The J.A.Z. Pack . . .Jack, Abby, and Zeva!

My Leggy!

2010-03-15T20:04:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Well as Mommy already told you, I had to have surgery last week. NOT FUN! I thought about asking for new parents, but when Mommy and Daddy came to pick me up from the horrid vet place, they were both super nice to me, so I was a good poochy and forgave them. Still, I thought my leggy hurt before I went in for surgery, but whooee! I could barely think, my leg hurt so bad afterwards. But it's been several days now and I feel much better. I can even put a little weight on my leg now when I walk! I wasn't able to do that before the surgery! Mommy and Daddy started doing what they call physical therapy on me today, and I'm a little sore from it, but it's cool to see my leg working better by the time they're done with my therapy. I'm not sure what to think of my funny E-collar though. I don't really mind wearing it. It's soft and I can sleep and move around without it being in the way, but I can't scratch my head or lick my tooshie anymore!

I think I look good in blue though, don't you think?

The worst thing about having to have surgery, is this is where I live now.

In a crate. All. Day. Long. It's not too bad. Mommy bought me a nice soft fleecy crate pad and all new kong and nylabone toys. I also got this cool new water dish which attaches to the side of the crate so I don't spill. I'm a bit of a klutz. Hee hee.

Want to see what my leggy looks like? They had to shave all the fur off my leg, but luckily my skin is dark, so it doesn't affect my girly image too much.

My leggy was still a bit sore from the physical therapy earlier, so I wasn't really letting Mommy get a good photo of my stitches. But you can see the big long bumpy thing which is the incision and some of the red bruising that has appeared in the last couple of days. Yesterday the bruising was near my knee but that spot has gotten much better.Well, there's not much going on with me right now. I wake up, take some pain meds, get a heat pad put on my leggy, then I do physical therapy! After a nap or some bone chewing, I get more meds, more heat, more physical therapy and then another nap! One more time before bed, and it's sleepy time! I do get taken out on leash to go potty occasionally, but otherwise, it's just me in my crate. Hope everyone else in Dog Bloggy World is doing well.

Laters!

Zeva

A note from Mommy

2010-03-15T09:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,
This is the J.A.Z. Pack's secretary writing to apologize about the lack of posts lately and to update everyone about how Zeva is doing. About a year ago Zeva came inside and was limping. We took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with a partial cruciate ligament tear. Since then, we have kept Zeva's activity level at a slighter lower level than normal in order to try and avoid surgery. But a couple of weeks ago, Zeva was sitting in Daddy's lap, when a loud noise came from outside. She jumped out of the chair and immediately started yelping and limping. We knew that surgery was now unavoidable. Last Thursday, Zeva had TPLO surgery to fix her knee. So far her recovery has been going very well. She is a very good natured dog and lies still and allows us to do all the necessary treatments and physcial therapy her leg needs. I will update with some pictures soon. Also, due to technical difficulties, I won't be able to load Abby's agility videos like I thought I could. Thanks everyone for being such loyal followers!
-The JAZ Pack's Secretary (i.e. Mommy)

Happy Birthday Abby!

2010-02-02T11:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Abby! We can't believe you're four years old! It seems like just yesterday that we brought you home!

P.S. New agility videos will be loaded soon from our last trial. Abby earned two more qualifying runs and a Third Place ribbon! Way to go Abby!

Paw it forward!

2009-09-08T13:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, we still have a Paw it forward package up for grabs! Let me know if you want to play!

2009-08-19T18:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Here is a video of me at my first agility trial! The first run was Touch and Go and I took fourth place! My second run was Tunnelers, and we didn't get any ribbons but I did this course perectly!

Don't forget to leave Mommy a comment if you want to play Paw it Forward! We still need players!

Agility brags and Paw it Forward!

2009-08-11T21:11:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! My first agility trial was last weekend and it was amazing! My mommy and I had so much fun! We ran a Touch and Go course and a Tunnelers course and I earned a ribbon in the Touch and Go course!Can you believe it? A ribbon at my first agility trial? My mommy was so happy I thought she was going to suffocate me, what with all the hugs I got. Now, my ribbon is proudly displayed on our mantel under my cute puppy picture. Hopefully, I earn even more ribbons at our next trial in November!

Guess what! We got a huge package in the mail from the awesome mastiff, Mango! Mango said we get to play a game called Paw it Forward! To play, you have to be one of the first three doggies to comment on this blog post. Then, you get a package full of goodies from us! After you get your package, you post about it in your blog, then the first three people who comment on your blog get a package from you! Get it? We're Paw'in it forward!

Mango sent us a super cool picture card...And look at all the goodies!

Super nummy biscuit treats...

Poopy picker-upper bags....

Awesome bandanas to make us look cool....

A bow tie to make my brother super handsome...

A cool water froggy toy... must try this out at the lake next time...

A warthog stuffy that Jack wouldn't let any of us have....the pig...

And a stuffing-less squirell toy that is awesome for playing tug with Zeva!

Gosh Mango, you sure spoiled us! Thank you so much for all the awesome pressies!

So who wants to play Paw it forward? If you want to play, leave us a comment and we'll send a package your way!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

2009-07-23T13:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary to my Mom and Dad!

Here’s a poem from me, Jack and Zeva.

Four years ago today,
A special vow you both did say,
Jackie-Poo sends both of you,
A jowly kiss without the drool!
Zeva as your newest roomie,
Dedicates to you a special “zoomie.”
And I’ll do a dance with great agility,
And love you both to the best of my ability!

Love and kisses,
Abby

Agility pawsomeness!

2009-07-15T15:59:00.001-07:00

Hi everybody! Last weekend was pawsome! Mommy took me and my brother to an Agility demo to help me practice my agility skills!

We brought along the slobbery one for some socializing, and to help keep my Daddy company. He was a good boy, but he wasn't allowed to play on all the fun toys cause he's such a scaredy cat! Hee hee!

