Happy Birthday Hershey

Our chocolate lab puppy turned one today. We got him in August from the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Agency, a few weeks after the death of our 12 year old black lab, Harper.

It hasn't always been easy, but perhaps we have euphoric recall that Harper was easier as a puppy and adult, and we certainly had more time to pay attention to him because we didn't have 4 kids back then!

These pictures were taken today. He is certainly taller than Harper was, and not a crazy about water (most labs are), but he is a very active dog and pretty good on the leash (we jog together in the morning). He is a timid dog - lovingly referred to by us as a chicken dog because he cowers at loud sounds such as the trash truck in the alley.