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Rollo is Seven Years Old Today

Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd is turning seven years old today (October 12, 2025). This evening, we sang to him, in English, Swedish and French, and he got a pupcake (cupcake specifically for dogs) and piece of filet mignon. Later today (October 12) he will get celebrated again and have more pupcakes.

To celebrate Rollo’s birthday, I am posting 20 photos I took of Rollo today, or rather earlier this evening (October 11), as well as photos from the recent past, and also photos that are a year or older. Some of the older photos are with our late Leonberger Bronco. The first six photos I took today. If you’ve been following my blog for some time, you may have seen some of the older photos already.

Washing Rollo

Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd is looking into the camera. He is wet.
Before the festivities Rollo needed a bath. He is getting washed in the sink. He was not happy.
Our mini-Australian Shepherd is looking into the camera as he is sitting in the sink getting washed. He is wet and not happy.
When are you going to be done with this washing stuff?

Birthday Photos of Rollo

Our daughter is putting a blue birthday hat on our mini-Australian Shepherd Rollo.
The birthday hat is coming on. He does not like the hat, so it did not stay on long.
Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd has his paws on the table and he is wearing a blue birthday hat.
We are getting the pup-cake ready, and we are going to sing Happy birthday in several languages. Rollo very much appreciates us singing to him in multiple languages, but mostly he appreciates the pupcake. A pupcake is a cupcake made especially for dogs. We humans had cupcakes.
Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd is standing with his paws on the table, and he is looking to the right. He is wearing a blue birthday hat.
Rollo is ready.
Photo of our mini-Australian Shepherd being fed a pupcake.
Finally Rollo gets his pupcake

Recent Photos of Rollo

Photo of our mini-Australian Shepherd being sitting on a leather sofa and looking at a pupcake.
Rollo and a pupcake on a table.
Photo of our mini-Australian Shepherd sitting on the floor in front of a Rolo candy.
Rollo and a Rolo candy. Rollo was not named after the candy bar Rolo as often incorrectly assumed. Rollo was named after the Viking king who sacked Paris. You can say he was on a roll.
Photo of our mini-Australian Shepherd lying among the covers on our bed.
Rollo likes to sleep in our beds
Photo of our mini-Australian Shepherd being a bit wet
Rollo is wet, not from being washed today but from rain on another occasion.

Older Photos of Rollo

A mini-Australian Shepherd wearing a blue party hat. He is not looking happy.
This is an old photo from his fourth birthday. He is unhappy with the hat.
On the left there is a big Leonberger dog bending his head down to sniff a small mini-Australian Shepherd lying on the grass.
Rollo almost six years ago. He had just arrived at our house. Our Leonberger Bronco is welcoming Rollo.
Our mini-Australian Shepherd is lying on the grass and looking into the camera.
Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd puppy.
A mini-Australian Shepherd puppy lying on a blanket and looking into the camera.
Close up of Rollo as a puppy.
The photo shows a mini-Australian Shepherd puppy peeking out behind a red sofa and looking straight into the camera.
Rollo peeking out behind the sofa.
The photo shows a mini-Australian Shepherd puppy biting an orange volleyball.
Rollo playing with a volleyball.
The photo shows a mini-Australian Shepherd biting a Leonberger’s tail
Rollo frequently bit our Leonberger Bronco’s tail, and he even swung in it like a swing. He climbed all over Bronco. Bronco was very patient with him.
The photo shows a mini-Australian Shepherd looking into the camera. He is next to a chewed-up shoe.
When Rollo was young, he loved chewing shoes. Here the artist is posing with his art.
The photo shows a mini-Australian Shepherd and a Pug and young woman in between them petting them both.
Our daughter with our mini-Australian Shepherd Rollo and Pug Daisy.
The photo shows a mini-Australian Shepherd sitting in a stroller.
Sometimes there are scary sounds and Rollo wanted to sit in the stroller we bought for our Pug Daisy. We have not been using that stroller since Daisy passed.

To see the blog post from Rollo’s sixth birthday click here and Rollo’s fifth birthday click here.

25 Photos of Leonbergers in Nature

In the past I’ve made a few posts featuring 25 photos of Leonbergers around a certain theme. This is one more of those posts. This time it is photos of Leonbergers in nature, whether it is in a park, in our yard, on top of a mountain, swimming in a lake, a forest, etc. The first half of the photos are of our Leonberger Bronco or Leonberger photos by a friend. The second half of the of the photos are shutter stock photos. Below are the previous 25 photos of Leonbergers posts.

