Burger: Photo Bomber, Pro Nuzzler, Brain Licker
This afternoon’s post over on Young House Love featured yet another photobomb by Burger, who just loves to get involved whenever he hears the camera shutter snapping (you know, if he’s not sleeping or eating or doing something else that’s more pressing).
We actually paused this particular photoshoot to give Burger some attention, which involved a little bit of nuzzling…
… and then nuzzling turned into his other favorite form of affection: licking. Particularly, right up the nose.
For a little dog, his has quite the reach with that tongue. I think he got some brain this time around.
But in spite of the occasional nostril attack, we love being loved by this guy.
Oh yeah, and we finally took down our Christmas decor this weekend. So although our tabletop tree is in the background in a few of these pics, it’s sadly gone now. Until next year (yes, Sherry is already counting down the days…).
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Tiger (my chorkie) does the same thing…. maybe it’s a chihuahua thing…Little dogs are the best thing in my opinion though.
I’ve had a hunch that our mixed breed dog is part chihuahua – and he’s a “brain licker” too! That pretty much convinced me…
Haha- that’s scientific proof right there!
xo,
s
I love how he’s pretending to be too good for the camera in the first two shots.
You’re not fooling anyone, Burger.
I might have had a moment where I wrapped my arms around our tree the other night to say goodbye. My husband is a very understanding man.
Seriously! I tried to hug that little guy but he spiked me in the rib!
xo,
s
Love these photos, so sweet! Such a loving little Burger.
I love these pics!! I love how much you include Burger in your everyday life , even after having a baby. I can’t tell you how many people I know have kids and seem to forget about how much they loved their pets beforehand. We love our pup like another child also. :)
Did John get his shirt at J.Crew outlet? I bought the same one for my hubby last year:) Burger alllmmoossst makes me want a dog of my own:)
Yes! That’s so funny!
xo,
s
and the shirt goes well with the color scheme in the living room…
this post should have a little warning…partial nudity aka John’s midriff. haha.
Haha, mah man is working it.
xo,
s
Very cute moments – thanks for including these in the “life” section!
We have a chihuahua mix and although she’s a fan of brain licking, she’s also really big on trying to french us. Every once in a while, she’ll get me…
I wish you would let yourself off the hook about when you took down your Christmas decorations. You had so much going on (what with the entertaining, the kitchen renovations, etc.)
My rule of thumb for un-decking the halls is to wait until Epiphany to take down my decorations. That way, the full twelve days of Christmas have elapsed before the decorations come down. It’s also a great excuse if anyone asks why my decorations are still up: “Oh, I wait until Epiphany to take decorations down.” People are too busy trying to remember what Epiphany is to question that logic.
Haha, very smart!
xo,
s
So sweet! I have a slightly less petite canine whose favorite thing in the world is to pin you with a paw on each shoulder and smother you with kisses (including the brain licking kind). One of my nephews will get down on the floor, take a deep breath, and tell Seamus (dog) to give him some love :)
our furry-first-child sydney is a brain licker too… although his favorite access point is through the ear (http://alanna-wendt-to-tennessee.blogspot.com/2011/12/wishing-you.html)… ya gotta love it!
Haha- that’s an awesome shot!
xo,
s
That is hilarious!!!!
Burger is too cute! My cat licks way too often. His favorite is eye lids in the middle of the night when his food bowl is empty.
Awesome post – Lovin’ Young House Life.
Burger is too stinkin cute!
My dog managed to photobomb every single picture in one of my posts.
http://hisshabbyherchic.com/2011/10/27/entry-way-part-1/
Hahaha- hilarious!
xo,
s
Is it just me … or does John look totally hot in these photos!!
Haha, guys with dogs (or kids) = hot.
xo,
s
I think it’s the 5-o’clock shadow he’s sporting. Ruff! – pun intended ;)
I was just thinking the same thing!
It cracks me up how much my definition of ‘hot’ has changed in the past few years. Guys doing the ‘dad’ thing are suddenly hot and young men (with no hint of domesticity or parenting skills) are positively tedious!
Haha, dad is the new black.
xo,
s
I LOOOVE Burger photos!! I even went back and watched that one video of him, maybe for his 4th birthday? Just love him.
This is too funny! My Chihuahua mix does the same thing any time I get down on the floor to work on something. He loves to stand on my back (cheerleader pyramid style).
Hilarious! My papillon, Matilda licks brains too! I always thought she was just weird but it seems like a common habit. Ha!
Ha! Our chihuahua, Killer, is the same way!! He loves ears and noses, it’s scary where he manages to reach with that tongue sometimes… I actually used some adorable videos of Burger from your archives to help convince my fiancee we should adopt Killer, so thank the little cutie for me ;-)
Burger could seriously be our girl Cookie’s twin brother. Right down to the licking thing. We tell people “She can’t control her licker.” :)
Haha, Burger totally can’t control his either!
xo,
s
I have to say, you guys have sold me on chihuahuas. I never thought they were cute until I first saw a picture of Burger.
I used to have a pit/lab mix who was fond of licking. He was also very good (unfortunately) at Frenching. Uck.
Aw, Burger! I have trouble getting good pictures of my dogs because whenever I get down to snap a picture, they walk right over to me! But Burger is a natural in front of the camera.
