Happy Birthday, Archie

It's Archie's first birthday today. We haven't had him for a year, he was thirteen weeks old when he came to live with us, but it was on this date last year that he was born.

I didn't realise what a scrawny little thing he was when he was little. It's only when you look back on photos that you see how little he actually was. This photo was taken on 19th August 2010, exactly a week after we got him.

He's enjoyed playing with his presents today, soft squeaky toys.

Birthdays wouldn't be birthdays without chocolate for breakfast. Eleanor made sure he had his daily quota before she left for school. (This is doggy chocolate, please don't feed your dog human chocolate, a chemical called theobromine is included in human chocolate which can be deadly to dogs).

Aren't we daft with our dogs? Well, they are one of the family. Archie got a card from his grandma and grandpa.

Archie's had a lovely walk today, delicious meals and lots of playing. It's a dogs life, you know.