HOLA, YO SOY JAKE

by JEANIE
(KATY, TEXAS)

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL FIVE YEAR OLD BOXER NAMED JAKE. OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY HAS BOUNDLESS ENERGY AND IS SUCH A CHARACTER! ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, WE PURCHASED A "LEAP FROG" DOLL NAMED LILLY FOR OUR LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER. WHEN YOU PRESSED ONE OF THE DOLL'S FEET, SHE WOULD TALK IN ENGLISH, IF YOU PRESSED THE OTHER FOOT, SHE SPOKE IN SPANISH. BEFORE I WRAPPED THE DOLL TO GIVE TO BRIANA, I PRESSED THE DOLL'S LEFT FOOT AND SHE SAID "HELLO, MY NAME IS LILLY", JAKE WAS WATCHING INTENTLY AS I DID THIS BUT DIDN'T REACT AT ALL. THEN I PRESSED THE RIGHT FOOT AND THE DOLL SAID "HOLA, YO SOY LILLY". IMMEDIATELY UPON HEARING THE SPANISH VERSION, JAKE PUT HIS BUTT IN THE AIR, WIPED HIS HEAD ALL OVER THE RUG AND TORE AROUND THE ENTIRE HOUSE LIKE HE WAS BEING CHASED BY A TIGER. HE CAME BACK TO ME, LOOKED UP WITH HIS TAIL WAGGING AND A SILLY GRIN ON HIS FACE AS IF ASKING ME TO DO IT AGAIN. I OBLIGED, PRESSED THE DOLL'S (SPANISH) FOOT AND ONCE AGAIN, HE RUBBED HIS HEAD ALL OVER THE RUG AND RAN CIRCLES AROUND THE ENTIRE HOUSE. EACH TIME HE STOPPED, I'D PRESS THE SPANISH FOOT AGAIN AND HE WOULD REPEAT THE WHOLE CAPER. I TRIED IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY FOR MY HUSBAND AND SONS TO SEE, AND AGAIN, JAKE GOT ALL NUTTY AND WENT SPEEDING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. I GUESS THE SOUND OF THE SPANISH ACCENT DROVE HIM CRAZY!

ALSO, WHEN JAKE WAS JUST A PUP, HE SUFFERED FROM SEPARATION ANXIETY AND WOULD CHEW THE TRIM OFF MY PILLOWS AND BLANKETS. THE ITEMS THEMSELVES WOULD BE LEFT INTACT, BUT ALL THE DETAILED EDGING AND TRIM WOULD BE GONE!

HE'S A TOTAL NUTCASE AND WE LOVE HIM TO DEATH! BOXERS ARE THE GREATEST!!