William + Hanieh: Meet our kids before we have kids!

Bohdi and Izze Bear Pace

I thought I would take the time to talk about our dogs (kids) Bohdi and Izze.

Bohdi is the oldest, born June of 2005. He is a Weimaraner, if you couldn't tell already. William got him in December of 2005 from a breeder in Oklahoma. Bohdi is named after the character Bodhi (we like to be unique and spell ours differently) in the movie Point Break (circa 1991).

Bohdi (BoBo is what I like to call him) is the most lovable dog there is! You can always find him curled up in the smallest ball on the couch, but if you sit next to him, he will cozy up next to you and put his head on you (right now as I am typing this, he somehow wedged his head through my arm to lay his head on my keyboard). He isn't like any other Weimaraner there is, for instance he is defiantly not a hunting dog. He will only exert his energy when you take him on walks, or when he scales the kitchen cabinets to steal the food we forgot to put away on the counter. He sleeps all day, doesn't fetch or play catch. His main priority when active is trying to chase the squirrals in our backyard. His favorite indoor activity is singing (howling). When there is any sort of car alarm, police, or fire truck siren Bohdi will for sure belt out some tunes (although when we have guests, William or I will hum like a siren, so he can show off his singing skills). Bohdi has a one of a kind personality, and we love him so much for it!

Snuggling while typing...always the best :)

The smallest ball a 75 pound dog can get into...achieved by the one and only Bohdi

Bohdi went to the Grand Canyon with us in 2006

Izze Bear

Izze Bear is the baby, born May of 2006. We are not sure what breed she is, but her mom was a white lab, and we think she has some shepard in her. We got Izze Bear from Lake Eufaula in July of 2006. She was a bit of a surprise to us, because it was so sudden how we did get her. William and I were driving into Eufaula when we saw the litter on the side of the main road. They were giving the puppies away for free, and we could resist her cute little face. So, in a swift 5 minutes of pulling over and looking over the litter, we picked her out and took her to home! William name her Izze, and I added the "Bear" because she looked like a little polar bear when she was a puppy.

Izze is a little more active than Bohdi, but just as lazy when it comes to being inside. She loves playing fetch with her tennis balls. My favorite part about coming home from work is seeing my girl. She wraps her paws around my waist as if to give me a hug. Also, the thing about Izze is that she thinks she is a lot smaller than she really is (yes, yes, I know she is a little overweight). When we go to the dog park, she prefers to hang out by the fence that separates the little dogs that are under 10 pounds with the big dogs. But don't get her wrong, she will be bossy to dogs her size when necessary.