Photo 50: Papi was helping me with some drawings this afternoon. He sits in a very funny way. It is the way rabbits sit with their hind legs under them ready to go.
Photo 49: Papi loves to smile but it is really hard to capture in pictures. I am going to try to get some good pics of him smiling to post soon. It is very funny and sweet.
Photo 48: Papi got a bath in the kitchen sink and then his teeth brushed to top it off. The whole megillah.
Photo 47: You have seen Papi in the shop, in the yard, the park and on the couch, so I figured it was time to show you “Office Papi”. That is a sweet boy that makes everything better.
Photo 46: Papi just wants to chase any cat he sees. I don’t think the little man realizes what trouble he would be in for. We walked in the neighborhood this evening and the kitties were out in force. Here is Papi in full Mohawk. Funny stuff.
Photo 45: Papi is hanging out on my table saw looking bored and put out as I wrap up my day in the shop. He just can’t grasp the work thing.
Photo 44: Papi has such a nice coat, but I have had a hard time getting good pics of his magnificent stripe. Today I happened to have my good camera handy while he was very still looking for a gecko he got a glimpse of. When he gets his hackles up it is really something to see.
Photo 43: When we are hiking, when I stop Papi stops. My shadow.
Photo 42: Summer before last Sue and I went to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in far northern Minnesota. Papi rode in my lap the whole time we were driving except for about 30 minutes. I made a really safe and secure padded travel area in the back seat but he would absolutely positively have no part of being separated from me. I love Papi very much but 3000 miles with a dog in my lap was enough.
Photo 41: Sue and Papi and I did a nice 5 mile hike in the Barton Creek Greenbelt to look at the creek after the generous rains we had last week. I wanted to look at the creek channel so of course Papi has to follow Big Daddy. That little guy stays close. I like that.
Photo 40: Papi made it his business to say hello to me when I came in from the shop this evening. I am a lucky guy to have such a great companion.
Photo 39: Here is a pic from the Papi Archives. Sue took this pic of Papi and our foster Sunny who we had for 9 months. Sunny was a mess when we got him. He was covered with hundreds of infected bug bites and his muscles were atrophied from being locked in a tiny run alone. People would look at me with disgust like I was the worst owner ever when I started taking him to the park to swim to begin getting his muscles strengthened. As you can see he looked like a show champion when he went to his new home where he lives on a beautiful lake and also has a swimming pool he can go in any time he wants. And he has a fantastic family that thinks he is the best dog ever.
Photo 38: Another rainy day in Austin. Papi needed some stimulation and he got it by destroying this unsuspecting toy.
Photo 37: Papi had a little friend come over for a couple of hours this afternoon. Señor Bobo is fully grown but the little guy only weighs 5lbs. Papi looked like a brute. Papi was very sweet to him but Señor Bobo was nervous about being in a new place with new dogs so really did not cut loose.
Photo 36: It was a raining all day so the boys were pretty subdued. This is Papi waking up to see if I am having a snack but Martin is just out.
