Bandit - the wonder puppy!!!

Let me introduce you to my puppy! He is a pure-breed Jack Russell Terrier. He is mostly white, with two brown spots - one mid-back and one at the start of his little tail. He has a mask on his face and therefore the name Bandit was given to him! Of course, the obvious NASCAR names were considered -- my particular favorites were catch-can and lug-nut --- but we stuck with Bandit!

He is a fun dog - and never in my life has someone been so incredibly happy to see me when I come home - hell - I only have to be gone for a couple minutes and he is glad when I get back! He is so incredibly hyper! I have never seen a dog have more energy (well - except the other JRT we ran into at PetSmart!) They really are like miniature Tigger's! boing boing!!!

I just love him to pieces! That being said - he is also not the sharpest tool in the shed. They are supposed to be so incredibly smart and I can really see that in some things! Maybe he is too smart. He is like my 9 year old - knows what he can get away with. But when you are playing with something and you chase it right into a HUGE tree - something is a little off! He is also what we at home affectionately call "a sissy la la puppy". I live in Colorado - he was born and bred here in Colorado and I swear, if he could talk, he would tell you he is a California dog all the way! We have only had one snow but oh my - it was like you told him to jump into traffic to try to get him to go whiz! We regularly get down into the teens at night and that poor dog sleeps with us (right next to us) or under the covers. The other night - he was cuddled to my husband's backside (not the safest place) and we were just settling in - kinda in that pre-sleep stage -- when my husband lets one rip - now we had chili that night and it was not the smallest rip - it must have scared the dog because he jumped and barked - lol - it was so funny! I couldn't stop laughing!
In the mornings - after he has run outside, done his business and come in - he parks it on the heater vent in the kitchen! Once - I had a heating pad out (well - cuz that is what females do sometimes - if you get my drift) -- and he took it over! Got pissed when I wanted it back! Then the cat got involved and took over the heating pad and that was all she wrote folks!

And let's not get me started on the cat - Miss Priss herself! She is half siamese but no one told her she is only "half" - she is such a bitch! She totally dominates that dog! He is so scared of her that he will sit in the master bathroom, while I am across the bedroom in the hall, and he will whine because she is under the bed and he doesn't want to cross her path! Then he finally grows the nuts to do it and he runs his little butt off to get out of the room in record time! It is so friggin hilarious! Those two have a great love/hate thing going! She loves to torment him! He will try to play with her and she hisses and spits up a storm, chases him out of the room - he does a lap around the house and comes right back for more! It's great entertainment!