Here I am with Mommy jumping over one of the jumps. Look at how high the jump is! Mommy says I am 20 inches tall, and she set this jump to 16 inches! I've never jumped this high before but I had a lot of fun practicing!

A wonderful shot of my super furry (and cute!) butt

And one last photo of me with crazy ears! Normally, I'm not allowed to have my leash on while I'm doing agility, but there were so many people and dogs in the ring with us, that I kept wanting to go greet everybody! Mommy finally went and got my leash, saying that agility Goldens aren't allowed to go say hi while we're on a course. I beg to differ, but we'll see.

Mommy also gave me some super exciting news! I get to compete in my first official Agility competition in August! Woo hoo! My training finally paid off and I get to start earning titles now! Yeah! I hope August comes super soon!

A new toy!

2009-05-11T20:21:00.001-07:00

Oh boy oh boy! Mommy and Daddy brought us home the coolest toy ever! The Jolly Ball! This thing was super fun! Jack managed to get the toy first, but after some chasing I managed to get a hold of it! There was no catching me after that! I may be small, but man am I quick! Hee hee! Pit's rule, Mastiff's drool, and Goldens are just uncool! Well, maybe they are still cool, but I'm way cuter! Abby tried doing a crazy leap to get the Jolly ball.
But no, I wouldn't let her have it, because I'm just that good! Bwah ha ha! Zeva! The Jolly ball Queen of them all!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-11T12:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter everyone from the J.A.Z. Pack! Momma made us wear stupid headpieces again, but we get to go on a rawhide Easter Egg Hunt after our photo shoot.

And, I got Zeva kisses... :)Isn't she the sweetest?

Even if she did eat my hedgehog stuffy....

Happy St. Patty's Day!

2009-03-16T18:38:00.001-07:00

Happy St. Patricks Day Everyone!

I, of course am looking mighty studly in my St. Patty's hat.

Abby is attempting some form of Golden cuteness for her picture.

One can never count on puppies to be cooperative...

It isn't fair though, we had to wear the hat in order to get OUR treat, but all Zeva had to do was have the hat near her. Plus, she was a bad dog and tried to eat the hat after the photo session. And she STILL got a treat. Puppies...they get away with everything.

The Dreaded Bath!

2009-02-25T20:01:00.001-08:00

Well, Abby and Jack did try to warn me, but I didn't think this thing called a Bath would be as bad as they said.

I let Daddy plop me in the tub thinking it was some kind of cool new game. And really, what could possibly be so scary when both Mommy and Daddy were acting so friendly and happy. They really made me think it would be great. But, the next thing I knew, I was being hit with a stream of water and this goopy stuff was spread all over my body!

Ack! Not in the eyes! Have a care Daddy!

Plus, Daddy wouldn't let me get away and Momma kept taking photos! How dare they! This whole bath thing is humiliating! I won't even talk about all the different places they scrubbed!

But eventually, they let me go and Momma scrubbed me from head to toe with a super nice feeling thing called a towel. That part was kinda fun, but don't tell my parents I said so. Plus, don't I look cute in my Towel Robe?

Happy 3rd Birthday Abby!

2009-02-02T22:07:00.001-08:00

It's my Birthday! Can you believe I'm three years old today! This year, I got to help Mommy bake my cupcakes!

How cute am I with my apron on? I'm a good helper doogy!

See how good they came out?

Making the cupcakes was fun, but eating them so much better! They tasted sooo good!

I was a super nice sister and let Jack have a cupcake too.

I think he really liked them.

Look at his slobber! Hee hee!

Zeva liked them too.

She took forever to figure out how to eat it though...it was bigger than her mouth!

What a great birthday! Thanks Momma! I love you!

My first week!

2009-01-27T20:28:00.001-08:00

Wow what an exciting week! New friends, new brother and sisters, new toys and new parents! Can you believe I gained four pounds this week! I'm growing like a weed!
I love playing tug with Momma.Jack lets me win occasionally, but you can see I am hardly a match for him. He was too lazy to even stand up!Cuddling with Mommy and Daddy is the best. Jack makes a pretty good pillow too. I love my new family.

Meet our newest pack member, Zeva!

2009-01-17T17:16:00.000-08:00

Hi! I'm Zeva!
I'm a four month old, purebred American Pit Bull Terrier! Today I got adopted by new mommy and daddy and now I have a new sister and a new brother! My first Daddy had some troubles and couldn't stay in our home anymore. He tried to move me in with his mommy and daddy but they wouldn't let me come with him. Daddy gave me to a nice lady who owned a doggy daycare so she could find me a new forever home, and HERE I AM! I love my new family! They have so many awesome toys, squeaky balls, bones to chew, ropes to tug and this new thing called frisbees to catch!

My new brother and sister are still unsure about what to do with me, but I know we will be good friends really soon!

I'm a little frustrated about my food situation though....

I really love my food and want to eat it really really fast but Daddy put this big chain in my food dish! It makes it so hard to eat! Mommy says this is safer for me, something called Bloat? Maybe if I look super cute they will let me eat without it. What do you think?

I am so excited to meet all my new bloggy friends! I hope you all like me as much as I am going to like you!

Christmas!

2009-01-11T19:31:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone! Sorry it has taken so long to post about our Christmas! Mommy finally got around to posting our pictures!

Here I am sniffing the first package...

Ooh boy! What is this!

A mouse stuffy! Woo hoo! You can't have it Jack! That tail is MINE!

Here is Jack sniffing his package.

He's almost got it... the crazy-eared goof.

Woo hoo! It's a Santa Hedgehog!

I get two gifts to open because I won the Kong contest a while back. Amber Mae sent me my prizes and I got to open them for Christmas! Amber Mae also drew a beautiful picture of my winning photo! It was awesome!

Oh Thank you Amber! A new stuffy and a yummy cheesy stick!

Yum yum!

