Good Dog Tucker

Since the day we brought Ethan home Tucker has been nothing but amazing toward Ethan.  He takes his job as a "big brother" seriously.  In the first few weeks Ethan was home we had problems with him falling asleep while he nursed,  and Matt would say "Tucker wake your brother up" and just like he had been doing it forever he walked up to those tiny toes and delicately licked them until Ethan started wiggling again.  Although Ethan doesn't fall asleep while eating now the tradition has continued only while Ethan is in the bathtub!   Tucker has also definitely stepped it up a notch in the protecting aspect.  It has gotten to the point that the UPS man will not ring the doorbell anymore because just the noise of someone on our front porch sends him into a fit of barking and growling letting that person know he means business.    He is so good he lets Ethan lay all over him, yank on his fur and kick him with his feet and he just lays there with a goofy grin and takes it.  If Ethan is laying on his blanket guess who is sitting right next to him?  It kind of reminds me of one of my favorite childhood book "Good Dog Carl."     

Good dog Tuck Tuck

The other night Tucker had found an old baby (his stuffed deer) as I was rummaging through the downstairs closet, and man you should have seen him it was like he was reunited with his best friend.  He was flipping it around and tossing it up in the air and insisting on playing fetch with it.  I commented how it was funny that Tuck knew that this was his baby and how never once has he gone after the many stuffed toys we have laying around for Ethan.  Once again "Good dog Tucker."  Lately Ethan has taken more and more notice to Tuck.  We can be sitting on the couch and he will reach over himself and grab at Tuck.  One day after work Matt was making Tuck do some tricks for a treat and it just so happen to be in front of Ethan who was jumping in his favorite jumperoo.  We noticed Ethan giggling, he was laughing at Tucker doing his tricks.  Now every time Tuck does his tricks it sends Ethan into a fit of laughter.  His favorite is when Tucker jumps.  I think its because we tell him to jump all the time when he is in his jumperoo so he likes the word, or maybe he just likes seeing Tuck get air who knows.  I will tell you one thing though this comes in very handy when Ethan is having a fit, and I don't think that Tuck minds too much either because of all the extra treats he gets!  We truly have our own real version of Good Dog Carl only his name is Tucker and we think he is not good but a great dog.  Watch out I think we have a Timmy and Lassie duo on our hands!

Here are some videos of Ethan laughing at Tuck doing his Tricks or just at him!