Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Our "Little" Franklin

Franklin's 18 month stats: (yes he is one of our children:) )
120 Pounds...and still growing
Franklin is such a good dog! He is still a puppy, which we forget with his size, but he is nowhere near as hyper as when we first got him. He's great with the kids, we hardly ever keep him in the kennel, even when we aren't home, and other than the occasional dumping out the garbage, he is usually well behaved when left home alone. We took him to the vet last week and had a biopsy on a lump on his head. They said it's a cyst, but we shouldn't have to worry about it unless it gets bigger.
He has done his share of damage around the house, though. Eating money, dumping garbage, shredding rugs, eating carseat covers, ruining blinds when he tries to lift them with his head to see who's outside. A few months ago, during the summer, we had the kitchen window open and were outside talking to some family in the driveway. He sat barking at us through the screen wanting to come out. Finally, he realized his own strength and jumped through the screen, ripping it off, so he could come say hi. He's also gotten out a few times to go say hi to joggers passing by or to hurdle cars driving. My parents got a good laugh watching from the front porch while Zach went chasing Franklin who was chasing a car down the road. This is how he spends most of his day, random, awkward sleeping positions.
The newest place he found to sleep is in our closet.

1 comment:

Jami said...

Such a funny boy! And soooo cute.