I've been meaning to blog about Jack since we got him, but I haven't had the time until now. So, here goes...
Jack (the Ripper, Jack Attack, Jack-Jack, Jack Shepherd, etc) is the puppy of one of our friends from church's dog. Jack's mom, Muddy, had 11 puppies (1o survived) on May 10, 2008, and we told them we'd take one of them off their hands. Muddy is a Shar Pei/Lab mix, and since we don't know who the dad was, we can only guess as to what else is in Jack. We're almost positive there's Doberman Pinscher, which you can tell just by looking at him.
He's pretty much a lab in personality, but has some Dobie traits, too. He's happy-go-lucky, but also incredibly smart. He also doesn't mind punishment (or has a very high pain tolerance), so we've had to be creative about training. He's also developed into a power-chewer, which has made it difficult to keep him occupied; we've resorted to giving him a huge rawhide bone for about an hour at a time througout the day. (Yes, he destroyed an Extreme Kong.)
He loves ice. This makes for some pretty hilarious play-sessions. He also likes to chase a laser pointer, which is a GREAT way to wear him out at night. Jason also loves the laser pointer, so it's a good way for me to get stuff done in the evenings without "the boys" underfoot. (LOL)
Jack and Jason have an interesting relationship - Jason is obviously Jack's favorite person (even though he loves me, too), but he takes training WAY better from me. Jason and Jack know how to push each other's buttons, let's put it that way. (I can go a whole afternoon without yelling at Jack, but put Jason in the room with him and within 10 minutes they'll be "yelling" at each other.) He's a great guard dog; he often barks at stuff that I don't hear for another few minutes, which is great when I'm doing laundry or dishes and don't hear someone knocking at the door.
He will be calm in any position you put him in. Jason likes to sit on the couch and put Jack stomach-side-up in between him and the arm of the couch. Jack will just lay there and stare at the ceiling. He's also comfortable thrown over Jason's shoulder or carried around like a baby.
At 8 months old he's about 40-45 lbs and has outgrown his first crate, so now we're trying to figure out how to re-arrange our bedroom to accomodate a larger crate. Monster puppy!
So, anyway, that's Jack. I will amend this post later with pictures!
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