Well, we hope you all had wonderful Christmases! Happy late holidays everyone!

Happy Howlidays!

2008-12-06T15:15:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone!

Today our parents made us pose with this really strange person they called Santa Claws. He was very merry and kept saying Ho Ho Ho. Don't really know what its all about but Mommy tells me we're going to be getting some fun stuff in the mail soon for some kind of a Christmas card. Something about a new stuffy for each of us? Anyways, we're supposed to wish everyone Happy Howlidays! Here's our picture of us with our parents and the weird Santa Claws guy. Hope you're all having fun in the snow!

Jack is lost!

2008-11-09T20:57:00.000-08:00

Edit......
Jack made his way back to our Brother's house early this morning. His paws are chewed up from walking all night and he is pretty scared, but is otherwise ok. Thank goodness.
-Jack's relieved Mommy

HELP! Jack got loose this afternoon from our brothers house in Sumner, Washington and we can't find him! Please send word to all of your friends in the Seattle area of Washington to keep an eye out for Jack! He was wearing his spiked collar when he got lost. He is very skittish and is unlikely to come to people when called. Please contact the Sumner Police Dept. if you spot him so we can be contacted to come pick him up. Please spread the word!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T18:22:00.001-07:00

It's Jack's Birthday!

2008-10-02T20:25:00.001-07:00

Wow! I can't believe that today is my second birthday! Daddy came home with an awesome present for me!

A new collar!

Oh I can't wait!

Wow! Don't I look "studdly"?

After Daddy gave me my new collar he showed me the awesome cake Mommy and Daddy baked me!

It looks so good!

Here goes the first bite...

Oh my gosh it tastes amazing!

Oops! Dropped some on the floor.

Mmmm....lickin up my crumbs.

After I was finished eating, I realized that even Abby was going to get some of my cake! I was a bit upset, but I guess Abby did share some of her cupcakes with me from her birthday party, so I guess I can't be too upset.

I think she liked it too.

It was pretty nummers...

She was a good girl and licked up her crumbs as well.

Thanks again Mommy and Daddy for the best birthday ever!

Oh, Mommy and Daddy want me to mention that Abby won the Kong contest! Can you believe it, just because she was the messiest Kong eater ever, she won some stupid prize. Sheesh. Oh well, my collar is still the coolest.

The river!

2008-09-23T20:18:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! We got to play in the river last weekend and it was awesome! I, of course, played fetch with my water toys the entire time and Jack was too much of a Scaredy-Cat to do anything besides wading, but I know he had fun too.

C'mon Mom, throw it all ready!

This is the coolest floating frisbee!

All right! Almost to shore.

Hey! I was the one who fetched this! Leave it alone Jack!

Well fine! I was having more fun sniffing rocks anyhow...

I just love the river!

This bumper toy is cool too! Momma can throw it all the way to other side of the river!

I like carrying it with both the string and the bumper in my mouth.

Jack, leave my butt fringe alone so I can swim in peace.

Best part of the day, shaking out all the sandy water.

We got an award!

2008-09-15T21:53:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much Sami&Baylee for honoring us with this award!

Feel free to just enjoy this award or pass it along.

The Rules:
1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least seven other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs that you've nominated.

We would like to pass the award too:

Thanks again Sam and Baylee for the award!

Cousin Daisy

2008-08-30T21:56:00.000-07:00

Cousin Daisy made the trip to Rainbow Ridge today. We will miss her greatly and will always remember all of the good times we had with our friend. She was a wonderful dog and our Mommy's best friend for many years and will always be in our hearts. We love you Cousin Daisy and are glad you aren't suffering any more.

Cousin Daisy

June 1996 - Aug 2008

Food dish disaster

2008-08-21T21:26:00.000-07:00

Look at what I have been reduced to eating out of.

Not only do I have to eat out of this patheticly cheap piece of human plasticware, but I also have to drink out of Abby's water dish! I swear these parents of mine better whip into shape soon. First they submit me to the horror of the VETS office, and now this!

It all started innocently enough. My daddy took me on a trip this weekend to keep him company while he built a wheelchair ramp for his Grandma. This part of the trip was basically fine, except the heat was horrible. It was above 100 degrees. Every. Single. Day. Then we went and visited Cousin Leah and Cousin Daisy! Cousin Leah is doing great and while Daisy has still lost some weight she seems to be doing okay for now. The biggest suprise was that Cousin Daisy had a new member of the family! A puppy! Grandpa and Grandma bought a Lab/Golden Retriever mix puppy named Buddy! He tried stealing my bone at one point and of course he was pesky like all puppies are, but I suppose he's all right.

After meeting Buddy and playing with Cousin Leah one last time, it was time to go home. Daddy packed everything into the back of the truck and covered it all with a tarp. He had left my food dish and stand out so that I could eat and drink while waiting. I supposed this at least was kinda nice of him. Anyways, Daddy had to move the truck so Grandma could go someplace, so he put my food dish and stand in the back of the truck, on TOP of the tarp. He then completely forgot about my most important possesion, my food dish! While driving home, the wind caught the tarp, whipping it up and catapulting my food stand! My food sprayed all over the road, my food dish went flying, and the stand actually hit the semi truck that was driving behind us! I was so embarrassed! Daddy apologized to the truck driver and we continued on home. I, of course, am completely humiliated and am very upset.

Eating out of this container is ridiculous and a magnificent mastiff such as I should never be submitted to horror such as this.

Anyone want a new Daddy?

Puberty sucks...

2008-08-12T21:02:00.000-07:00

Jack - For the past week or so, I have had these sores on my muzzle.

