Puppy Update Time...

     I have not written about the puppies in a few weeks so I figured you all were craving an update about them. First they are doing spectacular! They are the light of our lives and make being alive even that much more rewarding.  They both have such different personalities that mesh so well together. Nala keeps Jett in his place and is always rounding him up for us. Jett keeps Nala on her toes and is always willing to play with her.  I wanted to spotlight each puppy so first is Nala since she is eldest. 

Nala is a peacemaker always trying to make things right, always trying to make things better. She is so in tune to Adam’s and my emotions, she knows when we need a extra kiss or loving gesture. She is also such a diva she wants things the way she wants them and won’t settle for anything else; for example when we leave them home we leave the food and water dishes outside but when we come home she always wants to eat but she won’t eat or drink if the food is outside. She will whine and run back and forth from the sliding glass door then to us. Once we figure out that is what she wants and we do it she immediately starts chowing down.  She LOVES food!! She thinks anything we eat she should get to eat too. She has also been labeled the escape artist. She can get out of anything we try and constrain her in. She has gotten out of every contraption we have built and we have spent hundreds of dollars trying to keep her in line.

Funny story about her, Jett loves the outdoors and sometimes he is impossible to get indoors so we call on Nala for help. We will tell her to go get Jett and she will find a toy that he can’t pass up walk over to the back door hold whatever it was she found and as soon as Jett sees her she will drop the toy and then pick it back up and start walking off with it and as soon as she is out of his sight he can hold back and has to see what she is up to and he will come running in the house.  It works every time!!  She is so patient with Jett and puts up with him.  Her favorite place in the world is our laps. Her favorite thing is a tennis ball or food.  She was our first experience with parenthood and the past three years with her in our life has been more than I ever could ever imagined.  

And then there is Jett....oh Jett!!

I think Nala is so adorable don’t get me wrong but Jett is soooo stinking cute it’s ridiculous. I’m constantly telling Adam how cute he is.  Jett is the protector. He will never let anything happen to us! He barks at the door bell and if were in the car and someone comes to close he will bark. He  is so aware of what is happening at any time. Jett has so much energy! He is always up for a game of ball or Frisbee. He LOVES the outdoors and will only come in if he has too.  Jett loves stealing any toy or treat Nala has been given or has at any moment. He has a hard time sharing with his big sister. We have to remind him often.  Jett is getting better at actually catching the ball in the air and has been surprising us lately with his improved skills. When Jett gets excited he will turn his body into a u shape and starting running sideways. It’s hilarious!! When we named Jett we had no clue how he would live up to that name. He is SO SO fast!  He loves wrestling with us or Nala. Jett is so sweet and is such a cuddly boy!

Funny story about him, when he was younger and was left at home while we were at work he would usually find something to destroy. When we would arrive home he would immediately book it outside, roll on his back with his arms and legs waving in the air as if he is saying don’t be mad at me I didn’t do it on purpose.  Jett loves his sister and cannot stand to be away from her for even a second! His favorite place is being outside. His favorite thing is his bone.  He the most amazing addition to the Collet family!

I did not have dogs growing up but Adam did so when we made that decision 3 and half years ago to add a puppy into our family I had no idea what to really expect, people tell you things and you read things but just like in real parenthood nothing can truly prepare yourself for what is about to happen.  I can honestly say that I wouldn't trade that decision for the world! Nala and Jett are a source of happiness and security. I know that if protected well and treated right they will always be there!  I love them as if they were human. I worry about them as if they were human. I treat them as if they were human. I have a really hard time separating that fact they are not human.  I have such a deep love for them that is beyond comprehension. I give everything I have to making their lives amazing!