All About Aussie

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I am the Australian born puppy of Matt and Nina. Matt named me Aussie, but my birth certificate name is Wildenfox Earl Jackaroo. Wildenfox Earl is for my parents and Matt gave me Jackaroo, which is the Australian equivalent of cowboy. I am an AKC certified Jack Russell Terrier. I can sit, stay, give manners, give high and low five. I only speak on command and when MamaMuffin yelps "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie"! I recently learned how to roll over, that was fun. Nina taught me how to fetch, which took quite a while, but I eventually got it. My favorite toy is my green ball that Matt and Nina put hot dogs in and I throw the ball to release the hot dogs. It keeps me entertained for at least an hour. I also enjoying finding MamaMuffin and Master. I stay in the kitchen, they hide and then bark, indicating it's time for me to "seek" them out: Hide and Seek! We have a lake in the backyard and I love wading in it, but I'm not confident enough to go swimming. My master bought me a life jacket to help me swim or float along easier. Enjoy the pictures my MamaMuffin posts. She can get annoying with the camera...everyday she takes a picture, or so it seems.

and my brother Dillon Murphy

My brother came to us through Dennis's wonderful mom. He is also a Jack Russell Terrier and the vet gave him a birthday of May 1st. He's so much fun to play with and I'm able to teach him tricks, along with my MamaMuffin. MamaMuffin and I will write for him because too young to blog, but we'll convey his thoughts as best we can.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

MamaMufin loses Muffin Nugget

07/14/07
6:05pm

OH NO!!! ATTENTION MATT!!! SCARY SITUATION:

As I was cooking, I trusted Aussie to play in the lake by himself and I'd check on him every few minutes. For a while he was staring down a turtle, but mainly he was just playing in the water. Adwoa, James and Adwoa's cousin came by (I was grilling panini's) to eat before they headed to the beach. So I'm grilling along and I call for Aussie as we sit down to eat, but no Aussie??? I'm yelling for Aussie and he's not coming, our neighbor Joe hasn't seen Aussie, so I'm assuming he went the other way...sure enough he did. He finally came trotting along like nothing was wrong; I have no idea where he went. My heart sank and I could feel my eyes starting to water as I thought I'd lost him or he drowned. Thankfully, he was safe, but I've learned my lesson: while he's a good dog, he very much needs constant supervision. Even a few minutes of leaving him alone is enough for him to take off.

He's just had a bath and so he's bouncing (literally) around the house.

Well Matt, you're gone for only a couple of days and I already lost the dog and thankfully found.

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Hi! Its your "niece", Kaitlyn. Moses, my Jackie, loves to run off also. It worried me for along time, but he always comes when I call him.
Moses HATES bathes. But he doesn't struggle. But just like Aussie, he litteraly bouces around. Miss you Kaitlyn