They kinda itch and kinda hurt but I wasn't too worried about them. But when my face broke out again last night and this morning they were definitely hurting me, Daddy did the unthinkable. He took me to the vet! They tried to get a good look at my face but I made sure Daddy protected me from the evil vet lady and they did not once manage to touch me! HA! Unfortunately, the vet lady said that I had something called Canine Acne and they gave me a bunch of shots and now I have to have green things shoved down my throat twice a day and nasty stuff gooped on my face. I cannot believe Daddy would submit me to such torture. Apparently, Doggy Zits can cause problems because I might start actually chewing on my lips and breaking all the sores with my feet. Still though, must I suffer the humiliation of vet visits and the resulting treatment? Not fair, not fair at all.

Bliss for the While...

2008-08-11T20:44:00.000-07:00

Hey buddies! These are our potential pictures for the Kong contest that Amber-Mae is hosting! We liked all of these but in the end, Mommy chose the last one of Abby to enter in the contest. For the contest, you enter in a photo of yourself enjoying the Kong toy and have 20-40 words to use as a caption/poem/limerick to go with the photo. So go get your Kongs and get your parents to take your photo. Then vote for your photo and ours to win! (We each get two votes!) Happy Eating! Jack-I hate sharing, but Mommy made me.
Jack-I am so much cuter than Abby with my big pink Mastiff tongue.
Abby-Your tongue may be bigger, but my photo made it into the contest, so HA!

The caption for my photo:

I love to be chewin' on my Kong.
I could play with it all day long!
Filled to the brim,
In peanut butter I will swim.
It makes my tongue tired,
And my whiskers become mired.
But my lips form a smile,
And I'm in bliss for the while.

Wordless Wednsday - Spiderdogs

2008-07-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

A new fence!

2008-07-23T21:46:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone! Inspector Abby and Inspector Jack here! We have been giving our Daddy a hard time about how unstable and unsafe the fence in our yard is. The dog Daddy had before us was named Scout and she was a bit hard on the fence. A couple of times, Daddy would be out in the front yard talking to a neighbor and would leave Scout in the backyard alone! Scout thought this was completely unacceptable, so she would punch right through the gates, taking them straight off the hinges! That way, she could be with Daddy and get pets from the neighbor! You can't blame her, it was Daddy's fault she wasn't getting his undivided attention!

Here's a picture of Scout from a few years ago. Isn't she gorgeous! Jack never got to meet her but Abby was her best buddy for six months before she made the trip to Rainbow ridge. Anyways, because of her love for Daddy, our fence was in very sad shape. The fence on the left side of our house was only standing up beause Daddy had propped it up using some beams and plywood.

The gate on the other side of the house was barely holding on by its hinges and was sagging very badly. This was the gate Scout took clean off by ramming it with her head.

See how much it leans?

Look at Daddy's silly patch job!

So Daddy and Mommy went and bought some new posts and fence boards and got to work on digging the holes for the new fence posts. We of course are always watching to make sure Daddy is doing things properly. We won't accept any more leaning fences! It was really warm that day, so Daddy took off his shirt and wrapped it around Inspector Jack so he would look like an official inspector, which of course he is.

Make sure you get the holes deep enough Daddy!

Um, Daddy? I know you're busy with those posts and all, but my uniform is falling off.

Thanks Daddy, much better.

I think you need to go a bit deeper with that one Daddy.

Wow! Starting to look like a new fence!

Let me just make sure this gate is straight and sturdy.

Yup! Lookin' good!

Make sure you trim those fence boards to the right height!

Well Daddy, you have the approval of Inspector Abby and Inspector Jack. Great job!

No more saggy fences for these pooches!

You did such a great job Daddy!

Thanks Daddy! We love you!

Wordless Wednsday

2008-07-23T21:31:00.000-07:00

Cousin Daisy Visit!

2008-07-05T16:13:00.001-07:00

Happy Fourth of July everyone!

Last weekend we got to go to Spokane to visit Grandpa and Grandma and Cousin Daisy! We were very glad to see everyone especially our cousin. Mommy had lots of fun helping Grandma prepare the yummy dinners Daisy gets to have but we were kind of upset about one thing. Whenever Mommy or Daddy had Num-nums on their plate, they gave them to Cousin Daisy instead of us! How dare they! We couldn't believe it! But no matter, we got to play with Cousin Daisy and spent lots of time romping with Cousin Leah at our other grandparents house. Mommy also brought her camera along so we got our portraits taken along with Daisy!

Aren't we a handsome threesome! We love you Cousin Daisy!

Cousin Daisy

2008-06-14T19:07:00.000-07:00

Grandma took Cousin Daisy to the vet last Thursday and we found out why she hasn't been eating. Daisy has some kind of growth somewhere in her tummy and they can't really do anything for her. They put her on a drug to help make her want to eat and drink and so far that seems to be working. The vet also gave her the free and clear to get whatever she wants to eat! Pizza, hamburgers, cheese, peanut butter, ice cream, whatever! Lucky pooch! She has been in heaven with all her yummy dinners the past few days and we are insanely jealous about that. We get to go visit our cousin at the end of this month and are looking forward our trip. Thank you all for your prayer and thoughts for Daisy. We are very appreciative.

Bucky and Taga

2008-06-04T08:46:00.000-07:00

Bucky & Taga are missing! In the early morning hours of Monday, June 2nd, they somehow opened the sliding door and got out. The "Lost From" address is 12718 NE 180th Street, Bothell, Washington. Please call if you see themGenerous reward will be given

206 406 3658

Taga is 25" or more tall and a skinny 70 poundsHe is red gold with a white cross on his chest

Bucky is also about 25" tall and about 70 poundsHe is dusty brown with silver trim on his face.

Cousin Daisy Update #2

2008-05-30T17:15:00.000-07:00

Well, all of Cousin Daisy's tests came back negative so the vet isn't sure why she is losing weight. They are going to take her back to the vet next week to see if she is still losing. They also gave her a pill to clean out her system in case she had a tummy bug of some sort. Lets hope she gets better! Silly Daisy. Eat your food!

Cousin Daisy Update!

