Yesterday was our third anniversary of bringing Basil home. September 19, 2008 we adopted this sweetie through Oregon Dachshund Rescue.
He had been living with a foster family, and after a long week of application process, he was ours!
As Basil is known for his fun Halloween costumes, we celebrated with a new one. This year he will be a turtle.
Such a cute turtle.
Sometimes he loses his shell.
Do your pets have costumes or clothes?
Dorry says
hahhaaha – seriously hilarious/heart-breaking photos of that tiny face peeping through the turtle headpiece. I <3 him. Happiest 3 years of your life, right?? Happy Anniversary to Basil!
spabettie says
thanks, Dor – he loves you too! still uses your bowl every day! <3
Allie says
If that isn’t the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen–I don’t know what is.
I put my cat in a sweater once. I will never torture him in such ways again. But it was hilarious.
spabettie says
ha, Allie! you’re braver than I am for trying to dress a cat! 😉
katie says
Happy 3 years to the date where you brought him into your lives!
He is SO lucky to have good parents like you guys!
LOVE the turtle costume, lol! So cute!! I love that he doesn’t mind when you dress him up either!
Have a great day! xoxo <3
spabettie says
thank you, Katie! I think he’s lucky (and so are we!). He has some quirks (and the longer he is with us the less they are evident) that make me think he didn’t have a happy life before us. breaks my heart! I’m so happy we found him…
Chris says
Happy anniversary Basil! You are the cutest little turtle EVAH =D
spabettie says
*wag wag wag* thank you! 😉
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
Although I’ve never met Basil in person, I can tell he is just the sweetest boy!!! Oh my gosh his face just makes me melt.
That turtle costume is too much. My sister told me they have a great costume idea for their bulldog but she hasn’t told me yet. Either way he’ll look adorable.
spabettie says
oh, I can’t wait to hear about it – and hopefully see it? 🙂 I must have told you before that my sister has a bulldog too – we always email pet costumes to each other, I’m not sure if she’s ever dressed Hemi in one…
and you’re right – Basil is just the sweetest, it really does show in his face, I guess!
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
Just wanted to tell you that I came back to this post to look at Basil’s sweet face again 🙂
spabettie says
aw! I LOVE this, Holly! 😀
Dinner at Christina's says
J’s brother and SIL just adopted a tiny baby girl Doxie from a shelter in IL. Her name is Jumbo! I thought of you and Basil right away 🙂
spabettie says
aw, so sweet! Jumbo – I love it! you’ll have to share photos when you can, I’d love to see her!
Green Dog Wine says
Happy Anniversary you sweet sweet pupper! 🙂 Such a doll, I could just eat him up! 🙂
spabettie says
I know – such a sweetie! 😀 thank you!
lindsay says
he is just too cute!! I love the look he’s giving you. Like “what the hell mom?!”
spabettie says
totally. I’m so used to the Basil Side Eye. 😉 he doesn’t run away when I pick up the costume, so to me that means he likes it. 😀 that’s what I’m rollin’ with, anyway.
Meg says
Ahhh! That IS a cute turtle! I try oh so desperately to squeeze my golden retriever into clothes. He has some Christmas shirts that say naughty, nice, santa’s little helper, and I’ve been good all year. Last year I found a skeleton costume at walmart. I loved it but he hated it!!
You can see his skeleton costume here: http://lifeisbetterthanfiction.blogspot.com/2010/09/happy-birthday-to-my-pup.html
spabettie says
ah – I love all of the photos – your dog is beautiful! cute skeleton, too! 😉
Theresa @ActiveEggplant.com says
Happy Basil Day! (That’s what I think we should call his anniversary from now on.)
And seriously, I don’t think he could look ANY cuter in that turtle costume! Basil is just ridiculously cute! I think Dottie would claw my eyes out if we tried to dress her up…we’re lucky we can get her into a jacket in the winter!
spabettie says
Basil Day! yep, I think he would approve. sweet Dottie. Basil is just so patient, usually. 😉
Lisa says
What a good sport! He looks so happy in his costume!
spabettie says
hee! thanks, Lisa… he doesn’t SEEM to dislike it, I really hope that is the case…
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
Awww – happy anniversary. Too cute. There’s no way we could get ours into costumes! The closest was Maddie wearing a graduation cap/gown when she graduated from her obedience training.
spabettie says
SO awesome that they had a graduation ceremony!
