Hey Tucker!

Bree's Aunt Emily and Uncle Mike have a very large black lab named Tucker. Whenever they come over to Grammy's house, they usually bring Tucker along and put him in the backyard. Brianna loves Tucker. Today when she saw him she said, "Unca Mike, Tucka come 'side (inside)?" Mike let Tucker in and then made him lay down. Bree was yelling "Hey Tucka, hey you! Hey Tucka, hey you!" in his face for 5 minutes or so. Since he'd been told to lay down and is a good dog, Tucker just stayed there and ignored her. We couldn't quite figure out why she was doing that to him and then we noticed she was holding her arm out while she was saying it. We figured out that she was wanting him to lick her. I dunno, maybe she thinks it tickles or something. So, she just kept on holding her arm out and yelling. Every now and then Tucker would actually lick her and she would laugh like a banshee. (Lucky for us, Tucker is a very gentle, laid back and obedient dog.) After she got tired of the licking game Bree was patting Tucker on the head for awhile and saying "He's a good boy int (isn't) he?"

After that Brianna decided that Tucker wanted to go play outside. So, she, Tucker, and Uncle Mike all headed into the backyard. My mom's little white Westie Terrier and my sister's tiny Yorkie Poo were already out there. Uncle Mike found a tennis ball and he was having Bree count down to throw the ball. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen! She would say "1,2,7!" Then, Mike would throw the ball and you'd see all three dogs (in descending size order no less)and a toddler running across the yard one way, then Tucker would get the ball and you'd see all three dogs and a toddler running back across the yard the other way. Bree looked like she'd been adopted into some kind of crazy dog pack and was even panting as she ran around. Once the four of them had played fetch for a few minutes Mike decided Tucker needed to have a quick washing down. So, he got the hose and was spraying the dog down. Not to be left out Bree said, "Ranna wash down too!" and started stripping off her clothes as fast as she could. And there was Mike hosing down Tucker and one nudy 2 year old. At that point since she was naked Brianna decided she might as well take a dip in her little wading pool and had a bit of skinny dipping time.

I guess you could say she was feeling the call of the wild this evening! :)