Tess

He’s Crazy

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Asher

This morning Ash woke up a little crazy. He grabbed a slipper on his way out of the bedroom. That’s not unusual. But before we even had breakfast he was acting goofy.

He jumped up on a chair and challenged us to try and get him. Then he jumped down and landed on Jack. Poor Jack didn’t know what hit him.

Ash nipped Sherm’s his ear and the chase was on. Ash and Sherm went tearing around the yard and through the house. When Ash flew out the door he ran smack into me and rolled me over.

Sherm got tired chasing him. I just sat down to watch the idiot boy. Jack went and stood by Mom. Round and round and around he went. His eyes were crazy with joy. Nobody wanted to play that much and none of us can keep up with him anyway. He finally remembered it was time to eat, but then we all had to wait for him to calm down before we could have our meal.

While we were all eating, Mom went outside. Ash gobbled up his breakfast and then swiped an empty tuna can from the counter. He worked it over pretty good before he gave it to Jack. Mom caught Jack in the midst of the crime, but she knew it wasn’t Jack who helped himself. Of course it was Ash. He’s been surfing the counter a lot lately. He puts his front paws on the counter like a guy at a bar ordering a drink. Mom tries to scold him but he knows she doesn’t mean it when she’s laughing.

So that was our morning. How did your day start? Respectfully, Tess.

Asher

The Big Man

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Sherman

It’s hard to remember when Sherman wasn’t part of our pack. When he first arrived Jack wasn’t too sure about him, but he’s settled in and we all get along fine now.

Sherm may weigh twice as much as me, but he’s a gentle giant. He plays with his stuffies and doesn’t rip their bellies out like I do. Mom even let him have my favorite squirrel one day when he was feeling sad.

Sherm and Stuffie

Sherm has really good manners. He doesn’t swipe food and he doesn’t jump on people. Good thing, since he’s as big as a person.

Sherm and I play hide and seek. Naturally I’m the one who hides. We don’t have anything big enough to hide Sherm. First we chase each other around the yard. I race around the barn and when he’s not looking I dive into a bush. I peek out to see if he knows where I am. He looks all around for me. When he looks the other way, I dash right past him and the chase is on again.

Sherm gets all worked up when Tess and I play the mouth game. He wants to play but he doesn’t know how. He gets extra pets since he can’t play our game and usually he gets invited up on the couch. Tess doesn’t want him on the couch because he takes up too much space. But Tess doesn’t always get her way.

Sherm brought some really fine treats with him. That’s always a good thing to bring special treats to share with the house dogs. That way we get off to a good start. I asked Sherm if he had anything to bark about. He said he’s not much for barking unless he hears a siren. Then he howls like a wolf. Too funny! Gotta run.

Asher

A Magical Day

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Ash

Mom wouldn’t tell me where we were going. She said it was a surprise. I didn’t care where we went, I just wanted to be with my mom. Just me and her. Lately she’s had to spend a lot of time with the other dogs. She says I have more confidence and I’m not so needy. When somebody has to stay behind to babysit the new dog, it’s usually me.

We took off early. It was already sunny. After a few hours we came to a fairgrounds. There were horses and other dogs and then I saw him – my little brother Zag! We started yipping and jumping and carrying on. The people around us were laughing.

At the Lake

Before I knew what was happening we were in the car together. There was a lake and we got to play ball and swim for hours. It was so much fun.

People say Zag and me are like twins. I don’t know. He has a longer nose and is scared of laundry. I’m more stocky and am scared of sudden noises. We’re both pretty easy going.

Zag got on the wrong side of Tess last time he stayed with us. We got to get that worked out next time he comes to visit.

I gotta show you one last picture. Zag has this tiny little brother named Rhett. Here he is at the lake with us. He’s small but he’s brave. He even went swimming when his mom put him in the water. Maybe we can find him a little ball he can fetch.

The Brothers

When we were so tired we could hardly swim anymore, Zag and Rhett went back to the fairgrounds and I rode home with Mom. We stopped and got me a burger – no onions. I slept until the car pulled into the driveway. The other dogs sniffed me all over. They knew I’d had a special day. In fact, it was magic. I’ll remember this day for a long time. See ya.