2008-05-28T19:20:00.000-07:00

Grandpa took Daisy to the vet today and said that her lungs and heart sound healthy and they couldn't find any sores in her mouth that might hinder eating. Today she weighed in at 71 pounds, down from 80 pounds a month ago. They took some blood and poor Grandpa has to collect a poop sample tonight! Hee hee! We don't envy him! Grandpa and Grandma just moved in to a new house which has a pond. Grandma says Daisy is always drinking out of the pond, so the vet will test for Giardia among other things. We should find out the results from the tests on Friday hopefully.Lets hope for some good news! Thanks for the prayers and keep em coming! We love you Daisy! Get better!

Cousin Daisy

2008-05-26T22:15:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone. We would like to ask you all to pray for our cousin Daisy. Grandma says that she hasn't been eating well the last few months and has been losing a lot of weight. Grandpa is taking her to the vet on Wednsday to see if the vet can figure out why she doesn't want to eat and why she has lost so much weight. Momma grew up with Daisy and says that if it hadn't been for her falling in love with Daisy, we woudn't be here! We owe our lives to Cousin Daisy and we really hope that she is just getting picky with old age and Grandma and Grandpa just need to find something yummier than boring old kibbles for her to eat. Here I am with Cousin Daisy. Can you tell us apart? I'll give you a hint, I'm only 2 whereas Cousin Daisy is 12!
Here I am posing with Cousin Daisy, Jack and Grandpa. These pics were taken last summer when Daisy came and visited us. We had a blast playing with her and Grandpa and Grandma so please pray for Daisy and lets hope the vet gives us good news on Wednsday!

Sleepin' on Daddy

2008-05-10T21:14:00.001-07:00

There I was, minding my own business and enjoying a lazy Saturday with my Dad when Momma got the camera out.
She says I look ridiculous hanging off the couch this way.
That I don't look manly or masculine at all.

I think I'm a handsome dude in any position, don't you?

Jack - Manly, handsome, rugged, and slobberishous.

The Dog Park!

2008-04-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Wow! Mommy and Daddy took us to the coolest place in the world! It had soo many other dogs there and people, and room for us to run, and even a pond with a bridge! Mommy and Daddy brought Abby's water frisbee along for us to play with.

I've got it Abby! Don't even think about taking it away from me!

Hey! Come back here with that!Give me that Frisbee!Bwa ha ha! The Mastiff triumphs once again!Hey! Thats mine! Leggo!

Oh wait! Who's this? I guess Abby can play with the Fris. for a minuteHee hee hee! I've got it!Hey! A little space please? Must get the Frisbee...Rrrrr...Almost....

Well, I'm all slobbered out and done playing with the Frisbee. I think we'll go play with some of the other dogs here!Gotta love butt sniffing.Oh boy! Chase! Can we play?!Wee! So much fun!Must run faster!
Hey! Wait for us!Woo! I'm gettin about tired...Me too. But I'm still havin fun!Such a pretty lake...
Time for a drink.Lookin good...Here's Abby's entry into the longest slobber contest...I think she beat me with this photo!Well, we're pooped but man was that fun!

Oh the horror!

2008-04-20T15:21:00.001-07:00

Abby - Everything was going just fine. We were playing with our new squeaky ball, laying on daddy's lap, getting cuddles from Momma, and thouroughly enjoying another lazy Sunday afternoon. Suddenly, the unthinkable happened. At first, we thought something fun was going to happen. Momma pulled a never-before seen box out of the closet, hooked up an interesting contraption in the shower, and called me into the bathroom with a "lets go play!" voice! I of course ran to investigate. Suddenly, the door behind me was shut and the next thing I knew, Momma had shoved me into the bathtub and the humilation commenced. I tried to escape of course, but Mommy pulled me back and made me pose for the stupid camera. What is it with these stupid humans and wanting to get pictures of our humiliation?Stupid Momma. See me glaring at you?You want me to do what?Fine, I'll turn around and pose for the stupid picture...
You happy now? Sheesh. Jack - I had thought that I would be spared dreaded bath, but apparently not. My manliness needed some sprucing up according to Daddy.This is not what I had in mind for today Dad.I just wanted to sleep in your lap.Is that too much to ask? I guess so...Suds in my face.This is so humiliating.Why must we be humiliated like this. We smelled fine!

Agility Rocks!

2008-04-12T15:43:00.000-07:00

Abby - A few weeks ago Mommy brought Grandma along to Agility class so that Grandma could take some pictures of me doing agility! Grandma always takes great photos and Mommy was thrilled to finally get some photos of me being an agiltiy pup!

Here we are doing our warm ups...

I'm ready Mom!You watchin Grandma? Cause here I go!Through the hoop...
Over the A-Frame...Into the tunnel...Through the chute... (I'm inside the chute here, you'll just have to imagine my cuteness)And the most important part, my TREAT! Yummers!Mommy and I have so much fun doing agility! I just learned the Teeter Totter last week and that was super cool! It didn't scare me at all! Mommy was so proud of me. Can't wait for tomorrow's lesson! Agility Rocks!

Ear infetions

2008-03-30T14:31:00.000-07:00

Abby - Yesterday, my Mommy took me to the vet's office. I guess I was due for my annual shots and Mommy wanted the vet to look at my ear. It's been red and sore for the past few weeks and Mommy thought maybe I had an infection. Sure enough, the vet said that both of my ears were infected and that I need antibiotics! By the time I left the office, I had received four shots, and had tubes stuck in my ears and stuff squirted in them! I was not happy. I can't believe my Mommy let them do such horrible things to me! Then, before we went to bed, Mommy shoved this big green thing down my throat and squirted more stuff into my ears! Mommy says it will all make me feel better, but I don't believe her.

