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Shannon Expat
 Post subject: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:23 am 
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It's Mabel's first birthday today! :love

It is hard to believe that our journey started only one year ago. I planned to get a dog for years, and got serious about it about 2 years ago. After much research and consideration, I settled on the first breed of dog that I had in my life - from my birth to 6 years old, we had Tess, a sweet black American Cocker Spaniel in my family. As soon as I found out I was moving to Bogota, Colombia, I immediately found a breeder through the Colombian Kennel Club and she was expecting a litter of parti pups in the next month. It was a bit sooner after my move than I expected to get a dog, but I jumped at the chance. Little did I know that American Cocker Spaniels would be considered to be a rare, exotic breed here, unknown to the general population, or that my little black and white Cocker would garner so much attention that she would become a major conversation starter for me whenever we are out.

Here are some pictures of Mabel's first year. Thank you for coming into my life my sweet girl, my puddin', my pie.

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Shannon Expat
 Post subject: Re: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
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One pampered American Cocker Spaniel- Mabel, born March 25, 2011
One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010

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Shannon Expat
 Post subject: Re: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
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At 14 weeks


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One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010

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 Post subject: Re: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
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One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010

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Shannon Expat
 Post subject: Re: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
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File comment: At High Beri Land day camp,sitting for her trainer Hugo, her second favorite person in the world!
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One pampered American Cocker Spaniel- Mabel, born March 25, 2011
One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010

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Shannon Expat
 Post subject: Re: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
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Proud owner of:
One pampered American Cocker Spaniel- Mabel, born March 25, 2011
One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010

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Shannon Expat
 Post subject: Re: Hey Mabel, It's Yer Birthday
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File comment: Shannon tries to recapture Mabel's youth with a birthday puppy cut. Get's first glare of cockertude for her trouble.
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One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010
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Shannon Expat
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And so we close out the first year of an extremely pampered pooch!

Here is a couple more shots of Mabel enjoying a new birthday treat - papaya cubes frozen in plain yogurt. I think she liked it :chk


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One crookedy tailed street cat - Empat, born sometime in the spring of 2010

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Kim & Izzy
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Happy Birthday Mabel :cake

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Enjoy many more years with your favorite person!!!!!!!!!

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Vicky & Charlie
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Happy Birthday Mabel! She's one pretty girl!

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Adam
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Adorable pictures!
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:bday :cake Happy First Birthday, Beautiful!

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Em Mease
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Happy Birthday! Mabel is BEAUTIFUL! :hp

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Steve Smith
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You have a beautiful baby and we love the pictures. Happy bday
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Kelly G
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What a great first year Mabel has had; still cute as ever! Happy 1st Birthday pretty girl!

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:cake :bday2 :cake

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:hp :hp :hp :joy Happy Birthday Mabel!!! :wow you are a sweetie!! And SO. Darn pretty!!
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Lisa R
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Oh my!
I remember when you announced you would get one of those cuties! She grew into such a lovely girl! :love Sounds like you picked exactly the right one! :th-up

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Happy birthday cutie

We have birthdays today too

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Happy Birthday Mabel! :bday :wav :cake

I know you're a cutie for sure as you look like my Marty Boy. I hope your Mommy makes it a birthday week with lots of treats.
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Happy Birthday Beautiful! Hope your momma spoils you to no end. :love :cake

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Becky Rutkowski
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Mabel is absolutely a joy to follow in photos. THanks for posting them all on this thread and a very Happy Birthday to Mabel and congratulations to you for such wonderful care and love you've given her.

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:Clap HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MABEL! :Clap

Wonderful pictures - thank you for sharing Mabel's first year with us. She's absolutely gorgeous! AND, I love her name. My beloved Grandma's name was Mabel. :hp


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Gail Mc wrote:

Wonderful pictures - thank you for sharing Mabel's first year with us. She's absolutely gorgeous! AND, I love her name. My beloved Grandma's name was Mabel. :hp
Happy birthday, Mabel! :hp (And everything that Gail said... My grandma's name was Mabel, too!)

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