Meet Porter and Guinness!
Beyond having 2 great children and a beautiful wife to work hard for, I get the esteemed pleasure of feeding these two monsters, about 150 cups of dog food per month! It's worth it.
Porter (born 1/4/2011) is highly athletic, tall and is a complete goof. He's extremely social, very loving, and has a ton of energy. He is typically singled out as being the larger of the two because he's tall, but shockingly maintains a leaner frame of 100-115 lbs., still impressive for a Bernese Mountain Dog. He's a ton of fun and the first early riser in our family on a daily basis.
Guinness (born 6/24/2011) is the poster dog for Berners (nickname for Bernese Mountain Dogs). He's big, affectionate and around people he's very laid back, typically showing the tell-tail signs of Berners. They are either sitting on your feet or they go half way between your legs and stop there. He's a beautiful dog, slightly shorter than Porter. He used to be one of the largest Berners that I've ever met, weighing in at 155 lbs (depending on the month) but thanks to a diet plan and thyroid pills he's down between 110-115 and much happier. He's now Skinny Guinny. He's known for licking his empty dog bowl about 15-20 times/day because he thinks we're starving him at 3 cups/day. He's still a pig.
Porter (born 1/4/2011) is highly athletic, tall and is a complete goof. He's extremely social, very loving, and has a ton of energy. He is typically singled out as being the larger of the two because he's tall, but shockingly maintains a leaner frame of 100-115 lbs., still impressive for a Bernese Mountain Dog. He's a ton of fun and the first early riser in our family on a daily basis.
Guinness (born 6/24/2011) is the poster dog for Berners (nickname for Bernese Mountain Dogs). He's big, affectionate and around people he's very laid back, typically showing the tell-tail signs of Berners. They are either sitting on your feet or they go half way between your legs and stop there. He's a beautiful dog, slightly shorter than Porter. He used to be one of the largest Berners that I've ever met, weighing in at 155 lbs (depending on the month) but thanks to a diet plan and thyroid pills he's down between 110-115 and much happier. He's now Skinny Guinny. He's known for licking his empty dog bowl about 15-20 times/day because he thinks we're starving him at 3 cups/day. He's still a pig.
Meet Kiwi and Rocky, the sugar bears/sugar gliders!
Meet Kiwi and Rocky!
For years I told my wife that I wanted a 'souvenir monkey' every time we went somewhere tropical, to no avail. So, she caved....a little, and I ended up getting somewhat of an exotic pet(s), two sugar gliders/sugar bears, Kiwi (top) and Rocky (bottom). They're nocturnal Australian marsupials (same family as a koala bear and kangaroo) and sleep in my office between about 9:30 AM and 6 PM and then wake up very playful and ready to go. Here's a link to what a sugar glider is for those of you that want to know; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider. They're a ton of fun, climb on you, are extremely social, bark at night when they're bored (sounds like a chihuahua) and interact with you all the time. They live 12-15 years and have roughly the intelligence of a dog.
Why, you ask.....because I can!
For years I told my wife that I wanted a 'souvenir monkey' every time we went somewhere tropical, to no avail. So, she caved....a little, and I ended up getting somewhat of an exotic pet(s), two sugar gliders/sugar bears, Kiwi (top) and Rocky (bottom). They're nocturnal Australian marsupials (same family as a koala bear and kangaroo) and sleep in my office between about 9:30 AM and 6 PM and then wake up very playful and ready to go. Here's a link to what a sugar glider is for those of you that want to know; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider. They're a ton of fun, climb on you, are extremely social, bark at night when they're bored (sounds like a chihuahua) and interact with you all the time. They live 12-15 years and have roughly the intelligence of a dog.
Why, you ask.....because I can!
Minnie, the princess of the castle!
Minnie is a cat. You don't have to say much more. She's sassy, sleeps all day and wakes you up first thing in the morning to get fed. She's incredibly sweet and hasn't once tried to eat Kiwi or Rocky, so she is still in good graces with us.