This morning, I couldn't believe how dumb Mommy was being. There I was with a horrid stomache ache and I needed to go potty so badly and Mommy just kept shoving me away and telling me to go lay down! Mom! I don't feel good! She thought that I was just too warm since we were watching our cousin Heidi and so the bedroom was a little warmer then usual. Mommy got up and opened the window and turned down the heat. She just wasn't getting it! I kept trying to tell her that I was sick and finally I thought I'd gotten through to her. She had let me out of the bedroom and I immediately ran to the door to go outside but when I turned around, Mommy wasn't there! EERRGGGG!!! How stupid are these humans! I ran back to the bedroom, banged on the door with my nose and then ran back. She STILL didn't get it! I gave her my most desperate bark and finally, she started to understand. She immediately came and let me outside and after a long while, I was finally feeling better.

Cousin Heidi

Mommy apologized several times and gave me lots of extra loves, but I noticed it didn't stop her from shoving more green things down my throat and squirting the stuff in my ears. Stupid Mommy, I think I should get to shove green things down YOUR throat.

Happy Easter

2008-03-23T09:53:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter Everyone! We hope you have a tail waggin', bunny hoppin' good time!

Daddy and Me

2008-03-15T12:16:00.000-07:00

Jack- I love to lay on Daddy's clothes. Daddy is always leaving sock, shirts and sometimes pants on the floor and whenever I get a chance, I curl up in his scent and drift off into a heavenly, Daddy-filled sleep. Sometimes I fall asleep on Daddy's shoes, some of his more scent-concentrated articles. This oftentimes puts my neck at a funny angle and frequently causes me to snore. Sometimes, my snoring is so loud that my parents can't even talk over my noise! I think its pretty cool and manly of me, but they seem to find it annoying. When I get really loud is right about the time they yank the shoes out from under my neck. This is not appreciated because it wakes me for one, and two, they are taking away my Daddy-scented shoes! I suppose the alternative is Daddy's lap. Always warm and wonderful...

Slobber!

2008-03-09T21:24:00.000-07:00

Jack-One thing I know I'm good at, is slobbering people. Be it their pants, arms, hands, faces, or baby's, I love to leave a little of myself behind. A true master at this is Mango Man and we challened each other to a slobber contest. So far, this is the best (and only) picture Mommy has managed to get of my slobbery self. I'm sure Mango can beat this picture hands down but this is my first challenge shot! What do you say Mango, and any other dogs who wish to join. Can you beat my slobber??

That's about four inches of solid slime there! Not my best performance to date, but the best picture to date so it will have to do for the start of the competition. Who's up to the challenge?

We won!

2008-03-09T21:17:00.000-07:00

Thank you Crikit, Sparky and Ginger! We entered their picture guessing game and we guessed correctly! We are such smart pooches! Look at the cool treat they awarded us! What great friends!

Man are we pooped...

2008-03-04T20:06:00.000-08:00

Well, our visitors are gone now, and we are trying to catch up on our rest. What a fun, fun week. Man are we pooped....

Baby Emma!

2008-02-29T17:42:00.000-08:00

Abby - With the arrival of our cousin Leah and her human family, we were thrilled when our other set of human family came visiting, bringing Baby Emma with them! Armed with her new camera, Mommy was thrilled to finally be able to show you all just how much I love Baby Emma and just how gentle and patient I am with her!

We exchanged some kisses...

Some mutual slobber...

And some much loved face-scrunching.

Can Baby Emma come over and play all the time? Please? Please?

Cousin Leah is here!

2008-02-24T17:23:00.001-08:00

Last Saturday Cousin Leah came over to visit!

We have had so much fun running around, chasing each other in the backyard, and chewing on one another! Oh, if only cousins would visit every weekend! We were so excited at one point, we dogpiled Daddy! He didn't mind of course, a lap fully of furry friends is heaven to him!

We are all good friends with Leah, when she comes over we play til drop, then we sleep, then play some more!

Help! Giant Mastiff Attack! Help Help!

Help! Leah Attack! Leah Attack!

Abby's revenge attack!

Cousin Leah is staying in town for a whole week! Oh boy! We sure will sleep good this week!

Bad Abby!

2008-02-19T20:43:00.000-08:00

The evidence...

The suspect...

The Story...

Jack-Daddy and I were outside working in the yard. We had just gotten back from running some errands together...the bank, the pharmacy, the post office. After battling with the dreaded thorny blackberry bushes we came inside to de-thorn ourselves and play with Abby. To our vast suprise, we discovered a tornado had hit the house while we were outside. Someone had torn up a $20 bill, completely eaten the other $20, torn to shreds the paper bag the pharmacy sent us home with, and completely chewed and swallowed the packaging for one of the prescriptions and managed to make a few of the pills disappear as well. The one and only suspect was of course, Abby. Daddy tries to tell me I was a bad doggy too because after seeing the mess, I thought that the pharmacy bad needed further shredding, but at that point what did it matter? Abby also tried to feign innocence...

Who me?

But sadly, only Abby was had the means and opportunity to commit the crime.

Bad Abby! (and Jack too)

(The prescription eaten was not dangerous, so no worries there, thank goodness. That could have been a lot worse. Lesson learned!)

Happy ValentinesDay!

2008-02-13T21:16:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentines Day full of many slobbery kisses and lots of snuggles!

We've been tagged!

2008-02-08T18:32:00.000-08:00

We've been tagged by The Zoo Crew! This is our first time being tagged so here goes!

Five Faves Meme

Here are the rules......:)

Post about the meme, linking to the person who tagged you*
Go back through your archives and link to your favorite posts you've written*
Link One: Must be about family*
Link Two: Must be about friends*
Link Three: Must be about yourself*
Link Four: Must be about something you love*
Link Five: Can be anything you choose*
Tag five other people (at least two should be newer acquaintances so you can get to know each other better)*
Let the people you tag know they've been tagged by posting a comment on their blog*
Readers, don't forget to read and comment on these links....this is how we get to know one another!

Well, here goes nothing!

Link One: Must be about family*

Jack nearly made a very bad mistake, but luckily Mommy saved the day just in time! Read the store here.

