paddle and a few can freestyle, but a very small minority know the butterfly stroke. And here is Maeby doing the basic dog paddle.
Jack poised and ready to jump back in, even though he just got dried off to keep him from getting too cold, while Romeo just stands in the water, he seems to be indifferent to it.

And Maeby, asking if it is really time to go already. She has so much fun in the water, but she looks like a wet rat afterward.
They weren't too disappointed for having to leave the dog park because they were soon treated to some Dairy Godmother signature puppy pops. Below, Jack and Maeby can't seem to get enough of them. With each lick the cup inches away, so they are constantly licking and walking around the sidewalk.

Maeby enjoying her puppy pop. Jack enjoying his puppy pop, but what's Romeo doing there in the back?

Romeo wasn't too interested in the peanut butter and banana frozen yogurt, I guess he's watching his weight because he decided he'd rather have the salad. Now for a series of cute pictures:

Maeby

Romeo

Jack

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Group picture time:

Romeo, Maeby, Jack

Jack, Romeo and Maeby
It was a long day, and Jack could not stay awake on the ride home.
In addition to all the fun, Maeby got a few presents.

Romeo gave her some bling, a pink collar with a bling encrusted M.

Her Aunt Makaria gave her another of the Dairy Godmother's specialties, homemade barley malt squirrel cookies, made just for dogs (on left), and all the dogs went home with a bag of treats from PetCo's treat bar and a squeeky toy(on right).

One of her new chew toys, Crocodile.









And another new toy, Mr. Hedgehog. She is loving the little snorting sound that this hedgehog makes, as are we, it's quieter and not as harsh as a regular squeek toy.

Do I feel a little silly for having thrown a birthday party for my dog? Sure I do, but I had fun, our friends had fun, and the dogs seemed to have fun, so I will probably do it again. Besides, we like to celebrate, it gives us a chance to eat frozen custard.