From the Mind of Maddie

Saturday Morning FUN!
I just had a wonderful time a the park. My humans woke up early and took us to the park behind our apartment. We played with about 10 other dogs for about an hour. I had fun with Frodo, Sasha, and Lucky...........and of course my dorky brother.

Yesterday was a big day - we went to the beach in the morning then hung out all day. I have been on a doggie diet lately to make sure I look good in my fur on the beach. All the boy dogs check me out all the time......however sometimes they take it too far when they try to sniff my butt. It reminds me of going to the shore in Jersey......those boys have no boundaries!

When we got home yesterday - mom gave us a nice bath. She used Doggie Bed Head shampoo and Cover Dog conditioner to make sure our fur stays silky and smooth. I wanted her to do my nails too, but I guess that would be too much to ask...ugghhhh :)

Don't tell mom, but Dad took us to the park today where we rolled around in the wet grass. It was so much fun and we were soaked! Dexter is a little shorter than I am, so his belly was all WET! Sometimes we roll around in the wet grass, then go jump in other humans laps. It's so funny to watch them as they realize we are all wet. I think the humans first thought is "WOW, so friendly and cute" then it turns too "Ah....they are all wet".....I personally think it is funny.

Well, that is my update for today. I think I am going to have a doggie latte then take a nap.

Have a tail wagging day!

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Quick Update from the Desk of Dex

Hi you faithful Jack followers - I know it's been awhile since we've updated our site but we've been really busy around here making friends, sniffing fellow canine's and licking as many humans as we can. After all, that IS the proper greeting for our human friends. Mom and Dad enrolled us in a weekly playgroup so 3 days a week, we get to go to the park in this huge van full of other pups like us and play and play and play! It's awesome! I especially love sniffing out my 'spots' and making my 'mark' if you know what I mean...Mom had to have a talk with the owner of the van about it but I'm pretty sure everything's good there - after all, I'm a dog, I'm supposed to mark my territory, right?

I've been trying to teach Maddie to behave better during our daily wrestling matches. She's been a bit snappy lately - doesn't like me trying to sit on top of her for some reason. She's a smart one, my sister...she's started hiding my toys underneath her on the sofa and she won't let me have them no matter how much I try to convince her to give them back. She falls asleep on them and then I get in trouble from Mom and Dad for trying to get my toy back and disturbing her - it's soooo unfair!

Let's see - don't have much else going on, I don't guess. We've got some crazy neighbor dog that's moved into our hall - he's driving me nuts! He's huge and thinks he owns the place so everytime I know he's in the hall, me and Maddie start yelling at him as loud as we can through the door. So far he's stuck around but I'm hoping he gets the hint sometime soon. I can't believe we have to share this floor with another canine - ridiculous, clearly Mom and Dad didn't work that out very well in the lease.

Here's a couple of updated pictures of me and Maddie - until next time, best wags and wishes from the Desk of Dexter!

Note from Mom about our beach day at Fort Funston

A few weeks ago we took Madd and Dex for their first trip to the beach!

We took them to Fort Funston which is, quite frankly, a dog's dreamland. Fort Funston is this giant strip of land with beaches, cliffs, forest, trails...it's an amazing place to let the pups run free (off-leash) and tap into their curiosity. They have free reign of the park and can run and play and investigate at their leisure while Mom and Dad take in the sites and get quite a bit of exercise hiking up and down hills and through the sandy beach. =)

Below you can see the pups were anxiously awaiting their destination...we were prepared with a sheet already protecting our seats pre-beach.

At first glance while piling out of the car, the views around us were just gorgeous...the pictures below don't do this place justice but hopefully you can get an idea of just how beautiful it is.

Fort Funston isn't only a place for pups to play, it's also a place for human folk to partake in some pretty crazy beach activities including......hand-gliding! Because there are so many cliffs in this area I guess it makes for a great place for hand gliders to come out and enjoy their favorite hobby.

As we began walking down towards the beach area from 'way up,' at first glance I was totally intimidated. I could envision me rolling down this steep sandy path and landing in the middle of the ocean below as Maddie and Dexter raced after me to lick my face - easy access when I'm lying face up on the beach..........BUT THANKFULLY, that didn't happen! =) It was totally worth the climb (down and up) because the pups had soooo much fun!

Doesn't it look like they're both smiling in the picture below? I like to think they're saying 'Thanks for bringing us here Mom - this place is awesome!' =)

Contrary to what you might think, beaches are chilly in San Francisco in July...I'm sure you can tell by our attire below.Marc (below) trying to get Dex to sit still so I can take a picture of how INCREDIBLY DIRTY he was!

Two happy Jacks (in pics below) enjoying their new, giant park

Action Shots! =)

Dexter fighting Marc (below) for the ball... Maddie was supervising.

These next few pictures are my favorite from the day...it was so beautiful out and we were able to get some pretty awesome pictures of the two of them. Some of these might be frame -worthy, I think... The first picture below I titled 'Where's Dexter?'

After lots of running and playing, the dogs weren't the only ones who were dirty...we got caught up in the tide coming in and were soaked from about mid-shin down! Hard to tell in the picture (below) but trust me, we were WET!

Remember I mentioned our climbing down and 'up'? Well, below you can see a picture of the trail we had to hike up with the pups after our adventurous day on the beach. My legs were screaming at me most of the way up. =)

These are looking back while on the path - catching a little bit of a breath and using the excuse, 'I need to take a picture'... =)

We had a great time and will definitely be heading back to Fort Funston soon. It was another peaceful day and so beautiful out playing on/in the Pacific. I am pretty sure that Madd and Dex have officially learned what the word 'beach' mean and will be begging to go back soon. We have some videos we took while we were out there that I'll download later...for now, enjoy the pictures!