Friday, August 21, 2020

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!


22 comments:

  1. Aww glad he's fitting in well (mostly haha!!). I love the names lol.

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    1. Yea, I even forgot one. Mr. Barb calls him Mr. Sausage Tail.

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  2. My dog sounds just like that when it comes to food and anything he can get his chops on, so those things don't actually sound too weird to me at all, lol!

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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    1. I think I only find it odd because it's so much different than what we saw in our other ones.

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  3. I love this update😁 And I had no idea dogs could drink from water bottles, lol. I need to try that!

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    1. All of ours have done it. It makes it so handy when we walk them or take them on outings. We just fill up a backpack of sports bottles, throw in some balls, and off we go!

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  4. It sounds like Apollo is growing on all of you, even if he can be a bit annoying at times. LOL What a sweet pic!

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    1. He's just a puppy. All pups are annoying at some points. He is getting more lovable as he ages which is a plus as all of our others have been cuddlers.

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  5. So funny! I love when you do these posts. :D

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  6. It's great he has his own personality and is making a life with you. Lulu is going to be in for a rude awakening when we are not with her and keeping her up 20 hours of the day. She'll get more sleep, although she has to sleep when we are up because one of us is up most of the time.

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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    1. I do fear he is getting spoiled with having me home so much. He's definitely become a quarantine puppy.

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  7. what a sweet, feel good post. thanks so much for the smiles
    sherry @ fundinmental

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  8. Cassius sounds like only a big bro' can <3 I love that Apollo couldn't care about the sweeper LOL! That's a brave boy!

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    1. I don't know if Apollo is brave...or stubborn and refuses to let it win.

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  9. He certainly sounds a bit quirky your brother! I know lots of dogs that hate things like brooms and hoovers so you guys are very brave!

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    1. That's kind of what I expected. Makes it harder to sweep when he won't move!

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  10. Such a lovely picture - it sounds like he's fitting in well.
    Lynn :D

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  11. I'm commenting backwards, as usual, and know that Apollo hasn't been well. I am hoping things are better, now. (((((((HUGS)))))))

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    1. Apollo has a lump and we can't see the vet until the 17th. I will update you then. Other than that he's doing fine.

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