Jen Brett

he's adorable! whatta handsome guy!

Dogs definitely know when you're not feeling well-I threw my back out yesterday and spent the rest of the day in bed. DH was home, and usually Jack will spend all day glued to his side. I woke up from a nap and found Jack next to me, and when I moved to the floor later in the night, he brought all his toys over to me and laid down with me. What a sweetie!

okay, here's jack!

Well, Jack is 63 lbs, you can feel his ribs and such, and he's about 21 inches at the shoulders. He gets fed about a cup and a half of food once a day. The vet says he's not overweight (about a year ago he had to lose about 5 pounds). I recall his mother being a big dog (I only met her once, when my ex picked Jack up-he wasn't originally my dog). And at the time, I knew little about border collies, so it didn't occur to me that Jack might be a big guy!

What cute little babies! I love the tiny toes in the first picture. And thank you for taking such good care of them!

Unfortunately, I have no advice on brushing. Jack loves his brush and will lie down when he sees it so I can brush him. But, I just wanted to say that Lafitte is adorable! Best of luck to you and him!

Jack is on myspace too!

I'm so sorry to hear this. I'll miss Bob's witty comments and his fantastic pictures of Sparc. RIP, Bob, may you and Sparc someday be reunited at the Rainbow Bridge.

Along with the southern theme, why not Sawyer? (sorry, I'm a huge LOST fan!) The other name that popped into my head when I saw his picture was Fernando. I have no idea why, but then again, my dog's name is Jackson Pollock, and my toads are Farva and Brando. I tend to like odd names.

Unfortunately, that's what I was afraid of.

Does anyone know anything about this site? Friends of mine just purchased a malti-poo puppy from somewhere in Texas on that site, and I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about the site. Thanks!

I'm actually debating getting my father-in-law (an avid golfer, and adores Jack) this for Christmas.

If I go to bed before DH, Jack will enforce "bedtime." He'll come in with me, cuddle on the bed for about five minutes until he thinks I'm asleep, and then run out to the living room and harass DH until he finally gives up and goes to bed. He'll run around the couch, jump up on the couch and lick DH, whine, bark... anything he can think of. There's a reason he's been nicknamed "Police Car," and it's not just due to his coloring...

Jack lets us know in no uncertain terms when he has to go out-licking, running around the room in circles, whining, and the occasional bark. He's been good up until 12 hours or so. However, (and I swear I don't know where he learned this) if he *does* have to go while we're out, he goes in the bathtub. Honestly.

Hope you all don't mind-I got this in an email and thought some people here would be interested. ---------- Bulletin copied and pasted from Rikki Rockett (you know him, you love him...he's from the group Poison and he's a major animal rights advocate!) If you can go, please go! I will be speaking at this year's "Puppy Mill Awareness Day" in Lancaster, PA on the 16th of Sept. I invite anyone in the greater Central PA area to attend and support this very important event. Website: http://www.awarenessday.org Here is this year's press release: PRESS RELEASE Contact: Carol Araneo-Mayer 3 Curaco Avenue Toms River, NJ 08753 Phone: 732-580-9111 FAX: 732-288-0407 www.awarenessday.org August 23, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUPPY MILL AWARENESS DAY IN LANCASTER, PA (Intercourse Community Park, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, Leacock Township, PA) -- Adopt A Pet and Last Chance for Animals (LCA) are proud to announce their annual Puppy Mill Awareness Day on Saturday, September 16, 2006 (rain or shine) from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The purpose of Awareness Day is to educate the public about the horrors of Puppy Mills in Pennsylvania, and to educate the consumer regarding the connection between pet stores and puppy mills. Adopt A Pet and LCA are serious about calling for the state of Pennsylvania to prohibit approval of new puppy mills, to adequately monitor operation of existing puppy mills and to promptly close down mills not in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Puppy mills are breeding facilities that mass produce purebred puppies, and have become a booming business in recent years at the expense of the animals themselves. A puppy miller's objective is to maximize profits by reducing costs, thus keeping dogs in cages and pens their entire lives, adults used for breeding only, with puppies sold to pet stores across the country. The puppies' parents are unsocialized, live in filthy conditions, crate on top of crate, with food (just enough to keep them alive), excrement and urine flowing down from one onto the other, little to no medical attention, and are then sold at markets or disposed of otherwise. The puppies of these unhealthy parents are sold to pet stores (who often deny that their pups are from millers) are often very sick themselves, costing the consumer thousands of dollars in veterinary expenses, not to mention the heartache. Purchasing a pet from a pet store supports the puppy millers who are also very clever in selling their "cute" puppies on the internet and in newspaper ads. On Friday night, September 15, at 8:30 p.m. there will be a candlelight vigil at Rockvale Outlets where we will pray and hold our candles for the dogs who have suffered and died at the cruel hands of the millers and prayers for those that are suffering now. On Saturday, September 16, Awareness Day will have a host of speakers from all facets of the animal community such as Chris DeRose of LCA, Tammy Grimes of Dogs Deserve Better, Rikki Rocket and more. Pet Chaplain Dottie Johns will be on hand during the day to do individual blessings for people who bring their pets to the Park. There will be a Walking Tour of Intercourse starting at 12:00 p.m. Please bring your dog for this walk and carry bottled water for you and your dog. There will be 25 or more animal rescue groups to visit with and more. Bring your coolers (there will be no food or beverages sold), bring your dogs, and come have a wonderful picnic with your pet and other animal lovers and help raise awareness of the horrors of the puppy mill dogs. Adopt A Pet and LCA anticipate an enormous turnout for this event and invite the public to attend. There will NOT be on-site adoptions. Please visit www.awarenessday.org for further information. Rescues and vendors must register in advance if they wish to have a table. AWARENESS DAY 2006 IS COMING!!!