My Man's best friend

Jack as honorary best man



Dressed in tux that we rented from
the same place that hubby got his.
He had gained some weight(pre-wedding jitters)
before the wedding so his front legs didn't
fit into the arms, oh well he still looked
handsome. His bow tie matched his Dad's.



This is Bud-Bud now, he is 14 yrs now,
a little arthritic and gray but handsome
just the same.

A year before my hubby and I started to date, he purchase Jack. Jack was bought to train for duck hunting and trials. While dating I often threw a dead duck or two to help in the training process, it was amazing to watch the skill of this beautiful muscular lab, I was smitten not only with the man but with his dog.
While going out on dates Jack would often accompany us, hubby had a truck with a bench seat. Jeff, Jack in the middle and me in the passenger seat. Jack used to lean so hard on me it felt like he might push me right off the seat and out the door, he was a little jealous at first of the attention I was getting. But as all good love stories this one to has a happy ending, I found Jack's soft spot, food and a comfie couch.
When my hubby and I decided to buy a house and move in (yes , oh, before marriage!!)together I just could not have Jack outside sleeping in a kennel, hunting dog or not!!
He started coming in hours at a time, then for long periods, then he was let in the backroom, before you knew it he was on our bed and the comfy couch like he owned the new place.
Not long he had lost his taste for duck, unless it was out of the oven a la orange, and he was just my baby. I would dress him for Halloween, take him trick or treating, get his photos done at Sears and take him everywhere. Friends and family commented how much hubby and I needed a child. We felt like we already had one, that's how much we loved him.
When our adoption for Jennifer was complete our biggest fear was that after 9 yrs of being number one son he might be jealous, not a bit. They had a good thing from the start, she threw food and he liked to eat, love at first bite.
He is just amazing with the girls, he loves their kisses, hugs and tolerates the odd tail pull(and genital check, yes, girls that's his penis, leave it alone).
Never has there been a more lovable, intelligent and best friend than Jack, we love him to bits.