Our Leonberger Bronco standing on grass in front of bushes with flowers.
Our Leonberger Bronco at a park close to our house. On his right front leg there is missing hair from a surgery he had (toe amputation).
Our Leonberger Bronco lying on green grass and you can see our brick house in the background.
Our Leonberger Bronco on our front lawn.
Our Leonberger Bronco’s head is sticking up above the bushes.
Our Leonberger Bronco in the bushes.
Photo of a Leonberger swimming in somewhat calm water.
Our Leonberger Bronco is swimming in White Rock Lake nearby Dallas, Texas.
Photo of a Leonberger standing in somewhat calm water.
Our Leonberger Bronco is standing in White Rock Lake nearby Dallas, Texas.
Our Leonberger Bronco is standing in our backyard as a sunray is shining on his head. He looks like a saint.
Our Leonberger Bronco in the backyard. He was a saint.
Photo of a Leonberger standing on top of a bench and there are trees and a small red cabin in the background.
Amie, a female Swedish Leonberger on top of Skuleberget (Skull Mountain) in northern Sweden.
Photo of a Leonberger standing on top of a bench and there are trees in the background.
Amie, a female Swedish Leonberger on top of Skuleberget in northern Sweden (Norrland).Amie and her owner had climbed the mountain.
View over fjords and mountains in northern Sweden.
The view that we and Amie had from the top of  Skuleberget in northern Sweden. The area is referred to as the High Coast.
Photo of seven Leonbergers by the beach.
The Leonberger Digory with friends at the beach some years ago. Photo Jen O’Keefe.
Five Leonbergers wearing patriotic hats lying on grass by a lake.
This photo was provided by Jen O’Keefe, Urgent Animal Care of Arlington. From left to right; Obi, Delfi, Aslan, Gryphon, Digory.
Six Leonbergers wearing funny hats sitting on a barge, by a lake, in the countryside.
Caspian (Obi’s nephew), Austin (Obi’s son), Delfi (our 10 yr old, living with lung cancer), Obi (now 7 and a veteran), Digory, and Rilian (Obi’s son). They all wish everyone a Very Happy New Year!! Photo by Velvy TheLion.
Picture showing four Leonbergers running across a river.
Shutterstock-ID: 959582 by Ingvald Kaldhussater.
Photo of a Leonberger standing in snow. In the background is snowy forest.
Leonberger standing in snow. Shutterstock-ID: 705193912 by Eric Isselee.
Photo of a Leonberger puppy running in green grass on a field.
Leonberger puppy. My guess is that he is around two months old. Shutterstock-ID: 629624396 by TOM KAROLA.
A majestic looking Leonberger is sitting on a green hill.
A majestic Leonberger. Shutterstock-ID: 731020957 by Peter Josto.
Photo of a Leonberger running out of water with big waves.
Leonberger on the beach. Stock Photo ID: 1110805445 by Lolostock.
Photo of two Leonbergers swimming in a pond.
Two Leonbergers swimming. Stock Photo ID: 1989806678 by Taibomaus.
Photo of a Leonberger sitting on snowy ground. There is a lake in the background as well as snowcapped mountains.
Sitting Leonberger. Shutterstock-ID:1333669760 by Britta Paasch.
Photo of a Leonberger sitting on snowy ground. There is a lake in the background as well as snowcapped mountains.
Sitting Leonberger. Shutterstock-ID:1333669760 by Britta Paasch.
Photo of a Leonberger and a pug running in snow. The pug is a head of the Leonberger. There is a snowy forest in the background.
Leonberger and pug running in the snow. Shutterstock- ID:1659034960 by AnetaZabranska.
Photo of a Leonberger puppy running in snow towards the camera.
A Leonberger puppy running in the snow. Shutterstock Stock Photo ID: 2056502327 by Nikky de Graaf.
Photo of two light brown Leonberger puppies playing in the snow in the forest.
Two light colored Leonberger puppies playing. My guess is that they are three months old. Shutterstock-ID: 2141564415 by AnetaZabranska.
Photo of a Leonberger puppy standing in the snow. He has snow on his nose.
A Leonberger puppy standing in the snow. Shutterstock Stock Photo ID: 2390810457 by VeronArt16.
Photo of a majestic dark and wet Leonberger standing in a river/
Leonberger standing in river. Photo by Stephanie Lucero on Unsplash.

Note, I am going to a CCL conference this weekend and the beginning of next week, so I will not be posting or do anything related to blogs for a while.