Awwwwwwwww Burger!!!!!!!
Love that sweet little buddy.
How do you guys do his nails? I’m only asking cause you’re such DIY’ers…
I’m a dog groomer and we use cordless dremels with 60 grit sandpaper on the barrel attachment. It gets the nails smooth and round…no scratching me OR my wood floors!
Haha- we’ve heard that works like a charm! Burger is so scared of tools (even the regular clipper scares him) so we have to ask the vet to do it for us! He just went yesterday and they clipped him right up! I don’t know why he lets his doc do it and won’t let us get near them!
xo,
s
Aww, I love the pics of Burger. Since I’m away at school it makes me miss my dog Lil’ Bit (he’s an Italian Greyhound) and the way he nuzzles when you scratch his head and jumps up into bed with me under the covers. I have even caught him sleeping “tucked in” under the covers with his head on my pillow.
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My mom’s dog always gets excited when we break out the camera. She just sits there and “smiles” for us – which is quite a sight since she’s missing some teeth!
Adooorable!
xo,
s
At first it looked like Burger was casually lounging on a plaid blanket, then I scrolled down and OMG THE BLANKET HAS ARMS AND A HEAD.
Haha, the blanket as arms!!!!
xo,
s
AND A HEAD!!!
I think that must be a chihuahua thing – the extremely long tongue and licking up the nose, that is. My dog is part chihuahua and I swear her tongue is too long for her tiny little mouth. She is constantly licking things (floors, furniture, people’s faces) and when she isn’t doing that, her tongue is partly sticking out of her mouth. Even when she is asleep.
Burger is sooo adorable. I have two pugs. An older one named Trixie who if you just look at her, rolls over for you to rub her belly. Then I have a blind puppy named Pepper. She constantly runs in circles. She’s the most adorable puppy in the world… to me at least.
Aw they sound adorable!
xo,
s
My little Yorkie, Rennie, does the same thing with her tongue – straight up the nose, every time! My original thinking was this was a little-dog thing, but her little sister doesn’t have the skill at all, so…. ya got me! It is kinda freaky though!
Ohhh, how lovely! Now I want to write a post about my little flurry one also! :D
I love me some Burger! He is the best photo bomber ever. I remember you mentioned awhile back that he did something really odd and that you happened to catch it on camera. Did you ever post that?
Haha- this is that! We had so many requests for living room art and ottoman pics so we shot these and then forgot and then finally got them up so we could share these along with ‘em!
xo,
s
So cute! Thanks for sharing. :)
Sweetness!!!!!!!! Burgs you are too cute.
And now I have a crush on John.
Haha, he’s mine!
xo,
s
*swoon* ;)
This post is too funny! We have a chihuahua who does the up the nose lick and we call it digging for brains, too. It’s so gross but for some reason it’s her favorite thing to do once she crawls up you to attack you with loves. Glad to see we aren’t the only ones with a dog who doesn’t truly understand the idea of personal space, lol. Love your website and the kitchen is looking amazing! Great job! :)
Aww! I am so glad you stopped working to give him some lovies!
My dog can’t control his licker either. Luckily he can’t get up my nose cause his tongue is too big. (he is around 60 lbs.) But he tries to get my brain through my ears. :)
<3 Burger. He has the opposite problem of our dog who is so camera shy.
Hah! I love this – we have a chihuahua mix and he does the exact same thing. He loves to climb up on your lap, put his paws on your shoulders, and lick every inch of your face he can get to – it’s annoying, but adorable!
I’m glad to see that our chihuahua Lulu isn’t the only brain licker around. It seems to be an epidemic! :)
I think it’s hilarious that John matches the decor – specifically the Sue the Napkin pillows.
Haha my dog Jack loves licking up the nose too! It’s pretty gross lol. It’s good to know Burger does that too, because I’ve never known another dog to do that and just assumed Jack was weird about noses.
We have a chihuahua who loves to cuddle too. However she keeps the licking to her absolute favorite people (i.e., not us!). My mom’s friend stopped by one day and she was attacked by our 8 lb chihuahua and laughed so hard by the intense devotion of the dog that she got tongue down her throat. It was horrible and hilarious! We still talk about it, months later! My oldest dog licks too. She doesn’t have a preference. And our big guy (yep, we own 3 dogs!) is more of a “nose-r” and will press his cold, wet nose instead of big puppy dog licks.
There is NOTHING better in the world than a puppy (or tiny dog) tongue squeegee. Especially right out of the shower? I just don’t know how I would ever get dried off in time for work without my puppy tongue squeegee (smile).
Happy dog loving!
Bernadette
Burger is so cute! we have a little chi mix…and he HATES the camera! hides from it…tucks his head as soon as he sees it…even my iphone camera!!! oh and does he LOVE to lick inside noses!!! eeesh!!
Cute! I think that should be Burger’s new nickname… brain licker. Better watch out though, my friend got a staph infection in his nose from his dog licking his face. Ewwwww.
Isn’t Monument Ave. gorgeous around Christmas? I live in Charlottesville– but was in Richmond around Christmas and we drove up and down– beautiful!
It really must be a Chihuahua thing. Our 4 pound black and tan chi licks up the nose, in the mouth when talking…. and the nuzzling, puts her right to sleep everynight :)