National Puppy Day!!!!

Just a few (OK, a lot) of pictures of my favorite puppies in the world in honor of it being National Puppy Day.  Enjoy.  These are in no particular order. 

Puppy dog eyes.

So innocent.

Family picture 2012

BIG bone from Grandma and Grandpa. 2010

One of Jasper's favorite pass-times.  Standing
in the window watching the cars go by.

He's always excited for a walk.

Halloween 2011

So Regal.

Crazy boys.

Jasper and Frankie wrestling.

Frankie!

On a family walk.

Getting to know each other.

Cuddle pups.

Jasper and his big Christmas bone from
Grandma and Grandpa  2014.
They love their grand-pups.

....and he's out.

Jasper trying to sit on my lap while I read.

Two of my favorites.  

Jasper and puppy cousin Harley.

Nathan's 2013 buck.

Jasper just couldn't stay awake.  Sleeping on the
stairs because he wouldn't leave my side.

Serious pup.  (Falling asleep while sitting up)

Both our dogs sleep like this.
Butt on the pillow, head on the floor,

Photo bomb!

Look how little Jasper was.  Christmas 2009

Jasper swimming at the cabin.

Playing catch the twig/branch.

Family picture at the cabin 2014

Puppy cousins Harley and Jasper running.

Frankie and Jasper running in the back yard.

Frankie and his little bone.  Now he has a big bone
 cuz he always wanted the one Jasper was chewing on,

Picking up Frankie from the airport.  A very happy day.
January 2015

Jasper 'helping' set up the Christmas tree 2014

First cuddles with Frankie.  Potty break after his flights home.

Trying to get them both to sit for a picture.
The bone is standing up on its end.
Jasper was very talented that day.

Sweet dreams.  

Frankie got Jasper's big bone.

Family picture 2013

Jasper in his 'sausage suit' watching me shovel.  2012

Jasper's first week home. 2009

We love you Jasper and Frankie!

Happiness Thy Name Is Puppy (Frankie!)

My sister just published a post by this same name on her blog and I thought that since it was such a great title that I would also use it.  While here post which you can read here is about a day spent playing with puppies at a pet store my puppy love/joy is currently asleep at my feet.

Notice the tongue.  :-)

We have now had Frankie home for about a week and a half.  He continues to live up to his reputation as the "Best puppy ever!!!!" -Dr Matt from Vet Ranch, and gets along great with Jasper.

After he came home to us  Dr. Matt and the Vet Ranch crew posted a follow-up video from the original one in December where we initially found Frankie.

Dr. Matt was kind enough to allow us to share some footage in that post as well.

As I said Jasper and Frankie are now great buddies.  They love to play chase and wrestle in the back yard all day long.  They also are doing very well at sharing, which is a very good thing because even though we have several different toys and two identical bones, Frankie is only interested in playing with the exact item Jasper currently has.  It doesn't matter whether it is the nyla-bone, Kong toy, or tennis ball.  Whatever Jasper has, Frankie wants to play too.   They play and wrestle for hours a day.

Over the weekend we took the puppies (big and small) for a walk around the neighborhood.  Frankie is still young and needs some practice on good walk etiquette, but all in all they did very well and it was a pleasant evening.  We ended up and Nathan's sister Jennifer's house and Frankie and Jasper were even able to visit with some of their puppy cousins Harley and Ellie and Frankie was very good with that new environment.

Last week we were also able to figure out what exact breed mix Frankie is.  We knew he was part Pit-bull but his speckled coat is not traditional pit-bull coloring.  We asked a vet friend and after her suggestion we googled pit-bull/blue heeler mix and sure enough it all fits!  There is even a picture of a female puppy that has the exact same markings and coloring as Frankie.  Mystery solved!

We love Frankie,  And Jasper too.  We never planned on having two puppies, let alone two pit-bull's at one time; but we can not imagine it any other way now.  Life is good and all is as it is meant to be.

P.S.  Happy Birthday Grandpa Parkinson!!! aka Grumpy.  We LOVE you.  Sending puppy kisses your way.

Good Night from all of Us.

Jasper and Frankie's first day

Happy Birthday T!!!!!!!

I just want to wish a very happy 3rd birthday to my favorite little man T.  I hope that you have an amazing year full of adventure and discovery.  You are the smartest, happiest, and best three year old I know.  I wish that we lived closer so that I could come and watch you blow out your birthday candles and have a piece of cake with you but since I can't, your sweet Mom will have to do it for me and tell me all about it.   I love you T.

Sweet Dreams

We have two identical large dog beds.  One on each side of our bed.  Jasper has always slept on Nathan's side of the bed so naturally we placed Frankie's bed on my side. The first night they both slept in their own beds, Frankie automatically picking his bed on my side with out being shown that it was his.  (He is very smart.)  But last night, on their second night and after a day full of playing,  Frankie wanted to sleep with Jasper.  First they started out in Jasper's bed but finally ended up on Frankie's.  

Sweet dreams puppies.