Puppy Puke, New Friends, and a Little Bit of Herding in Jacksonville

This weekend Hank, Dagny, and I spent the weekend visiting Auntie Allison in Jacksonville. It was a very big weekend, and everyone had a great time!

The green polka-dot ottoman was a prized seat for Hank. He retreated there with Sheepy II until he lost focus and Dagny stole it away (over and over again).

On Sunday, after playing all morning at Allison’s house, we went to visit Mommy and Daddy Cox and their two doggies, Mr. Whiskers and Maggie. At first, Dagny and Hank were not good visitors. Hank barked and barked while Dagny just kind of cowered, but after some booty-sniffing, both puppies eventually calmed down, started to be nice, and made friends.

Hank was quite protective of Dagny. It was pretty cute. Dagny was a little bit of a wimp all weekend. She was very shy around her new friends, was scared of the car window being rolled down, and was even scared of the sound of waves. Here she is safe and sound under Auntie Allison.


Here are Hank, Dagny, Mr. Whiskers, and Maggie playing in the yard. I just wonder what Mr. Whiskers and Maggie and thought of these two young pups invading their space and stealing attention from their Mommy and Daddy.


Dagny got pretty thirsty and stole a drink from the Cox’s new fountain. Clever girl!


Here are Hank and Dagny getting a drink from a more acceptable source. The water dish was a lot of fun, especially the shadows in it!


Hank and Dagny’s new friends were very generous and shared all of their toys. Here is Hank looking through their toy box.

You’re never gonna guess what toy Dagny chose . . . Seriously . . . this is one smart puppy.

Here are Dagny and her new friend saying hi in the kitchen.

For most of the visit, Mr. Whiskers and Maggie made it clear that this was their turf; however, after lunch, we heard Hank barking at the new friends in the kitchen. I went to look, and Hank had herded them into a corner. I would not have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself, but it was just about the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Think about it. You’ve basically got a 2 year-old telling a 14 year-old and a 21 year-old to get in the corner, and then them doing so. I guess Hank may not be as dumb as we’d feared.

Here are Hank, Dagny, and their new friends with Allison and I. We were quite a bunch!

On the drive down to Florida, things were a little rough for everyone. The winding country roads of South Georgia did not agree with Hank’s “sensitive” tummy, so we can add that to his list of special traits. We drove back home on the interstate, however, which made the trip go a lot more smoothly. They slept almost the whole way,