A belated "happy birthday" to my Mandy girl (*18 pics*)

[.sarah]

Mandy's 9th birthday was on the 12th, but I haven't had time to post a thread like I thought I would :o

I can't imagine my life without her. She has been a learning experience in training, then re-training, and dealing with aggression. I am the only one who "gets" her. I am the only one who has the patience to deal with her a lot of times. We have always been extremely close and we have a very special bond. She means so much to me. Happy birthday sweetheart.

Some of my favorite photos from her first year ...

2 months old - at the shelter the day we picked her out
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/shelter1.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/shelter2.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/shelter3.jpg

6 months old - graduating puppy class
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/puppyclass.jpg

One year
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/oneyear1.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/oneyear2.jpg


Some of my favorite photos from this past year ...

With my dad
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/1.jpg

In her favorite spot - on the dog bed looking out the window
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/2.jpg

With Luka
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/3.jpg

More coming ...

[.sarah]

http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/8.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/12.jpg

Valentines Day photo shoot
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/5.jpg

She still loves to swim
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/9.jpg

Cuddled up with Nova
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/10.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/11.jpg


And some pictures from today ...
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011407/IMG_0930.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011407/IMG_0934.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011407/IMG_0912.jpg

Happy birthday, Mandy!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Happy Birthday, Mandy!!

She's a beautiful girl, Sarah. :)

[Lori Jordan]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i79/JamieLori/1008252D013252D68252D1068.gif

[Taz_Zoee]

Happy Birthday Mandy!!
You are just as cute today as you were that first day at the shelter!! :D

[chocolatepuppy]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY!!! :D
I hope you had a great birthday! I'm so happy to see puppy pics of you!
I love this one!
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/011207/shelter2.jpg

[luvofallhorses]

Happy birthday to one of my favorite dogs here on pet talk! :D
She's such a gorgeous girl and I hope she has a great day and many more returns of the day! :D She doesn't even look 9. :)

[Danegirl2208]

Happy belated b-day pretty girl!

[animal_rescue]

Awww Happy Belated Birthday sweet girl!!! :D

[gemini9961]

Happy Birthday Mandy!! She doesn't look 9 at all. I hope you had a great birthday pretty girl. :)

[Karen]

Happy Belated Birthday, Mandy!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Happy Birthday Mandy!!!

We hope you had a wonderful day sweetie. You're such a beautiful girl :D

[Ginger's Mom]

Happy Birthday Beautiful Mandy! I really like all of the pictures of her; she is such a pretty girl. In the picture that Annette reposted she looks so much like Ginger did as a puppy (but bigger).

[dukedogsmom]

Great pics, all of them! Love those ears. I guess I'm an ear person because that's one of the first things I look at on dogs. Happy Birthday Mandy! I hope you have many more years of happiness that brings that great smile to your face.

[Kfamr]

Happy 9th, Sweetheart!

Sarah, it was great to see both you and Mandy has little girls. You look just like you did when you were little!

[.sarah]

Thanks everyone! :)