A Boxer's Top 10!

The top ten things a boxer loves (according to Rocky) are...

10.  Keeping their innocents (aka, pushing their ears back and tucking the nub when they tore up the trash!)
9.  Treats (do they even taste it when they suck it down in one gulp???)
8.  Chasing birds (who are they kidding???)
7.  Giving the "cute face" (yep...it works!)
6.  Napping (must be nice right!)
5.  Other Boxers (go figure...)
4.  Playing keep away instead of fetch (whose really in charge???)
3.  Biting at the sprinkler hose  (why...???)
2.  Cuddling (it makes their humans melt)
1.  Wagging their nubs at warp speed (where is the grease fitting???)

The day I met Rocky

Just to give everyone a little background, the day before I knew Rocky, I had been wanting a dog for literally 17 years (or since my childhood dog passed away).  My husband (boyfriend at the time) and I had to go to St. Louis for wedding that same weekend.  The next day, his family and I went to a flea market.  I am pretty sure everyone was annoyed with me because I was talking about wanting a puppy so much.  I even went as far as buying a leash and collar before I even had a puppy picked out!

Our time there was ending, and to my disappointment, there were no puppies at the Flea Market.  Well, so I thought.  As we were getting ready to walk back to the car, my boyfriend had mentioned to me, "Well, see that hill...usually there are puppies up there...but I don't see any...maybe some other day..."  Then, my child behavior came back!  I begged and begged that we should all walk up the hill to check, and the whole time he kept saying, "I'm telling you Jess, there just aren't any dogs here today."  After we got about half way up the hill I heard him say, "Oh crap, there's puppies!  Boxers!"  My brisk walk turned into a sprint.

After holding pretty much every puppy, I was almost sure I was going to bring one of the little girls home.  She was adorable and had perfect markings.  Contemplating names in my head, and being indecisive as ever, I couldn't make up my mind on anything.  Deep in thought, my boyfriend interrupted me by holding up another puppy I hadn't seen and said, "hey Jess, what about this one?"  That was Rocky!  I held him for three seconds and knew he'd be my dog.  It was puppy love at first sight :)

Puppy-hood Memory #3

Need I say more?  :)

Dogs or Tweens?

One night my husband and I were watching T.V., and to no one's surprise, I fell sound asleep in the lazy boy.  Being the loving man that he is, my husband covered me up with a blanket, and decided not to disturb me on his way to bed.  A few hours later, I felt a cool breeze.  When I came to, I realized it was February and became completely startled that I was feeling wind on my face.  When I looked around, I realized the back door was wide open, and all three of our dogs were no where to be found!  Bolting up in a shear panic, I yelled for my husband.  Just as startled and unnerved as I was, he ran outside to search for them.  I could hear him calling and calling their names, and the longer I sat there, the harder it was to remain calm.  About ten minutes later, I heard the door open and all three of our dogs came charging in.  Relieved and ready to tackle them with hugs, I stopped dead in my tracks when the stench of wet dog overfilled my nostrils.  My husband came inside our apartment shaking his head which is when I put two and two together.  The dogs had sneaked out in the middle of the night to go screw around in the pond in the back of our complex!  I don't have children yet, but this must be how a mother feels when she catches her child coming home in the middle of the night after staying up half the night worrying because it was two hours past their curfew.  Lesson learned; my husband and I always double check the dead bolt on the back door to avoid the wind from allowing our silly animals dogie freedom in the middle of the night!

SUM THINGS 2 KNOE BOUT ME

NUMBR WAN:  I HAS GREAT NUB 4 WAGGIN

NUMBR 2:  I HAS AN OLDR SISTR NAMD KARA BEARS AN LIL BRO OREO.  I LUV THEM!

NUMBR 3:  MAH FAVORITE TREATS R HOOMAN FUD, DUH

NUMBR 4:  SOMETIMEZ KARA OPENS TEH LAUNDRY DOOR 4 ME AN DEN I USE MAH SUPR SEEKRET SKILLS 2 KNOCK TEH TREATS DOWN DAT MOMMY AN DADDY HAS STASHD, BAHAHAHA

NUMBR 5:  I WUZ BORN ON APRIL 19TH, 2008

NUMBR 6:  MAH FAVORITE HOLIDAI IZ THANKSGIVIN

NUMBR 7:  MAH FAVORITE TOY IZ MOMMYS SHOEZ (SHHHH, DOAN TELL HER)

NUMBR 8:  MAH FAVORITE COLORS R GREY AN DARK GREY

NUMBR 9:  IM HUGE RED WINGS FAN (SHHHH, DOAN TELL DADDY)

NUMBR 10:  I LIEK 2 GIV HUGS :)