Trying out his new cool gel pad...I think it's a hit!

Keeping watch over the property. Ever alert!

Lukka claims his beloved Kong Ball!!!

Mommy, can you come out to play?

After a major and life saving surgery, now I look like Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. But only for a while.

Mommy, I can't reach the treat! (The treat has actually slide under the cone...oh the humiliation!

Lukka is trying to figure out how to get his Kong ball without scratching up the truck.

Rico, my old man, huddles close to Lukka as he recovers from surgery. Being the dominate one, Rico usually would not lay this close to the Alpha wannabe, Lukka. A very rare photo op. This was just a few months before we had to say goodbye to Rico.

This photo is a very rare moment where Rico seems to be passing the torch to Lukka to take the role of Alpha. They are holding paws, so to speak, which before would not have been tolerated. Lukka has a very sad expression while Rico almost looks relieved. This was just 7 days before Rico went to Rainbow Bridge. I was so lucky to get this photo. I knew the end was coming for Rico and was crying the whole time I took the photo but it really seems like the dogs knew too.