Link Two: Must be about friends*

This link is actually a link back to Mommy's first blog. It is about all of Abby's brothers and sisters and all the friends she made at the barbeque Abby's breeder hosted!

Link Three: Must be about yourself*

When we first started this blog, we filled out a survey about ourselves. Read about us here.

Link Four: Must be about something you love*

Abby- This one's easy, I love agility!

Link Five: Can be anything you choose*

Read about the silly thing Abby does to Jack, much to the annoyance of our parents.

Tag five other people:

We tag:

Helios - because that was the first doggy blog we started reading.
Mango Man - because Mastiff's rule!
Gus - because Blue Heelers are awesome!
Amber Mae - because she looked so cute in her chef outfit!
Randi - beause he's a super cool dude!

A new leash and collar!

2008-02-05T22:00:00.000-08:00

Abby-A few weekends ago, Mommy and Daddy took us to the dog park with some of our friends, Casey and Heidi. The humans packed all of us dogs into the back of a pickup truck for the ride over. Along the way, someone decided that my leash tasted really good and chewed it up. Mommy decided that my leash getting chewed was as good excuse as any for me to get a new matching leash and collar since they don't sell the pattern of leashes I used to have. Besides, my birthday was coming up soon, so why not?! Today, I finally got my new leash and collar set in the mail. Don't I look pretty in my new gear?? Late birthday present for me!!! Woo hoo!

Jack-Why didn't I get anything? I'm cute too.....

Happy Birthday Abby!

2008-02-02T15:33:00.000-08:00

Abby-Hi Everyone! It's my Birthday today! Woo hoo! I can't believe I'm already two years old! I'm almost an adult! To celebrate, my mommy made some yummy Birthday Cake Cupcakes! She also made me dress up in a silly outfit. I guess I can look good in anything!

Here I am in front of some cakes that just came out of the oven!

Here I am in my silly outfit Mommy made me put on. The cupcakes sure smell good!

Here are the cupcakes after Mommy decorated them! I can't wait to try one!

Oh Boy! Yummy yummy!

These taste wonderful!

Here is my brother enjoying one of my cupcakes!

And more cakes for dinner! Yummy!

Wow! That was my best birthday ever! I can't wait for next year!!!

We're back!

2008-01-23T19:23:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

We're back! Sorry it took so long to post after the holidays! Mommy has been waiting anxiously for her Christmas present to arrive...a new camera! Mommy is so excited! Her old camera was frustrating her considerably because sometimes we would move before the camera could take the photo and most of the time, the camera wouldn't even take a photo at all! Or when it did, the photo would be blurry! Now that her new camera is here, mommy promises to post more often and will hopefully have cuter photos of us! Here are some of her first shots with the new camera!

A few weeks ago, Mommy and Daddy babysat their neice, Baby Emma.

Jack-Emma smelled kinda interesting and occasionally she made strange noises, but babies don't interest me all that much. I much prefer squeaky balls.

Abby-I love Baby Emma! I think she is the most fascinating creature ever! I made sure she was safe and stayed by her side all evening. I love how cute Emma is, how good she smells, and all the cute noises she makes! I even like it when she grabs onto my face and pulls! I only sorta minded when she tried to pull the hair on my tummy, but I was a good doggy and just moved away. Mommy took some cute photos (with her old camera) of me being a good Momma dog to Baby Emma. I hope someday, Mommy and Daddy have a baby of their own so I can be a nanny all the time!

The indignity of it all!

2007-12-03T20:34:00.000-08:00

Jack-I can't believe it! Abby won't let me wear my collar! Daddy came home one day to find my collar strewn on the floor. He picked it up and put it back around my neck. What happened next suprised the heck out of him. Abby walked over to me, put her teeth around the buckle of my collar and rotated the collar so the buckle was now around the back of my neck. From there, Abby then put her teeth on both sides of the buckle and actually unclipped my collar! The collar fell back to the floor where it had been a minute earlier. Oh the indignity of it all! Being undressed by my sister! At least mommy and daddy won't wonder any more why my collar keeps coming off. We'll have to work on teaching Abby to leave me and my collar alone.

Agility

2007-11-04T20:11:00.000-08:00

Abby-Wow! Mommy and I just came from our agility class and it was so much fun! I got to do some coursework for the first time and it was awesome! I had to wait at the starting line for Mommy to give me the OK, then I went through the first hoop, through the tunnel, then through the next hoop where I got my treat! Then I walked back to the starting line and had to sit and wait for Mommy to put my collar back on! I had so much fun! I didn't even run around like a crazy dog like some of the other doggy's did! Mommy was so proud of me! I have been having such an awesome time learning the weave poles and doing jumps and the A-frame. I love agility! I can't wait for next week!

Jack's Birthday

2007-10-02T21:54:00.001-07:00

Jack - Its my Birthday! I'm one year old today! For a treat, I got to finish Daddy's Dinner! Plus I got tons of extra attention. Can't wait 'til my next B-day!

Agility class!

2007-09-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

Abby - Last night I went to my agility class! I had so much fun! I got to go around these big orange cones in what Mommy called "Figure Eights" and I got to go over some jumps! Mommy was so pleased with me! I loved every minute of it! I can't wait to practice the jumps and cone excercise with my Mommy at home! Yesterday, Mommy and Daddy were talking about building my very own set of jumps and I can't wait to play with them in the backyard. This agility thing is going to be fun I can tell. Mommy seems so pleased with me. Apparently I am doing very well and learning things quickly. I am so excited for next weeks lesson! Woo hoo! I love agility!

