HAPPY 4TH & 28TH B-DAY TRIGGY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIGGER! He turned 4 years old on Monday, March 24th so in dog years I guess that makes him 28 years old. He has been such an amazing part of our family since the day we decided to buy him almost 4 years ago. He was just a fluffy 6 week old pup when we first met and decided that we couldn't live without him!

I felt kind of bad because Trigger was sick on his birthday. He just wasn't acting like himself and later that night he even threw up. I didn't realize it at the time, but when Jordan came inside from working in the backyard this is the conversation that I overheard while feeding Bentley in her room. I always seem to be feeding her when something is going on....or maybe I am just always feeding her! Anyway, Jordan walked inside and starting yelling for Taylor to come here. He proceeded to ask her, "Did you pee on the floor?" Then something must of come to his attention because he said out loud, talking to himself, " No way could you have peed that much.......TRIGGER!" He then yelled for Trigger. Thinking to myself, I knew that Trigger would rather hold it for 24 hours than go inside the house. That must have been the same thing running through Jordan's mind because when I heard Taylor asking him, "What happened, Daddy?" He replied, "Trigger is not feeling good and he threw up." After asking him the same question three more times she said, "Oh, what are you doing daddy?" Jordan, being the amazingly patient guy that he is replied in a soft voice, "I am cleaning up Trigger's throw up." And again asking her same question two more times and Jordan giving the same answer, our sweet little girl had this to say, "Oh........thank you daddy!" I enjoyed listening to this sweet conversation so much and I'm so proud and thankful for how Jordan handled it and the fact that he cleaned it up! Trigger is feeling much better now which we are very happy about!

Trigger really is the best dog that anyone could ever ask for - especially for a family like us with crazy little girls to torment him like they do. Jordan and I were laughing the other day because he had been laying by the kitchen table for quite some time just waiting for someone to offer him the leftover pieces of hot dog that Taylor didn't eat. Jordan said, "If only our kids were as easy to watch as he is!" We knew right where he was at all times and he didn't even consider trying to get the food himself. What a good dog! Of course we gave him the scraps for proving to be so wonderful!

We love you Trigger, for all the joy you bring to each of our lives and for the unconditional love you have for each of us! Happy Birthday Big Guy!

This isn't the best picture because it was taken with a camera phone, but it is actually the very first picture we took of him - even before we bought him. We went back the next day and sealed the deal! He was so cute & little!

He has always been such a beautiful dog!

In this picture his head had blue & purple lines on it because he was outside with Taylor and she was using her sidewalk caulk on him instead of the sidewalk.

He loves to relax wherever he can find a quiet place......

......because after all he doesn't have long until he is joined by his partner in crime!

We love our big fat boy!