Hank's other girlfriend

Sorry Rudy, but 6 hours away is too far to live to maintain the kind of relationship that Hank's looking for. Sure, you're coming up next weekend and everything will be GREAT, you'll pick up right where you left off, but a new girl has showed up in town and is VERY interested in Hank. But, probably more in a big-brother way, seeing as how Lucy is only 10 pounds and 10 weeks old. But man alive is she a cute puppy!

Last night our friends Michelle & Joe came over for dinner with their new puppy Lucy. She's SO cute! She's a boxer that they just got two weeks ago. She loves Hank and he's this huge jungle gym who only barks at her every once in a while. Hank and Lucy had a great time playing and running around the house last night. They had lots of Kongs and treats and goodies. It was kind of ridiculous and we're sure that Lucy learned some bad manners last night (especially when Jeremiah picked her up, sat her on his lap and let her lick his plate AT the table...) Here's a couple of pictures so you can get an idea of the evening...

Thanks Moss Adams!

Last week at work we had a big event, and Moss Adams was giving out these screaming monkeys. The fly and SCREAM, it's pretty annoying. HOWEVER, Hank goes CRAZY for them, and it's so dang funny to watch!

Enjoy...

The Best Part of Waking up...

I slept like crap last night. So, this morning when my alarm went off, I hit it a couple of times. After the second time, Hank got up and started to stretch, scratch, sneeze and get ready for his jump up onto the bed. So, he jumps UP on the bed, and since I was supposed to get up, I turned over to greet him. OH WAS I GREETED...

He jumps up, then puts his foot on my stomach, and proceeds to cough, barfing up dog food ON MY NECK! So, I screamed, because I didn't want him to do it again. Luckily Jeremiah's on vacation this week, so was home to help me out. Jeremiah jumped up and grabbed some tissues out of the bathroom to pick off the barfed up dog food off my body and the sheets. I'm so glad I'm a night shower'er, so I could get back in this morning and scrub the dog barf off of me...

With Jeremiah home today, hopefully Hank will be calm and settle his stomach down, and NEVER do that again...

Lazy Sunday

Today, we slept in, then read the paper, then I went back upstairs and watched TV, and that was pretty much the routine for the day. No laundry, no chores, just being LAZY. It's a beautiful thing.

Muddy Paws

So, now that I know Hank barks all day while I'm gone, I tried to zip out of work as soon as possible this afternoon. I got home at 5, and Hank and I went up to the Issaquah Highlands because they have a small off leash dog park. I have only been during the "rainy season" so it's really muddy. But, I figured it's the summer, and is probably Okay. We get there, he runs off, and it seems to be pretty okay. Then, after a while of running around, he gets tired and then lays down. It's really weird lately that when we're at dog parks (not Marymoor) that after about 15-20 minutes, Hank will get tired and lay down to rest. I think at Marymoor he stays better hydrated so he doesn't get as tired maybe? I"m not really sure.

Anyway, at the Bark Park (yup, that's what it's called...) today he gets tired and lays down...in...the...MUD. What a wiener. So, we came home, hosed him off, and after he went running upstairs, I realized I didn't quite get it all...but that's what carpet cleaner is for I guess!

Well, I guess we can blame it on his mom...

So, Hank is a great dog. Today, we took him on a fun hike around our neighborhood, and we were ALL pooped when we got back home. Jeremiah left for Phoenix today, and I had a few errands to run. So, after Jeremiah left, I went to go do errands a few minutes later. I was gone for an hour and a half. That's it. And, when I came home, I could hear Hank barking...CRAP...

So, I got out of the car and came across the street. The neighbor lady was out with her mom (or some old lady anyway) and I asked if he'd been barking the whole time I was gone. She's really nice, and said she thinks he has separation anxiety, and just likes to let everyone know he's around. She also said she likes him, so she's really fine with it.

BUT, I'm not fine with it, ARG! I don't always hear him when I come home, and I figure he doesn't really bark while we're at work, just when we leave him at odd hours, like going out to dinner or something.

So, now I"m not sure what to do. More day camp to run off the energy? Probably would help, but most likely it'll be more dog training with Diane to figure out why he barks, and what to do about it. Hank, he's so great when we're here, but man he really IS a mama's boy!