Landon and Bentley: BFFs

With an active 13 month old and a 70+ pound black lab, the question often comes up as to how Landon and Bentley get along. The answer: amazingly well as you can tell from the title of this blog. Prior to having Landon, we were very intentional with our training of Bentley of what she might face with having an infant/toddler around. We'd pull her tail and ears, we'd take her food away while she was eating it, we'd carry around a baby doll, etc. When I was in the hospital after delivering Landon, Alan brought home blankets with Landon's scent on it to give to Bentley so she could get more accustomed to the idea of a new little being in the house.

As Landon's getting older, he's definitely paying more attention to Bentley. Bentley absolutely loved breakfast, lunch, or dinner because Landon was more than generous with sharing his food - even food that he absolutely loves, like pancakes. As his fat, little fingers dangled over his chair, Bentley would oh so gently reach for the pancake without trying to nibble Landon in the process. Unfortunately for Bentley, we didn't want to encourage this behavior so we've had to put her in the basement during meal times.

Landon's new game with Bentley is catch. Although his throwing arm isn't the greatest yet, he still takes great joy in dropping the ball in front of Bentley. Here's a video for your viewing pleasure. My favorite part is when Landon is laughing hysterically but stops as soon as he realizes that I'm videotaping him.