Tiff @ Love Sweat and Beers says
Adorable! Basil makes a wonderful turtle. haha. My kitties don’t have costumes. I don’t think they’d handle it very well, though I do think they’d look kinda cute.
spabettie says
thank you 😉 I imagine kitties would be a much bigger challenge to get any clothing on – I had a cat in college and never even tried!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Ohhhh, yes. There really is nothing better than a dog in a costume (although my two dogs might disagree). I need to hit up Target soon to pick up my dogs’ annual costumes!
spabettie says
that’s where the turtle is from! you’ll have to share photos, please! 😀
Lindsay @ Lindsay's List says
I loved the tag for this post! HA!
spabettie says
I LOVE that you saw that! 😉 every now and then I sneak in a fun one…
Julia @ The Spotted Sparrow says
That last photo is killing me! The cuteness! Our cat would never allow us to put a costume on her. The closest I’ve gotten is putting her little catnip pillow on her head. 😉
spabettie says
isn’t he just so cute with the head of the costume only? 😀 I put that on him when Jason came home from work the other day – he ran outside with just the head and I was laughing… 🙂
Carly D. @ CarlyBananas says
Awww Basil. He’s so lucky to have such a good family!
spabettie says
and we’re lucky to have him! 😀
Shiny Happy Vegan says
Turtle Dog! SO darn cute. My dog had a little chicken costume one year. She had a little comb on her head and everything. It was adorable. 🙂
spabettie says
oh gosh – a chicken sounds so cute!! pretty fun stuff when they let us dress them up, right? 😀
Eden says
I love him! Especially in pesto! 😉
spabettie says
mmm – me too.
Katrina says
This will be the first Halloween with our doggy, I just might have to get him a costume. Too cute that lil’ turtle.
spabettie says
oh, you should!! and if you do, I want to see! 😀
megan (the long-winded one) says
My dogs have two bins full of clothes under our bed, one for spring/summer and one for fall/winter…the spring/summer one also has all their random costumes. One year I made the two bigger guys into Christmas trees and the micro-schnauzer ended up being a present (complete with bow). I am proudly *that* dog owner. My husband is out of town this week and our dachshund concoction, Inca, has turned into Miss Pouty Pants…the only thing that snapper her out of her funk was the new shirt I bought her from Old Navy yesterday. She’s an 18-24 months and oh my goodness they have so much Hello Kitty right now for Halloween I just couldn’t resist.
Happy Anniversary to you and Basil! Furkids are incredible and I know your guy makes your life as awesome as my kids make mine =)
spabettie says
Basil wants to come play! 😀 I love that you have seasonal clothes for them… and glad Inca was able to smile… I TOTALLY know how that is – when Jason goes out of town Basil is just beside himself. and we do not sleep.
yep – I know you know. Basil means SO much to us. they add so much to our days, I know you know that! 🙂
Lisa says
Happy anniversary Basil!
I feel like Basil and I have a special connection 🙂
Love the costume…no pets here, so I can only dress up my nephew–he’s not as into it now that he’s almost 8!
spabettie says
you DO have a connection, most definitely! I love that! 😀 and don’t worry, give the nephew a few more years, he’ll probably be into it again? I know I LOVE to dress up on Halloween! 😀
janetha says
oh my stinking gosh, as my mom would say. I LOVE THESE PHOTOS! yahoo for basil, so glad you two found each other <3
spabettie says
oh, janetha, you don’t know how happy I am to have found him! he is absolutely the sweetest pup I’ve ever seen, and I’ve had quite a few sweet pups! 😀
Roz@weightingfor50 says
Hi Kristen, I’m late to the party, but had to say “Happy Adoptiversary Basil”!! Hilarious that he let you dress him up. Awww.
spabettie says
thank you Roz!! 😀 adoptiversary – I love it! <3
Pure2raw Twins says
love it!!! Happy anniversary to the adorable Basil! she has an amazing family!!! xoxo
spabettie says
thank you!!! 😀 XXO
Lauren @ www.cravingsgoneclean.com says
So adorable!!! Halloween is the best. What will you be?
