Foofs

Lane and I have two dogs.  They may look mean and slobbery, but they are so sweet.  They are still slobbery, however.  There is no medical cure to rectify that. 


Let me introduce you to Maverick, commonly called Mav, Little Guy, Buddy, or No Mav No!

Maverick is three.  We bought him the first year we were married, actually I bought him and convinced Lane to let us keep him.  Here is how it went down.  I had talked about wanting a dog, so I went to Jemison, Alabama and met a litter of boxer pups.  We knew we liked boxers because our neighbors had boxers.

I picked out the runt of the litter - the one who looked pitiful and calm.  I gave the lady a check for the pup and asked her politely not to cash it, as my husband might not let me keep it.  I told her I would call her in a day with the verdict.

Here is day 1 with Mav:

Fingers crossed, I took the little fellow to Lane's work and asked him to meet us for lunch.  When he showed, I innocently said, "Look! He needs a home." 


We went to lunch and Maverick fell asleep in Lane's lap, all eight pounds of skin fell asleep and it was LOVE. 


So Maverick came home to live with us.  He has stolen my heart.  He structures his day around naps and if he is lucky he gets a golf cart ride.  Those, above all other things, are his favorite things in this life.  He loves the golf cart.  We have a rule that you can't even say those two words out loud in our house.  If you do, you will pay.  You will have to take him for a ride.  He is relentless.

Here he is with the "Don't mess with me, I'm napping face."

He also enjoys a run in with the waterhose.  Below is the evidence:

That was May 2008.  In September 2008, we found out about a boxer girl who needed a home.  She was being terribly mistreated in Tennessee.  She was part of a puppy mill and had been abused.  We decided to take in a dog named Kadie. 

We call her Kadie Bug, Kadie Thug, Buggers and Rabbit.

Say hello, Kadie!

Kadie is not one for pictures. She's about 6 years old.  She enjoys sleeping all day, everyday.  She is a good companion to Mav and loves Lane more than me.  I'm okay with it, I guess. 

Kadie loves to ride in the car.  If I am making a quick trip to the store, she loves to go.  She lays down and is really calm about the whole thing.  The girl just likes to ride in the car.  Maverick, on the other hand, throws up every time I drive somewhere.  Bummer.

We love our little foofs.  They are always excited to see us when we come home.  Kadie brings you a shoe every time you walk in the door as a welcome gift.  They don't care if you have had a bad day or are grumpy - they just want a quick tap on the head or a scratch behind the ears.

They are really great companions.  They like the same movies that we like, the same food we like, music, and so on.  They love to take naps and snuggle - which is great on a Saturday afternoon. 

They are our four legged babies. And I LOVE them!