Dog Days...

For those who have more than one child, you know that each one's personality is different from the other. I have 3 boys Nicholas who is 8 Benjamin(Benny) who is 6 and Zachary(Zachy) who is 2. And! each definately have totally different personalities. I never imagined when we agreed to let our older boys get a dog they too would have different personalities (they are both beagles). We told Nicholas he could get a dog when he turned 10, he begged everyday for a dog and we finally gave in and got him a dog about 6 months ago. We drove to Brownsville to pick her up - she was a tiny little thing and we instantly fell in love. In a house full of boys, we named her "Sister". She loved the boys and cried (I'm sure every puppy does) when she could not sleep right next to Nicholas or Benny. So a few weeks later Benjamin of course wanted his own dog. Once again being dog lovers, we agreed and bought him a beagle as well - another girl.. of course! Her name is "Cha-Cha" short for muchacha :). So 6 months later, I find it quite strange that each dog matches its "owners" personality. Sister is very submissive, she knows when she is suppose to obey and knows when to be silly. She walks on a leash perfect and sits when ever we stop walking. She learns quickly and obeys excellent. She is a calm dog who likes to lay around and just be loved on. That is Nicholas - except we don't put him on a leash haha.. but I'm sure you get the point. Now "Cha-Cha" on the other hand is a super silly dog. She loves to just run-she never comes when she is called -she loves to just play and doesn't know when to stop. She makes you laugh by doing such crazy things. She always looks like she has a smile on her face and just like Benny hates to take pictures haha and when she does she looks the other way. It takes many tries to finally get a good one. That is Benny exactly. This evening we played outside - it was such nice weather prob. about 80 something - yes thats nice to us Rio Grand Valleyans. So I decided it would be nice to get some pictures of the boys and their dogs.... here they are :)