Happy Birthday Thurston Howl!

[Not Afraid]

One year ago today, somewhere in Kansas, a mommy pug has a littler of 5 pug puppies:

http://www.apricotpugs.com/assets/krunks-pugs-065.jpg

That one looking earnestly at the camera is Thurston.

Thurston came to live in Manhattan Beach with his sisters until one day Chris and I got frustrated with our attempts to rescue a pug and went to look at the place where our first pug love, Gus, came from. Three little pug puppies greeted us when we arrived and one special little boy looked straight at me with his wrinkly face and I was in love.http://lh6.ggpht.com/lisacone/SFlHNiqCEtI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/D8T4ReiWitY/SCAN0001.JPG?imgmax=512

We decided to name him Thurston Howl (Chris' idea) and I'm happy to say our lives have not been the same since.

Thurston, you bring so much joy to our lives. Every day is an adventure in new ways to love a dog. We are very lucky to have you - even when you're bad. Fortunately, that's not very often.

I look forward to spending many long years with you going on lots of adventures. You're a very special boy.

Happy Birthday Thurston Howl!

http://photos.xenarchy.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_P1000047.JPG

[innerSpaceman]

Aw, Happy Birthday, litte Pug. Thank you for making some of my favorite people very happy.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Happy Birthday piggy, put on your best Birthday Suit!

http://www.jenniegreg.com/Gallery/main.php?cmd=image&var1=Swank+Camp+2008%2FDSC_3691.jpg&var2=0_0

[wolfy999]

Happy Birthday....one day the Wolfette and I will meet you! But until then I'm sure glad your with Not Afraid.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Awww....there's no place like a home with a dog.

[Capt Jack]

HBD to our resident Pug pimp

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Happy Birthday little pup!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Happy birthday little guy! I'll meet you someday.

[Gemini Cricket]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/Camp%20Swank%202008/CampSwank2008012.jpg
Happy Birthday, Smash Face Puppy Head!
:) :) :)

[Snowflake]

Happy Birthday Thurston Howl!
May you get some good treats from Wiskas and have a day at the beach!

[blueerica]

Happy Birthday, Thurston! I can't believe he's a year old already!!

[BDBopper]

Happy Birthday Thurston. You may not be Old Yeller but you're still our "Best Doggone Dog In The West!" :)

[Disneyphile]

Yay Thurston!!! It's your birthday!!! Get down and party, little man! Or, just find a comfy lap to lay in all day. :D

[Kevy Baby]

Happy seventh dog-year birthday my little friend!

[katiesue]

Happy Birthday Thurston, you lucky dog.

[Kevy Baby]

Interesting: as I was looking at the New Threads view, it says this thread has 14 replies, but only 1 view. How did we do that?

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Bark Thurston!

Bark bark bark bark bark. Bark, bark bark bark bark bark, bark bark bark. Bark bark! Bark? Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark!

Bark bark bark bark!

Bark,
EH1812

[Nephythys]

Aww, fuzzy lovin's- Happy Birthday you lucky puppy!

[Kevy Baby]

I just discovered that there is a rapper who calls himself Thirstin Howl III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirstin_Howl_III), a punk band out of Seattle with the name Thurston Howl (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=39389), and several other dogs who stole Thurston's name.

Also, this thread pops up (already!) as the number 8 return on a Google search for "Thurston Howl"!

[Morrigoon]

Happy Birthday Thurston!

Your buddy Barnum also wishes to extend a birthday greeting:


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[SzczerbiakManiac]

Sung to the tune of Happy Birthday, assuming dogs do indeed hear like Gary Larson suggests (http://soapboxrants.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/far-side-what-dogs-hear.jpg):
wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff
wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff
wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff Thurston
wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff wuff!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Awwww - Happy Birthday! :cheers:

[Brigitte]

Barooo! from the Idaho pug crew!


snuffles and snorts,
Mojo, Tink and Lucky

[Ponine]

Happiest of days my puppy friend.
I wish I were there to give you a snuggle, some ear rubs, and toss your olive with you.

[~MS~]

Happy Birthday to one of the most adorable furbabies ever!

[LSPoorEeyorick]

...toss your olive with you.

So that's what the kids are calling it these days.

Happy birthday, Thurston!

[Strangler Lewis]

Many happy returns!

[flippyshark]

Is Thurston the most photogenic puppy in the world? The evidence here suggests so. So, "Happy Lappy Fluppy Puppy Lubby Dubby Dingle" (or however that song goes.) And many more!

[Chernabog]

Hahaha I love how Thurston gets his own b-day thread :) Happy birthday poochie, I miss your taco flavored kisses!

[lashbear]

Woofin' woof, woof-woof woof arf arf woofin woof woof purse'd-in
Woofin' woof, woof-woof woof arf arf woofin woof woof thirstin'
Woofin' woof, woof-woof woof arf arf woofin woof woof Hearst, in
Woofin' woof, woof-woof woof arf arf woofin woof Howl Thurston.

:snap: Can't wait to smother you with hugs.

[Tom]

Happy birthday, T-dog!

[Kevy Baby]

I miss your taco flavored kisses!So Thurston is straight?

[JWBear]

Happy birthday, Thurston!!!

[Deebs]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/Camp%20Swank%202008/CampSwank2008012.jpg
Happy Birthday, Smash Face Puppy Head!
:) :) :)

Too much beauty for one photograph.

Happy Birthday, Thurston!

[wendybeth]

Happy Birthday, Thurston!

We wuv you!!!!!

[Chernabog]

So Thurston is straight?

Dude, he's a dog, and dogs lick anything.

[Kevy Baby]

Dude, he's a dog, and dogs lick anything.Just like me












Damn... am I using my outside voice again?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Happy Birthday Piggy Face! Everyone is saying "woof" or "bark", but here's my greeting:

Snort, snort snort! Schhhhhnnnoooooort

[mousepod]

Happy birthday, Thurston! You really ought to post more...

[belleh5]

Happy Birthday Thurston!!

[Gemini Cricket]

So Thurston is straight?
Not sure. There's a male pug that he fancied... in fact, he fancied him several times...
:D

[Not Afraid]

Thurston says Thank You for the Barfday Woofshes. He's a happy one year old.

[NickO'Time]

Aww man, I missed the party for Thurston? :( I hope Thurston got all his birthday wishes!

[sleepyjeff]

Happy B-day TH:D

[Stan4dSteph]

Happy belated birthday! Hopefully I'll get to meet Thurston someday. :)

[LashStoat]

Dear Ms. Not,

Re: Meeting, Thurston Howl The III'rds Birthday.

Agenda:

1. Receive apologies.
2. Approve minutes of prior meeting (regrettably none -yet).
3. LashPair to wish Thurston a Happy Birthday (despite time-shift issues).
4. Mutally sung chorus of "For he's a jolly good person's best friend".
5. Gratuitous cuddles of the Birthday Pug all-round.
6. Review of insulation box provided for pug comfort, Swank Camp 2008.
7. General Business, including review of dog snack inventory, bacon etc.

Bear...Bear !!!

We are going to meet Thurston in less than 10 months...Yay !!!

Love and hugs,

The Stoat XXX.