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Sparky (the puppy I got my parents for Christmas) is one year old this week!

My nephew Nathan’s birthday (his 8th!) was last weekend.

My parents threw a joint birthday party for both Nathan and Sparky.

They even got an ice cream cake! (I don’t think Sparky got any.)

Grandpa helped them cut it.

The boys had a BLAST! My parents gave them each money to buy a present for Sparky. They shopped very carefully and bought him some new plush toys. They had a great time helping Sparky open his presents.

Here’s Alex helping Sparky play with the stuffed gorilla, Sparky’s favorite. Also, the gorilla is the mascot for the college that everyone in my family went to (except me), Pittsburg State.

Sparky would bark and scratch at the bedroom doors in the morning because he couldn’t wait to play with the nephews. So my mom would bring Sparky downstairs every morning and put up a baby gate. Sparky would just have to wait for the boys to get up. So Mom says he was glued to the bottom of the stairs until the boys did just that. Then it was playtime all day.

Are we going to have tons of Sparky pics now! All three nephews (Alex 10, Nathan 8, Jacob 6 this fall) visited my parents for a week. “Sparky’s paws never touched the floor,” my mother reports.

Here’s Sparky and Alex:

Here’s Sparky and Nathan:

Jacob and Sparky:

All three (the ol’ bunny ears trick):

Stay tuned for more photos!

The company pet show this Saturday was great fun. I went with my friend Elizabeth, who caught on to using my camera very quickly and took these pictures.

It was great fun to run into a deputy I used to work with at the jail. His St. Bernard’s name was Bella. Here’s Bella and Moose together.

There were so many awesome dogs there.

Scooter the mixed breed rescue dog.

Spike Lee the min-pin

Gordo and Houston the boxers

Wally the bulldog

Moose and I took first place in the owner-pet look alike contest. I said we looked alike because we were both natural brunettes with auburn highlights, we both drooled when we sleep, and we both had impressive tails.

Moose and I with the first place ribbon and our choice of prize.

Moose made a lot of friends.

For lots more pics, click here, then click on slideshow.

There were lots of talent competitions, but the finale was the best in show.

Everyone lined up for judging.

The tension was high. The competition was cutthroat.

Who won the best in show out of 40 animals?

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I have started putting some pics up at The Sparky Chronicles again - the blog I try and maintain that is dedicated to my parents and the puppy I got them for Christmas last year.

If you’re not visiting there, you’re missing quality posts like this (starring my mom and Sparky):

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My dad and mom are at a family reunion this week, and Sparky is at home at the kennel (at our trusted vet’s office).

My parents called last night to tell me about the trip, but all my mom kept saying is how much her and my dad “sure miss Sparky” and they decided to leave early enough so that they can get home in time to pick up Sparky on Monday night instead of waiting until Tuesday.

They keep shaving the dog, which is stupid and unnecessary and causes me to hurl accusations of abuse, but other than that they are so in love with this dog and are convinced that ‘Puppy Sparkle and Shine’ is the best puppy ever whelped. I tried to remind my parents that they just remember all the other dogs we had as old dogs, and that all puppies are cute and playful and lovable. But even I have to admit - there really IS something special about Sparky.

My parents take him for a walk and people actually come out of their homes to see him. He goes to Petsmart and people swarm around him.

He always looks mad in his pictures but in real life he always looks like he’s smiling at you.

Moose goes to a pet grooming place in Parker, Colorado. His Personal Stylist is Josh.

He needed to get ready for a pet show coming up this Saturday, so Josh put the groom on him last Saturday.

Moose has already drooled all down his front legs, staining them again. I’ll have to re-wash them Friday night but I can’t get them as white as Josh can.

Moose’s chin is always stained dark brown from the dye in his Iams dog food I’m guessing. He’s a drooly boy.

Moose and I are going to enter an owner-pet look alike contest at the company pet show this weekend. I bought him a new collar and leash. Oh, and you can bet I’ll be taking LOTS of pictures!