Custer Buster Boo

I would be remiss in mentioning J's birthday without giving a shout-out to our sweet yellow boy, Custer.  On July 28th, our beloved Cussie-boy turned 10.  Our fuzzy first child has now lived a decade.  WOW!

I will never forget GG and I getting to visit him when he was just a day old.  We had claimed him from the womb--we wanted a yellow male and one had been born out of 6 pups.  It was meant to be.  He was the only puppy topping the scales at 1 pound at birth, the biggest in the litter.  He would seek out his mother for private feedings, he was such a big boy!  I dubbed him "the big yellow school bus" from the start...

    

He is still as sweet as can be (aside from his occasional hacking cough from eating mulch--lovely).  He keeps to himself mostly, but stays closer than ever during storms.  The kids will try to cover him with blankets to stop his shivering--very endearing.

Custer is starting to show his age, but just last week a neighbor boy attempted to ride him(!) and made it a few feet.  Cus has still got it!  Our boy is still a strong one, but don't worry, I put a stop to all dog-riding!  Poor old yellow!  I can't imagine his thoughts every time we arrive home from the hospital with another baby.  "Oh gosh, here we go again... " :)

For his birthday, C got several walks, a thorough brushing and nail trim, a swim in the pond, and a nice bath!  He looked so fuzzy that night...

Here's to our wonderfully patient, always-loving, sweet Cussie-boy!  Happy decade!