Tuk & Jack's Puppy Capers

The Fence

Life's been pretty exciting lately.  We've had lots of visitors staying with us (including Grampaw!!) and Mom says that's why she hasn't been able to tell all of you any of my stories.  Frankly, I think she's been a bit lazy and has let the team down, but whatever, she knows how to turn on the black box that holds our stories and I don't.  She has promised me that real soon she'll show you pictures of our visitors ... and I'll keep bugging her...  muwahahah.

There is one story that I REALLY wanted to tell you right now.  A long time ago I figured out that I could jump over the fence and get into the old person's yard next door.  I'm such a big strong boy and it's so fun!  There's lots of open space and new things to smell and sometimes the old man is there.  I like to bark at him a bit and he acts silly and hides behind a big green thing.  Actually that's only happened once and boy oh boy was Mom mad when she found out about that.  I just can't help it, it's so fun jumping over that fence!  Well, anyway my fun is over.  The old man came over the other day and had a talk with Mom and he kept pointing at me and saying my name.  Mom ended up having two guys come over and put a big long stick thing in front of the fence and now I can't get over there any more.  It really doesn't seem fair at all that my fun has been ruined.

Here's the stick thingy in front of my fence.

Mom said it would look better pretty soon - she said the green stuff would start to cover it up like this.

Then even more fun happened.  The two guys who put up the stick thingy put up new white things on the short fence and then spread all this white stuff over everything.  Mom says the short fence looks real pretty now.  What do you think?

Here's me in front of the new short fence that Mom likes.  When I was sitting here looking handsome for Mom, she said "uh oh..."  Do you see what Mom saw?

Well, I guess I must have bumped the white stuff that those guys put on the fence.  When Mom saw it she said I was just perfect!  Well, actually what she said was "that's just perfect Jack, just perfect," but that's the same thing.

I Can't Get Enough Of You

When Roxy was here this weekend we did a lot of playing in the yard.  Mostly I would try to pin Roxy and get the ball from her. Mom took some moooving pictures of us to show you what a big, handsome, and strong boy I am. Oh, and to show me and Roxy playing too.

Master of the Ball

Another game that Roxy and I like to play is "Master of the Ball."  See, we both love the ball.  A lot.  And it's really fun to keep the ball away from each other.  Of course, when Roxy has the ball ... I REALLY WANT IT!!! and Roxy is REALLY good at keeping it.  Mom says Roxy is a little better at this game than me, but what does she know.

Uh oh, just noticed Roxy has the ball.

I'm going in!

I am trying so hard to get that ball!  I'm doing all the work and Roxy just lays there and won't let go.

Maybe a blitz attack will work.

Whoa!!!  She flips up and I've got to scramble to get away!

After all that, she's STILL got the ball!

Oh, and by the way, while all this fun is going on,Tuk just sits to the side looking
a little irritated and nervous.

But he comes around.  When me and Roxy were posing and showing off our tongues for Mom, he decided he wanted in on the picture.  I gotta say though, I think he isn't holding up his end.  He didn't even look up!

My Twin

Yesterday my sister, Roxy, came for a visit.  I looooove Roxy and everyone says
we look like twins.  What do you think?

 

Ok, forget the fact that we have different collars, and she's a girl, and that I've got a waaaay cool name tag, but don'tcha think we look a lot alike?

 Here's a little closer look (of me... .muwahahah).

 We love to chase the ball together.  Tuk usually stands out of the way so he doesn't get knocked over.

Darn, Roxy got it.

Grampaw Came To Visit!!!

Last weekend my Grampaw and Shawn came to visit.  I'm not exactly sure who Shawn is... I know I've seen her before on visits with Grampaw, and Tuk seemed to know her really well, but I was just a bit confused.  Mom said she was her sister, but all I could really understand was that she was part of the family.

Here's Mom and Shawn, her sister.

Any way, Grampaw is the greatest because he always teaches me new things when I get to see him.  This time he tried to teach me to WAIT before I lunged for whatever he was tossing my direction - a ball, a cookie, my stuffie... it's not that easy to wait! 

Mom was looking for a photo of me and Grampaw on this visit, but she couldn't find one, so here is a picture of me and Grampaw when I was just a baby.

Grampaw also took some pictures of me and Mom and Tuk and I guess I wasn't all that good at that either!  I kept trying to be a good boy, but sometimes it's just too hard to sit still and I absolutely can NOT leave my ball alone...

Of course, Tuk behaved himself - he's just always perfect.

But!  I do think that I am VERY handsome, even though I have trouble keeping my tongue in my mouth.  What do you think?

My Tongue

When I'm at the park, my tongue starts hanging out and usually there is a bit of grass or dirt on it too.  Not much I can do about it.

There's just a lot of grass and dirt at the park so naturally it just gets on my tongue.  But that's ok, I don't mind!

Of course, after a nice long drink, it's usually clean.

 

And sometimes the tongue hanging out trick is contagious.

I don't think I'm naughty...

Just look at my sweet face.  How can Tuk call me naughty?

I know it's out there

I know that spooky, glow in the dark, green-eyed monster is still out there.  I keep looking and looking, but I haven't seen it today.  I'm sure it will be back, so I'll keep watching and waiting.

Sara, Sara, no time is a good time for goodbyes

Boy, oh boy, do I LOVE Sara.  Sara is a friend of mine.  Well, I mean, Mom thinks she's really a friend of hers, but she's my friend too and every now and then -- on a special day -- she comes home with my mom at lunch time to visit me.  Sara is the best friend ever because she doesn't mind that I get "too" excited to see her and she ALWAYS ALWAYS throws the ball for me.  Have I told you how much I love the ball?  And Sara?

Today Sara came to visit and Tuk and I ran over to her to say hi.  I know it looks like Tuk might be shining Sara on, but he's really excited to see her too.  He's just old, so you can't always tell.

Right away I got my ball and got ready for some lunchtime fun.  Tuk, as usual, stood back looking confused.  He SAYS he hangs back because he doesn't want to get knocked over in the frenzy.  Whatever.

I run over to give Sara the ball, but sometimes I get a little "too" excited and I just can't quite give the ball up.

Finally, Sara has the ball and waits for me to get ready.  As if I'm not always ready!

I'm ready!!!

She's taking too long!!!  I can't wait any longer so I leap into the air to show her I'm ready.  Mom laughed at me at this point because she said my ears looked like the Flying Nun.  Now who exactly is the Flying Nun?  And why exactly is Tuk oblivous and walking away?  What's his problem?

Whew!  Got the ball.  On my way back.

Sara is so beeee uuuu teeee full!!!  You can't really tell in the pictures from today becuase she's got her sunglasses on and Mom told me she's pregnant (which Mom also says makes her more beautiful), but I wanted you to see how beautiful Sara's blue eyes are without those darn sunglasses.  Here she is with Mom.

Spooky Valentine's Night

I think there might be a monster outside.  It has shiny green glow in the dark eyes.  I keep looking and looking and the eyes keep looking back at me!  It's spooky.