Bucky
I'm Bucky - Making My Debut on Pet Pride
Well, I couldn't be outdone by my sister, Taffy! You met her last week so I figured it was high time I introduced myself. After all, I'm a year older ( and wiser, I like to think ) and the male member of the doggie duo in our household and I share the same grandma, Carmen Henesy of Carmen's Chronicles. I think Grandma Carmen loves me just as much as she loves Taffy though I take up more of the bed when I sleep with her and I am a bit heavier than Taffy. I kind of like to play rings with her and wrestle a bit. She always worries that I'll lose my teeth pulling on those rings but I am very strong and so are my teeth! I scare her a bit when I race through the doggie doors like I'm running the Indy 500. So far, I've never missed the opening and hit the wall - my eyesight is perfect!
I joined the household two months after my mom and dad, Laura and Alex, brought Taffy home from the same animal shelter, Yolo County. They knew I'd be good company for Taffy and I could protect her when they were away at work. Not that she can't look after herself. Don't let that sweet little face fool you. She can put you in your place when she feels like it! She's a bit prissy, though. When we got out for runs, she doesn't want to jump in the mud puddles like I do.
What's wrong with getting a bit dirty, I say! Also, she's not one for playing with toys or running after balls. At the dog park, she'll run after dogs, running after balls ( not in a mean way, or anything ) - she just doesn't get a kick retrieving balls. Now me, I should be on a major league baseball team, I'm so good catching balls and bringing them back!
I do try to get Taffy to play and wrestle so she doesn't just sit around all the time looking regal and pretty. She'll do it up to a point, then, geeze, I'll hear a little growl, and, all of a sudden I see those teeth, and I back off. We never really fight, though. Look at this picture of us at meal time, side by side, slurping up our food ( I have a bigger dish and more food because I'm bigger and
more active! ).
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This is me giving my Uncle Shawn a real work out with the rings. He can lift me all the way up off the floor and I won't let go.
My dad, Alex, really loves me and Taffy
( and Laura, of course - their wedding is a week away, May 7 )
I wish they would let us go - Taffy wanted to be dog of honor and I wanted to be best dog!
great you got a couple now.........i can't take responsibilities of owning a pet....that's it's better to have a laptop for me than a pet.....
ReplyDeletebucky looks really strong......hope he is good boy and listens to you.....or else it would be really difficult to control him..
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ReplyDeleteask your grandma to fly to Singapore to adopt some helpless cats the authorities are going to put down.
i popped over in hopes of see a 55 but i stayed and enjoyed meeting bucky-what a beautiful dog, carmen! i love your first person puppy insight :)
ReplyDeleteThe dogs are Wonderful Carmen! You're a Good sitter!!Hahaaa
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
hughugs
Beautiful portrait of Bucky, Carmen!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful doglets - and I'm not at all a dog person. Shawn looked to be having a great time as doggy uncle. Will Shawn still be there for the magical 7th of May wedding, or will he have been deployed by then?
ReplyDeleteYou have three very handsome sons, each a fine looking young man.
Sending care and huggles while I wait to see "The Mother of the Groom's wedding day outfit" - I know it will be stylish,
Michelle xxxx and Zebbycat - snoring once more!
Hi, Bucky, it's a pleasure to meet such a charming new member of the family. So, your daddies' wedding is getting really close! Do you have any clue about the things that will happen the Big Day? You know, the main things: your mom's dress, some of the gifts... There was some poem that grandma was asked to write and recite, isn't it? We want to know! Oh, OK, everything at its moment. Meanwhile, have a nice weekend, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThe dogs are wonderful,
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing pics.
What a fun post! I'm really surprised how well you communicate Bucky. Our weiner dog can only bark and howl. It's cool that you have opposable thumbs so you can type!
ReplyDeleteBucky, you are smart and handsome and I think you and Taffy should be allowed to go to the wedding...maybe grandma Carmen could take you? :-)
ReplyDeletewelcome aboard Pet Pride bucky!! great to have you with us! am sure we will have a woofing time!
ReplyDeletecheers
bozo
Oh, these guys are cute! And they watch Jon Steward. All right!
ReplyDeletehitesh rawat - I don't think I could hang onto Bucky on a leash. He is really powerful! I think he obeys Alex and Laura pretty well, though!
ReplyDeleteAnn - I love Singapore...I've been there twice. It's a shame that the cats are doomed. Doesn't anyone adopt them?
ReplyDeletesheri - glad you met bucky! Did you see his sister, Taffy, last week?
ReplyDeleteDonna - I wish the doggies weren't a hundred miles away. I could spend more time with them!
ReplyDeleteIcy BC - glad you met my second granddog!
ReplyDeleteMickle in NZ - I know you're a cat person but you would like these doggies. Sadly, Shawn is now in Germany and will be missing his brother's wedding. At least, he's in a fun place and not in Afghanistan as originally destined@
ReplyDeleteAs for my dress, it's actually loaned from a friend....light blue and more sedate than my normal...but on my retiree budget, I was glad to save the money!
fullet - nice to meet you. I know my Grandma thinks you're special. The poem she wrote is pretty nice. I wish Taffy and I could go to the wedding but they are making us stay home, can you believe it. Jeremy and Katie will be staying at our house plus our other roommmate, Chris, so we won't be alone the whole time. Mom and Dad aren't going on a honeymoon right now, though - just staying at a fancy hotel the night after the wedding.
ReplyDeletesm - I'm glad you like my granddogs. They are pretty nice companions.
ReplyDeleteJenny - our grandma is on that darn computer so much, we learned to type from her. She is nuts about something called Alphabe Thursday. That's how we are learning our ABC's. D is for dogs, you know.
ReplyDeletePat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti - At first, we thought we were going to the wedding but, then, our mom and dad decided we might create a ruckus - especially if there were any squirrels or critters around! So, instead, we'll be home guarding the place.
ReplyDeletemagiceye and bozo - I am so excited to meet you. I know Taffy and I will have fun with all the animals at Pet Pride!
ReplyDeletelakeviewer - I do think my granddogs are pretty nice looking animals ( they think they're human )
ReplyDeleteand I adore them!