{"id":167,"date":"2012-06-13T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/my-dog-bruce\/"},"modified":"2012-06-13T04:14:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T04:14:00","slug":"my-dog-bruce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/my-dog-bruce\/","title":{"rendered":"My Dog Bruce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tnNVjFtb3fU\/T9bUIDmzOKI\/AAAAAAAALPw\/2AX64e2j-aM\/s1600\/easter+decor+022.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tnNVjFtb3fU\/T9bUIDmzOKI\/AAAAAAAALPw\/2AX64e2j-aM\/s400\/easter+decor+022.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Our doggie, our buddy died last weekend. &nbsp;We are all so sad around here.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><object class codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-thumbnail-src=\"http:\/\/0.gvt0.com\/vi\/UVFT3G9YfAw\/0.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"320\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UVFT3G9YfAw&#038;fs=1&#038;source=uds\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"320\" height=\"266\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UVFT3G9YfAw&#038;fs=1&#038;source=uds\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">My hubs made this silly youtube of Bruce just sitting here sleeping last year&#8230;..don&#8217;t think anything<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">will be happening in it&#8230;.he just&#8230;..well&#8230;&#8230;sleeps&#8230;&#8230;his favorite pastime&#8230;..<\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yBWqXonubzs\/T9bUeXDVF-I\/AAAAAAAALP8\/Kvp9kbdNXH4\/s1600\/summer+writing+003.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yBWqXonubzs\/T9bUeXDVF-I\/AAAAAAAALP8\/Kvp9kbdNXH4\/s400\/summer+writing+003.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He was always around us, &nbsp;following us like a duck, playing when we played&#8230;..sitting on the jacuzzi steps while<br \/>we went in&#8230;&#8230;waiting for us by the front window when we came home from things&#8230;&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LMp7NbBV4Ds\/T9bUewP-IAI\/AAAAAAAALQE\/oOOJnHlFx6A\/s1600\/summer+writing+011.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LMp7NbBV4Ds\/T9bUewP-IAI\/AAAAAAAALQE\/oOOJnHlFx6A\/s400\/summer+writing+011.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Chasing us around while we rode on the quads&#8230;..or bikes&#8230;..or used the lawn mower&#8230;..or the vacuum&#8230;. He&#8217;d go nuts trying to &#8220;bite&#8221; the vacuum&#8230;..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h9mXkCNvTf0\/T9bUgeauCGI\/AAAAAAAALQM\/dymc8OonKtc\/s1600\/summer+writing+020.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h9mXkCNvTf0\/T9bUgeauCGI\/AAAAAAAALQM\/dymc8OonKtc\/s400\/summer+writing+020.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Running to you when you got home from work&#8230;..always ready to play!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F5rswCKhk_Y\/T9bUgwPBgDI\/AAAAAAAALQU\/QCfuC9jet5c\/s1600\/summer+writing+021.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F5rswCKhk_Y\/T9bUgwPBgDI\/AAAAAAAALQU\/QCfuC9jet5c\/s400\/summer+writing+021.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">He was always happy to see you&#8230;..even if you were a stranger&#8230;.he was a very friendly little dude&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qtoakxkyb5I\/T9bVZG7Q4RI\/AAAAAAAALQc\/xputdFwoxtw\/s1600\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+036.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qtoakxkyb5I\/T9bVZG7Q4RI\/AAAAAAAALQc\/xputdFwoxtw\/s400\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+036.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He loved going on a road trip with us&#8230;&#8230;..Once we looked all over the house for him after we got the truck all packed&#8230;.and we finally found him like this&#8230;.waiting patiently in the car. &nbsp;He didn&#8217;t want to be left behind&#8230;&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1sJW1PUpLXM\/T9bVa_UdNTI\/AAAAAAAALQk\/l0yH-UWrsmo\/s1600\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+037.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1sJW1PUpLXM\/T9bVa_UdNTI\/AAAAAAAALQk\/l0yH-UWrsmo\/s400\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+037.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">He would hog up all the space in the front seat though&#8230;..:D And snore loudly the whole way there&#8230;..<\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-11qN9A-6VnA\/T9bW-nb9UXI\/AAAAAAAALR0\/4JOyLSIHKxE\/s1600\/antique+dolly+004.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-11qN9A-6VnA\/T9bW-nb9UXI\/AAAAAAAALR0\/4JOyLSIHKxE\/s400\/antique+dolly+004.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Anybody new in the house&#8230;.he would sniff them up and down&#8230;..sometimes he had to mark &nbsp;his territory&#8230;.<br \/>It wasn&#8217;t very funny when he did that on the guest bed when my brother came to stay&#8230;&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0eByWUF_AJ8\/T9bWtUwnwjI\/AAAAAAAALRs\/e0uazYfQqVE\/s1600\/snow+day+015.