Our birthdays often become "birth-week" and "birth-month" celebrations. If a present arrives wrapped in ribbon, the whole family indulges in some supervised ribbon play.
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Pretty-boy Tanji's ribbon starts as a necklace...
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Then it moves a little lower...
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... and a little lower...
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This isn't looking good for the ribbon..
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Grrrrrrr!
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A little out of control.
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The crazy spot is wearing down, but the ribbon is not out of
the woods, bacause someone has been waiting his turn...
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"A riiiibbon for meee?"
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That's not quite right...
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"Am I pretty?"
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Uschi saunters around displaying his ribbon.
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A bit of posing on the floor too.
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Those ears and puffy whisker pads mean its play time.
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While Uschi is playing, Vladi wakes up and
visits the Tanji cleaning station.
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Its Vladi's turn with the ribbon, at first he's sleepy...
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Flop.
But then Vladi gets the idea that we put his harness on him,
so he marches out to the front door, ready for a walk outside...
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"Let's go, I'm READY!"
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Vladi waits patiently, its apparently time for a walk.
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