JACK-ism - BLACK JACK

Jack is feelin' lucky!

Cheers!

JACK-ism - PANAMA JACK

PANAMA JACK

Jack is ready for summer! He is learning to swim and never goes outside without his shades and SPF 45. Happy Summer to you!

Cheers!

JACK-ism - JACK AND COKE

JACK AND COKE

Happy Monday! Sometimes...on Mondays...I feel the need for a little Jack 'n Coke...don't you?

CHEERS!

JACK-ism - JACK IN THE BOX

JACK IN THE BOX

Each Monday I will try to post a new Jack-ism for you to enjoy...currently I have lots of great ideas but getting Jack to actually "pose" for me is kind of difficult. But we will keep trying!

Yesterday Jack received his last round of puppy vaccines, got his nails did (with a dremel tool of all things) and was microchipped. We spoke to the breeder for quite awhile and got a lot of good info about keeping him groomed and what to expect over the next few months. He weighed in at 9 pounds and we expect him to get to 15 pounds in the next 6 months. His latest accomplishment is being able to climb up and down the stairs and can almost jump onto the couch (he did it twice but hasn't been able to do it again). Overall things are going very well!

Enjoy the Jack-isms, cheers!

Puppy meets Toddler

Memorial Day weekend was so much fun! We traveled home to R-town to spend time with family. It was our first trip home since we got Jack...and by the time we loaded all our stuff PLUS the dog's stuff we had a full car!


The most entertaining part of our entire weekend was watchins our nephew Graham interact with Jack. It did not take long for the two of them to become friends! I wish you could hear Graham giggling as Jack bounced all over him and licked his face! Graham will be 2 years old in a few months and he wasn't afraid of Jack at all.

Here's a quick video of Graham "barking" at Jack:

And here are some ADORABLE pics from Saturday morning. Everyone was anxious for Graham to wake up and see the little surprise we had brought with us. He absolutely L-O-V-E-D the puppy (or "puppies" as he was saying). He got lots of puppy kisses and when Jack started to get too rough with him he learned how to say "stop it, stop it" and tell Jack to calm down.

This one above is my favorite, check out that little puppy tongue!

And one more video just because they are so stinkin' cute!

Cheers! (from Jack Bowser)

It’s been two and a half weeks since we brought little Jack Bowser home and he is doing well!

Look at those pretty blue eyes!



Next year Jack will participate in the Mutt Strut at the Indy 500 track!

Jack is actually starting to go to the door to let us know that he needs to go outside, AMEN FOR THAT!!! The first week was pretty rough, it felt like we had a baby in the house…getting up in the middle of the night to let him outside to “potty” and constantly washing his bedding from little accidents. He had a few instances of messing in his crate, but we seem to be over that now. He can sleep through the night, and can hold it until I get home after work. It really has helped that Brandon is working night shift and can be home during the day to give Jack some relief.

Here's a few of the obstacles we've faced:

Challenge #1 - Using crate as a restroom

The breeder and several books told us that a dog will not pee/poop where he sleeps/eats. YEAH RIGHT. Ours did, and it was super annoying! But we figured that it was mostly just him being nervous his first few nights with us, and after a few days he stopped having accidents in his crate.

Challenge #2 - Whining while in crate

This just tears at your heartstrings! Ask Brandon, who actually slept on the floor with him the first night he was home. He just couldn't bring himself to make Jack sleep in the crate on his first night. The whining still occurs at times, but throwing in a kong with a treat helps keep him occupied and he sometimes forgets to whine.

Challenge #3 - Eating dandelions and grass

I'm all about eating organic...but this behavior concerns me. I mean, those yellow dandelions STINK so how can they taste good? But our dog continually finds it necessary to bite off as many as he can, then I reach down and pry his little jaws open and remove the shreds of yellow petals from his mouth. Then he usually runs away from me and tries to eat a rock or two. Go figure. Many of the dandelions have changed into the blow-y flower things...so Jack looks pretty cute when he tries to eat one of those and gets white fluffy stuff all over his little face :)

Challenge #4 - Razor sharp puppy teeth!

You are probably thinking, duh what did I expect from a puppy...but MAN THOSE TEETH ARE KILLER! He really likes to nip at our pant legs, and is even successful at holding on while he is whisked across the floor. But we have lots of toys that good for chewing so we try to distract him with one of those when the nipping gets too bad.

Hard plastic toys are great for puppy teeth

Although it is definately different around our house now with all this puppy responsibility it has been worth it. Jack is really starting to show his personality more and amuses us daily. One of his favorite things to do it run a "hot lap" around the dining room table and into the livingroom over and over again. Most of the time he hits his head on one, or two, or all 24 chair legs under the table but that doesn't seem to slow him down!

Visitors- Jack has gotten to meet his grandparents and the Lewis's (who brought him a delicious bacon flavored chew toy) and many kids in the neighborhood.

The most exciting thing for Jack has been his puppy play date with Tuxedo! Tuxedo is a one year old female cockapoo who belongs to my friend Carolyn. They came over on Thursday night and Jack and Tuxedo played for hours!

Puppy kisses!

They did very well together, although I had to adjust to all the romping around all over my furniture and such...and there were a few whelps and barks coming from both dogs, but Carolyn assured me that no one was getting hurt so I was okay with that. I've never seen Jack run around so much! We definately will be setting up more play dates soon! The best part was that he slept for like 9 hours afterwards.

Soooooo sleepy

Hopefully we'll see you soon and you can meet our little guy!

Until then, CHEERS!

Welcome Home Jack!

The Brown Family has a new addition...meet Jack Bowser!

Jack Bowser, Border Terrier, born 2-11-09

Brandon did a lot of research on which breed of dog would be best for us and the Border Terrier was a perfect fit! Of course, I'm used to only Yorkie dogs (R.I.P Manhattan) but I am already loving little Jack even though he isn't a soft as a yorkie. I think he will be a great companion for us!

Jack Bowser was named after our favorite TV show 24's lead character Jack Bauer. Jack Bauer is a CTU agent who helps defend the USA against terrorists...and pretty much he is just a "badass"! The border terrier is a real scruffy looking breed and looks tough so we thought it would be a great name for him.

Here's what a full grown Border looks like:

We got Jack from a Border breeder here in Indianapolis, and so far they have been wonderful to work with. The husband and wife are Vetrinarians who have been breeding Borders for over 20 years and they sent us home with lots of good stuff for our new puppy! We're happy to know that they will be available to us for the life of the dog and will provide Jack's primary care, shots, microchipping, neutering, etc.

Jack's parents are Champion Border Terriers. Mom is Cammie and Dad is Fiddler. Cammie lives here in Indy and Fiddler is from England!

Here are a few more pics of Jack.

Wish us luck as we learn to potty train this little guy! I could blog for hours about my stress levels in regards to stains on my newly shampoo'd carpet...but I won't. I'm overly anxious about it, while my super-chill hubby isn't too worried. But that's how we operate, so hopefully between the two of us there will be balance and we will be able to train our new puppy well!