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0eByWUF_AJ8\/T9bWtUwnwjI\/AAAAAAAALRs\/e0uazYfQqVE\/s640\/snow+day+015.jpg\" width=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>He had his own doggie door so he could come and go as he pleased&#8230;.in rain or snow&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YyeW3cY8vl4\/T9bVcmhOXhI\/AAAAAAAALQs\/sepMkGj0aKk\/s1600\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+043.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YyeW3cY8vl4\/T9bVcmhOXhI\/AAAAAAAALQs\/sepMkGj0aKk\/s400\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+043.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He really loved hanging out at the Bear Lake cabin with us. He loved chasing around the prairie dogs&#8230;.and the grand kiddos&#8230;..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--l0ABa_0Zcc\/T9bVeqCjCxI\/AAAAAAAALQ0\/X-O8thkjXyY\/s1600\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+051.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--l0ABa_0Zcc\/T9bVeqCjCxI\/AAAAAAAALQ0\/X-O8thkjXyY\/s400\/Hawaiian+Haystacks+051.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He was Megan&#8217;s shadow sometimes&#8230;..and mine all the time&#8230;.I miss that&#8230;..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZqZzUXXt9PU\/T9bXedXuXbI\/AAAAAAAALR8\/nb61AhXE3WI\/s1600\/fall+2011+school+015.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZqZzUXXt9PU\/T9bXedXuXbI\/AAAAAAAALR8\/nb61AhXE3WI\/s400\/fall+2011+school+015.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">We got him after our son, Danny, died in a car accident 7 years ago. &nbsp;Hugging and petting him helped us feel a little bit better somehow&#8230;&#8230; Thanks for doing that for us, Brucie.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1YXMuDmdiwA\/T9bZt-PGoYI\/AAAAAAAALS0\/jiNIYE1xnfc\/s1600\/end+of+april+036.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1YXMuDmdiwA\/T9bZt-PGoYI\/AAAAAAAALS0\/jiNIYE1xnfc\/s400\/end+of+april+036.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He hated to miss anything while riding in the car&#8230;.he would huddle up as close to the conversation as he could get&#8230;..<br \/>He&#8217;d sleep on my bed if I let him&#8230;..sometimes I let him&#8230;&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ua3oxino0Gc\/T9bZNelP88I\/AAAAAAAALSM\/SPmzZ77O8yA\/s1600\/end+of+april+050.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ua3oxino0Gc\/T9bZNelP88I\/AAAAAAAALSM\/SPmzZ77O8yA\/s400\/end+of+april+050.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">And he just did his &#8220;thang&#8221; most of the time&#8230;..snorting&#8230;..chasing a ball&#8230;.knocking over the trashcans looking for a discarded scrap or treat&#8230;..watching the birds in our backyard eating from the bird feeders&#8230;&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ahK0q931q58\/T9bZPixEhoI\/AAAAAAAALSU\/1IjSirpuhCM\/s1600\/end+of+april+051.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ahK0q931q58\/T9bZPixEhoI\/AAAAAAAALSU\/1IjSirpuhCM\/s400\/end+of+april+051.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He was sweet&#8230;.and&#8230;.. I loved him&#8230;..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-z4D8GxRn9vs\/T9bWDot4omI\/AAAAAAAALRY\/FczIXBnco9E\/s1600\/pasta+039.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-z4D8GxRn9vs\/T9bWDot4omI\/AAAAAAAALRY\/FczIXBnco9E\/s400\/pasta+039.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">He used to be Devin&#8217;s dog&#8230;.but he gave him to us&#8230;..and he was just part of our family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I used to think people who took pictures of their dogs and sent them out at Christmastime were kind of dorky&#8230;..till I got a dog. &nbsp;And then we took his picture all the time. &nbsp;Funny how that is&#8230;..We became dorks too.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qLYlSIbiv80\/T9gUjBSSHxI\/AAAAAAAALTg\/05NkGr3i_dw\/s1600\/end+of+april+053.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qLYlSIbiv80\/T9gUjBSSHxI\/AAAAAAAALTg\/05NkGr3i_dw\/s400\/end+of+april+053.JPG\" width=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;John, called him &#8220;My Little Buddy&#8221;&#8230;..he will miss him the most I think. &nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NDDEuiJOTi0\/T9bWB2Sg0fI\/AAAAAAAALRQ\/FQnT8tGGTK4\/s1600\/pasta+006.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"299\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NDDEuiJOTi0\/T9bWB2Sg0fI\/AAAAAAAALRQ\/FQnT8tGGTK4\/s400\/pasta+006.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My little Brucie was a good dog for us. And he will be missed a whole lot&#8230;..sniff&#8230;&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our doggie, our buddy died last weekend. &nbsp;We are all so sad around here.&nbsp; My hubs made this silly youtube of Bruce just sitting here sleeping last year&#8230;..don&#8217;t think anything will be happening in it&#8230;.he just&#8230;..well&#8230;&#8230;sleeps&#8230;&#8230;his favorite pastime&#8230;.. He was always around us, &nbsp;following us like a duck, playing when we played&#8230;..sitting on the jacuzzi&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/my-dog-bruce\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}