Lovin' Our Little Buddy

The Shepherds don't mind the cold, but Buddy? Yeah, he hates it. We have sweaters for him to wear outside but he generally only goes out to use the bathroom and we're completely convinced that if he could just hang his tush out the dog door, he would. He's that lazy and that opposed to the cold. So he has a little blanket that we cover him up with - he loves it - and the kids were - ahem - loving on him the other day. Here's Roland playing peek-a-boo with Buddy's ears.

 

And that's the face Buddy gives me when he's waiting for me to intervene. 

Now, don't feel bad for Buddy. Sneaky Aria feeds him all the time (saves little goodies in her fists and folds of fabric). It's becoming a challenge because he was trained not to beg, but now he knows if he just follows her around...there's bound to be some food sooner or later. And he 'gets' to follow them into their play tent (found him burrowed in one of their blankets, snoring away) not to mention the couple dozen hugs he receives from the kids paired with the food we provide and the stuff just naturally hitting the floor during meal time, he's in fat Beagle heaven.