spabettie says
we have not decided yet!! we were talking about it the other day… have a couple ideas. how about you? 😀
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
Happy Anniversary Basil. He is such a cutie 😀
We don’t have a pet – but looking at Basil in his Halloween costume, we want a pet. NOW 😀
spabettie says
aw – are you in a situation where you can get one? 😀 we sure love Basil – he adds so much to our days!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
I had a german shepard, but he died on my birthday when I was only 7 years old. It broke my heart, and ever since, I can’t see myself getting another pet. Heck, I get very uneasy around other pets. Guess that incident left a huge and deep scar, huh?! Anyhow, I am sure Basil brings loads of joy to anyone he surrounds 😀
spabettie says
oh, sweetie, I am so sorry! I know how that is, I have lost a few precious pets. big (( hugs )) to you, my friend! xo
Molly@hungryhungryrunner.com says
So, so cute!!! I love Basil! Roosevelt has a new Halloween costume – and he hates it with ever doxie bone in his body! I have new pics of him in it on my blog. He’s a doxie-shark. 🙂 When I put it on him, he freezes and won’t move until I take it off. Such a disappointment because he has a doxie Halloween party in October! He will just have to go as himself again this year I guess…But perhaps I’ll give it one more try and get him a turtle costume as well! 🙂
spabettie says
shark!! did you get it from Target??! I saw that one, it was between this and that, really! oh, MY I would LOVE to go to that doxie party!!
Roosevelt is now part of my doxie page! 😀
Molly@hungryhungryrunner.com says
Yes – it’s from Target! The doxie parties are hilarious! There are usually 30 – 40 doxies running around. I will try to post pics afterward (the party is Oct 16th) but it’s so hard to get good shots because they are all running around!
Roosevelt is sooo honored to have made the doxie page! You totally made our day! 🙂
spabettie says
oh, good! glad to have Roosevelt here! 😉
it’s funny to imagine THAT MANY doxies running around! my parents have two, and when we visit and bring Basil, having THREE running around is so funny… I would love to see photos of that party!
Amanda says
I have a crush. That costume…oh my. HAPPY BASIL ANNIVERSARY! hug him tight!
spabettie says
I am, right now! 😀 isn’t he the sweetest? I’m sure happy we found him. have you seen Raising Arizona? I always say to Jason “we got the best one” 😉
Jodie says
I just wanted to say how much I love Doxies and how cute yours is! I live in a no-pet building for now, but I’m hoping I might be able to have one again someday. Peanut, my dear departed mini dachshund, hated any type of “clothing” but was awesome anyway. 🙂 I would have loved to dress him up like that!
spabettie says
aw, sweet Peanut! 🙂 Basil is pretty patient with me – but I try to keep most of his clothes pretty functional. good to meet another doxie friend! 🙂
Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty says
SO cute!! Lance would never be caught dead in a costume!! 🙂 And Dave would never approve! 🙂 Basil looks so sweet though!
Diane says
happy anniversary to your cute dog – and thank you for adopting rescues!
Kath (My Funny Little Life) says
I’m so happy Basil is with you now! Happy anniversary, Basil! *arooooo*
Love the turtle costume. 😀
spabettie says
AROOOOO !
Brittney says
I LOVE this costume! You guys always find the best ones for Basil! Happy Anniversary to you guys! Clyde sends love and kisses.
spabettie says
I just cannot help myself, Brittney. he doesn’t openly mind them, so that’s my green light to get new ones each year… kisses and wags back to you both! Basil says Hi Clyde! XO
Matt says
Basil is precious!
Barbara | Creative Culinary says
So very cute…my daughter has a dog from the pound. Who is visiting and laying at my feet. I just love this dog…I think often rescues are the most loyal dogs every. Being truly loved will do that!
spabettie says
I agree – Basil is so very sweet, and extremely loyal… I try not to think of his sad life (a few indications it was not good) before us – just breaks my heart! so happy we have him now.
Laura K says
OMG! <3 <3 pet him for me!
alison says
basil is the cutest, we had a weenie growing up they are the BEST doggies!!
hihorosie says
aw, so cute! Love that Basil is in a home where he is loved and cherished…and dressed up. 😉 I saw a pic of a chia pet dog costume. If I had a dog…
Sandra says
God, he is cute. what a sweet little thing. (does he like the costume?) 🙂
Stephanie@MyThornsHaveRoses says
Best turtle EVER!!!!!! I don’t know how I missed this post! Thanks for directing me to it. Love my cute turtle {and Basil!} fix!
spabettie says
hee! so cute, right?? I love when he just has the head piece too – just … TOO cute for words.