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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Happy Birthday, Henry!

Henry

Today Henry turns 12 years old!

To celebrate Henry's birthday here are some of my favorite pictures of Hank - one from each year he has been with us. If you can't get enough of handsome Henry, check out more pictures of him on Flickr.

Henry - June 2002

June 2002: Ironically enough, it took Henry a few months to grow into his eyes as a pup. He had such a dark mask and the most velvet ears I had ever felt. To this day, his ears are silky smooth.

Henry - July 2003

July 2003: Henry has always been a water lover. He has never been an excellent swimmer, but that has certainly never diminished his love for the water. Whether it be a pool, the ocean a lake or just a really big puddle, if Henry can splash around in it and fetch something out of it Henry is having fun.

Henry - November 2004

November 2004: The beaten path is never where Henry wants to be. Henry was always running off and exploring. The less worn the path, the more he wanted to go that way. I guess you could say that he has always been one to blaze his own trail. After all, that is how he did find that peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Henry - January 2005

January 2005: Henry has always been a big chewer, however he is the only one of the pugs that actually chews the Kong. When we give the pugs a kong, we usually fill it with peanut butter. Benjamin, Henry and Luna lick and lick until they get all the peanut butter out of the inside of the Kong. At that point, Benjamin and Luna give up. But that is when Henry is just getting started. He collects everyones kongs to make sure no one left any peanut butter behind and then he goes to town chewing on the kong like he is going to be able to crack it open and get every last drop of peanut butter.

Henry - June 2006

June 2006: You can't talk about Henry and his favorite things and not talk about lounging in the sun. You can be assured that Henry gets the recommended dose of Vitamin D every day.

Henry - July 2007

July 2007: Being a pug, Henry of course loves food. One of his favorites has always been noodles. Since we frequently call him Hanky Doodle, when he has noodles, we like to call them Doodle's noodles. Overall, Henry likes surprisingly healthy foods. He loves most vegetables, including the gross ones like brussel sprouts wink

Henry - July 2008

July 2008: Henry has always been the official ear cleaner and takes the ear health of both Luna and Benjamin very seriously. It has worked great for Luna and Benjamin. Whenever they are at the vet they always get a great report on their ears. Unfortunately for Henry, neither Luna nor Benjamin return the favor to help keep Henry's ears clean.

Henry - February 2009

February 2009: Henry has always been the co-pilot. He loves car rides and his preferred way of travel is with his head out the window. The faster the car is going the more fun he is having.

Henry - April 2010

April 2010: Curious would be a good word to describe Henry. He is super smart and is very laid back, so when he encounters something new you almost see the wheels turning his head trying to process the situation. This makes him a lot of fun because he is game to try anything!

Henry - October 2011

October 2011: Don't get me wrong, Henry likes his creature comforts, but he loves the great outdoors. No matter what the season he loves to be outside and exploring. He's never been camping, mainly because his humans enjoy the finer things in life, but we have always surmised that he would love it!

Henry - March 2012

March 2012: While Benjamin has always been an early riser, Henry is perfectly content to turn breakfast into brunch and catch a few extra winks of sleep in the morning. Not only is he a man after my own heart with sleeping in, he also makes the best hug up buddy.

Henry - April 2013

April 2013: Because of his calm demeanor, Henry sometimes gets to go on little trips by himself. A yearly tradition for him is to go to the Bark at the Park event for our local minor league baseball team. Henry loves the yearly outing because he has made friends with a few of the concession workers. So, as soon as he gets to the park, he finds his friends and scores plenty of ballpark snacks.


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Heather

04/03/2014

Happy happy birthday handsome Henry!!!!  I adore all these pics and tidbits about such a special boy!  I’m thinking of you and praying for you today. You’ll have a whole class of first graders saying a prayer for you today (I teach at a Catholic school, all’s copacetic wink.

Love you Hank!!!

Nancy

04/03/2014

Loved the pictures!  Thinking of you today and wishing you a very successful surgery.
Happy and Healthy Birthday Handsome Henry!!!!

sue wooding

04/03/2014

I love all the beautiful pictures of handsome Henry a very special happy birthday sweetheart I will be praying for you with your surgery

Brook

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday Henry, I think I got him confused before.

I hope the surgery goes well as I will be praying for him.

Pat

04/03/2014

Happy Gotcha Day Henry!  We hope your day goes well, will be saying a prayer forf a successful surgery and recovery!  xo

Martha

04/03/2014

Much love to you, precious Birthday Boy!

Patty25

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday Henry!  Hope all goes well today. I will be sending prayers and hugs from NJ.


xoxoxo
Patty

Jade

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday handsome!

Sue States

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday Henry-prayers for a great surgical outcome. Birthday pug hugs from pastor sue & the Colorado 2

Sleighbelle

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday adorable Henry.  Prayers for a good surgery and the beginning of a great recovery.  I think you will look great with a pirate patch!  We love you!!!

brenda in texas

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday precious boy.  Love and prayers coming to you today. Just know that your surgery will go well. Henry, you have so many people that love and care for you and your family.

Sue VDB and Annnie Fannie

04/03/2014

Maybe not your most enjoyable birthday Henry, but you are so loved you can’t help but feel that love from around the world.  When you are better I just bet the OBP household will celebrate big time. 

Corrine, thanks once again for the timeline.

I know we are all anxious to hear how sweet Henry is doing.

mushu's mom

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday Henry!
Speedy recovery.

Corrine - OBP

04/03/2014

I just got word that Henry is out of surgery and is doing well. The procedure went well. I will have more details when I pick him up this afternoon, but I just wanted to share the latest.

Thank you everyone so much for your kind words and comments. I can’t tell you how much they have helped me the last few days!  It really helped me put my mind at ease and focus on getting Henry better. Thank you! I don’t know where I would be without all you pug lovers!

sue wooding

04/03/2014

Corrine thanks for the up date I am so glad he is out of surgery and doing well sending a big birthday hug to Henry

Sleighbelle

04/03/2014

Corrine, so glad that the procedure went well.  I guess maybe Henry will have to wear a “cone of shame”? That will probably be the worst part for sweet Henry.

Gina

04/03/2014

Happy Birthday Henry! So glad to hear that he is doing well. Definitely been thinking of him all day! And saying little prayers here and there!

Again Corrine, thank you for sharing your life with us! God Bless!

SMFord

04/03/2014

I am a longtime admirer and follower from DC.  I love the daily photos of your three amazing and adorable pugs. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how sorry I was to hear that dear Henry needed this surgery. I am, however, very relived to hear that it went well. We will continue to include him in our thoughts and prayers and wish him a speedy recovery.  Happy Birthday to both Henry and sweet Benny…what wonderful pugs, thank you for sharing all them on your blog, it brings me much joy.

Fondly, S and pugs Leo (1.5) and Tengu (3.5)

Eileen

04/03/2014

Happy birthday Handsome Henry! So glad to hear the surgery went well.Wishing you a speedy recovery!

brenda in texas

04/03/2014

So glad to hear Henry came through his surgery ok..Know how relieved you must be. So are his many adoring fans.

Heather

04/03/2014

Just checking in before bed and so happy to hear Henry is doing well. Prayers and kisses to you Hank. We love you!

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