More fun stuff...

Jack chased Marley back and forth throughout the house tonight pushing a laundry basket. It was hilarious and he loved it. Marley only protested a little bit. Enjoy the video of their shenanigans.

Marley is on the road to recovery by the way, if you've read our previous posts of her foolishness. The drain is out and the small holes are closing up nicely. She really never acted injured at all. God Bless her for putting up with Jack. It's like I told her during this episode of playing: "Marley, this is why we bought you in the first place!" Every boy needs a good dog.

Our President is a funny guy

I'm not a huge fan of Mr. Obama, but this is one funny video.
Please forgive the quality, and turn your volume up so you can hear it.

The Aftermath

Well, this is a picture of Marley's post-operative wound. As you can see, her left 'armpit' has been thoroughly sliced and diced, and finally sewed up. That piece of rubber is called a Penrose Drain in case you didn't know, and it is intended to allow the wound to drain, instead of swelling up, thereby increasing the rate of healing. Marley was a good girl, and we think she'll recover just fine.

Thank you to Dr. Kolb and her staff at the Red Bank Animal Hospital for their great work!

Life Imitates Art

If you have seen the movie, "Marley and Me," then you know the main character is a lovable Labrador retriever that causes his owner nothing but trouble throughout his life. Our Marley (*so named BEFORE the movie or the book!) has been creating a little trouble lately too. We've discovered that she has been sleeping on our leather couch whenever given the opportunity. We also think that she's been acting out in other words because of the decreased attention that she's gotten since Jack came along.

So, if you have a squeamish stomach, look away and avert your eyes,
because the pictures below ain't pretty,
and they show the gaping flesh wound she sustained today when she foolishly scaled the fence at Aunt Emily's house - twice.
But no worries, it's only going to cost us $270!
Hey, no problem! Wait a minute, that's not pesos, that's dollars! Arghhhhh! So, Leslie and I are really the one's that are hurting -right in the wallet!!!!!!!

Another look at the wound

On a lighter note, here's a great video of Jack demonstrating that he's a geniously advanced child and has skills far beyond that of normal 18 month-old children. And yes, geniously is a word.