Meant to be?

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When we retired, we were very lucky to sell our house in Kent quite quickly – and we had already decided that Somerset was the area we wanted to live in.

As we’d both been at work full-time, it wouldn’t have been fair to have had a dog, and that was one of my post-retirement ambitions! My dog was going to be a yellow Labrador and I’d already chosen his name – Henry!

My family gave me a set of puppy equipment as a retirement present – a bowl, a bed, a toy, a book on Labs, and even a collar tag inscribed with his name!

We moved down to Somerset on October 21st 2004, to a small house which was our ‘base’ while we looked for our permanent home – and decided to look for my Labrador!

I spotted an advert in the local paper – we rang – we visited …….AND

We chose each other from the litter! Awwww…Henry! Did you really look like that once?

In the weeks before he was old enough to come home with me, we’d been lucky enough to find our permanent home – that’s another story! So Henry only lived in the tiny house for a few weeks.

Then we came here – and Henry doesn’t realise how lucky he is to have a big garden. He does love being out there, though!

And of course his favourite place is in the stream!

Every morning, he goes out and does a patrol around the garden, just to make sure that all is well in his world. He often sits ‘on guard’ on the front path, as well – making sure that anyone who comes in gets a welcome – or a warning bark!

What else does he love? Swimming – in the sea if possible, or else when we take him to the canal.

in the sea

retrieving a stick in the canal

He loves ‘helping’ me in the garden – by ‘pruning’ my prunings even smaller!

Like all dogs, he enjoys playing with his toys – which sooner or later end up in pieces!

Even his new squeaky cow from Ian and Carol is now just tiny scraps of green plastic.
But how he enjoyed it!

All Labs are ‘stomachs on legs’ and Henry lives for his dinner times!

Please feed me!

I shall point at my dish until you take the hint!

He’s often to be found on a sunny day enjoying the warmth in the porch.

So why have I posted this blog today? Well – Henry was born on October 21st 2004. A mere coincidence? No – I reckon it was meant to be! – don’t you?

A late addition – Henry was sent two pressies from Ian and Carol – so I saved one for today! He’s been rolling it round with his nose…and squeaking it,too. I think he likes it!

Happy Birthday, Henry!

21 Oct, 2009
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Pipsqueak

Happy Birthday Henry :~))
Wonderful picture blog Spritz. It is so nice to look back at how they have changed, developed and the things they have done

21 Oct, 2009

Skillen

Great blog Spritz, a lovely story. Happy birthday Henry and many more to come. A big X from me.

21 Oct, 2009

Gee19

Happy birthday, Henry, you are a lovely, lovely dog. Great pictures, Spritz.

21 Oct, 2009

Louise1

Awww, Happy Birthday puppydog :-))

21 Oct, 2009

Drc726

Hes lovely your Henry Spritz, our Blind pianotuner had a dog like this he weighed 7 stone! he's now retired him. Happy Birthday Henry.

21 Oct, 2009

Terratoonie

Lovely photos of Henry....
I hope he enjoys his day...
What presents has he received ?
Did he unwrap them himself ?

21 Oct, 2009

Lily2

Lovely pics of Henry and your garden in the backgound, many happy returns to the birthday boy. Some things are definitely 'meant to be', I saw Daisy's pic on the rescue centre website and that was it........! :o))

21 Oct, 2009

Dawnsaunt

Happy Birthday Henry.
I can feel that you adore him :-) I wish Bonnie would swim - she paddles in our brook but I cant get her to go in the canal which is just over the road. Once full grown its hard to remember them being so small. Bonnie came from a litter of 10 and I remember going to see them and I was approached by this gang of tiny, friendly black, waggy puppies.

21 Oct, 2009

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