The day I almost ate Daddy.... by Jack

2007-08-14T16:48:00.000-07:00

Jack - It was a dark and quiet morning. I had heard Daddy leaving for the gym. He had left through the garage which I thought was strange but I decided that this was not a matter to worry about. I returned to my peaceful slumber. Soon after, my Mommy came to wake us up. This happens every morning, and I didn't anticipate anything unusual to happen. Unfortunately, I was greatly mistaken. I was walking into the living room with Abby and Mommy when suddenly a huge intruder burst into the kitchen! A large parcel in his arms jarred against our kitchen table just as I sprang into action. My sister and Mommy were in danger. I went into instant Gaurd Dog Mode. My muscles tensed up. My head dropped low to the ground. I let out a series of my loudest, most ferocious barks. I must protect my family. I must protect my home. Behind me, somewhere in the back of my mind I registered my Mommy laughing. Strange, but I still had a job to do. There was an intruder in the house and it was my job to drive him away. I charged forward, knowing that my black brindled coloration, my large jaw, and my muscular, 100lb Mastiff body should be enough to intimidate even the bravest of burglers. Suddenly, without warning, the lights sprang to life. There, standing in front of me holding a bulging duffle bag was....Daddy! What was Daddy doing home? Daddy Daddy! So that was why Mommy was laughing! It all makes sense now...I sure am glad Mommy turned the lights on when she did, or Daddy would have been toast!

Yummy Human Food!

2007-08-13T14:34:00.000-07:00

Abby – Yesterday, my Mommy did something unusual. She actually gave me human food! Normally Mommy doesn’t allow me to have human food except for the bits that fall on the floor when Mommy or Daddy are cooking. Then they call in the canine vacuum cleaners (me and Jack) and we get to have a yummy nibble. On rare occasions Mommy will give me an uncooked spaghetti noodle. I’m not sure why, but she always laughs at me while I’m eating it. But anyways, like I said, Mommy gave me human food yesterday. Daddy had cooked hamburgers and Mommy couldn’t finish all of hers. So she gave me a really big hunk of hers. Jack got a teeny nibble of meat and a few bites of my portion. I’m not sure why but later my tummy felt yucky and I threw up in front of Mommy just before she put me to bed. I felt much better afterwards but Mommy didn’t seem too thrilled for some reason. She told me she was sorry and then said something terrible! “No more human food for you!”. I can’t believe it?! What did I do wrong?? No more human food! It can’t be! I live for human food! Human food is so much better than kibble! Help me somebody! Convince Mommy that human food is good for me, please!

Jack – I remember a time when Daddy gave me some pizza crust. It had cheese all through the center of it, and was so good I nearly cried. I also remember my tummy hurting and throwing up too. Maybe that’s why I only got a teeny bit of meat and the few bites I stole out of Abby’s bowl before Mommy yelled at me. Guess human food is too rich for our tummies. It tastes so good though…life is so unfair.

Agility? Whats that?

2007-07-31T16:08:00.000-07:00

Abby - Last night, my Mommy told me that I was soon going to be starting something called Agility. Mommy seems so excited about it; I guess this is going be something really fun! When we went to our last Advanced Obedience lesson yesterday, I heard Mommy tell the instructor our plans to go into the Agility classes. The instructor said that I would be really good at Agility and that I would love it! This got Mommy even more excited. I wonder what Agility is? All I know is Mommy keeps talking about how I have to get really good at obeying her when I’m not hooked up to my leash. I feel like I’m doing good already, but I guess there is always something to learn right?

Jack – Daddy doesn’t take me to any lesson place, but he teaches me more tricks than Abby gets to learn. Lately Daddy has been teaching me how to Play Dead. I like this trick because I just lay down and I get a treat! How cool is that?!

Hi!

2007-07-31T16:01:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. Our names are Jack and Abby, and this is our blog. We thought we would introduce ourselves through a quiz we both took. Hope you enjoy reading our thoughts and getting to know us!
- Abby and Jack

Abby/Jack

1. Your age? 1.5years / 10 months
2. Your age when came to live with your people? 2 months / 1.5 months
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? Purple and green checkers/ Abby always pulls my collar off when we play, so I don't wear one. When I do wear my collar, it is gray, black and white small checkers.
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Anyone who will pet me! / Daddy is my only favorite person.
5. How much do you weigh? 70lbs / 100lbs (and growing!)
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? Carpet/Carpet
7. Do you like other Dogs? I love everyone, human or otherwise./ I tolerate my cousins
8. Who is your best non-human friend? Jack/ Abby
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? Squeaky! I live for the squeak! / I like to tease Abby by playing with her squeaky toys, then while she is playing with the ball, I go get attention from Mommy and Daddy.
10. Do you like to be brushed? Being brushed means Mommy is paying attention to me. I love it!/ Daddy hasn't started brushing me yet. Lucky me
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? Peanut Butter /Peanut Butter
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Mommy does / Daddy does
13. Any formal education? Lots! Currently in an Advanced Obediance Class. Next up, Beginning Agility / None. Daddy teaches me what I need to know.
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Couch potato now / Couch potato with moments of Energizer bunny.
15. Five nicknames your people call you: Abby Girl, Abbers, Abs,Sweetie, Sweetie Pie /Jackson, Jacky Poo, Home Slice, Poo, Weiner
16. What is your best trick? Standing on my back legs / Playing dead
17. Do you like kitties? Oh yes! I want to play with them so badly! / What’s a kitty?
18. What did you have for breakfast? Kibble / same
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? Bugs, Birds, squirells /Birds, squirrels
20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? An ear infection several months ago / Last Wednsday for shots.
21. Where do you sleep at night? In my crate so I don’t chew the floor / In the X-pen
22. Do you like to swim? I love swimming with my Mommy! / Swimming? Whats that?
23. Can you make puppies? Would love to but no tools / Yes, all I need is a receptive victim.
24. Do you give kisses? To Daddy and anyone else I can get to before Mommy yells at me. / I have the fastest tongue in the west, much to Mommy’s dismay.
25. Can you potty on command? Nope. / Nope
26. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Super Cute. / Manly, not cute.
Phew, those were some tough questions. We’re poop'd from answering them. We’d better go crash...