Dog Days of Summer - Cassius Spills the Tea

So, it's been a while since we've touched base on Apollo.  He's officially 9 months old and weighs about 75 pounds.  I thought in celebration of Dog Days of Summer I would take some time to update you on some interesting facts about my little bro.  As  you can tell, we do have moments where we like each other.  Mom snapped this picture just this week on one of the cooler mornings we've had.  

1.  Apollo has a variety of nicknames.  We all do when we are young and then one or two usually stick.  So far he has been called Satan (although Mom doesn't use it as much), Nosferatu (again, not used a lot now), Puppyman, 'pollo (because apparently it's too much work to add the a) Inky-Binky, Binx and the most used, Apollo-waka.  Mom and Dad watched too much Deadlands when he was a young pup.

2.  The dog will eat almost anything - and I mean weird stuff.  He loves boiled potatoes, green beans, strawberries, apples, peanut butter, and many other things.  In fact, Mom spends a lot of time looking up safe things to feed pups on the internet because Dad wants to try different things.  This annoys Mom and thus annoys me.

3.  He is NOT afraid of the sweeper.  Now neither am I but I am smart enough to move when Mom or Dad brings it out.  Apollo just sits right down in the way and looks at it like it's inconveniencing him or something.  This also annoys Mom.

4.  He will basically only drink from the left side of his mouth.  When Mom and Dad walk us, we have our own water bottles because they are good owners and keep us hydrated.  Apollo is VERY pick about how he drinks from his water bottle (basically it's a sport bottle).

5.  He loves our backyard.  When we are let out to do our business or explore or whatever, he has to sniff everything and then do it again.  Then he has to run laps and when that is done, if he finds one little bit of trash in the yard, he will pick it up and shred it into oblivion.  He WILL NOT come in for Mom, unless Dad is not at home.  If it's just her, he will.  See above statement about annoying Mom.

So there you have it.  But as you can see, he is growing on all of us and we really love him.  We can't imagine life without him...well, every ONCE in a while I think back on those days.  Nah, just kidding Apollo!