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Ruh Roh.

by John Cole|  December 10, 20085:17 pm| 19 Comments

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Rumor on the street is that my parents now have two adorable Jack Russell terriers in their possession. I still think they have lost their minds, but I guess after the K-12 raising me, everything looks easy.

Their names- Ginny and Guesly (GOOZLY). Pics when I get some.

Crazy old people.

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  1. 1.

    Laura W

    December 10, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    WHAT?
    I was so thinking Zelda & F. Scott.
    or
    Ernest & George, in honor of your Halloween portrayals.
    I’m sorry John…I know you love your folks, but I expected far more interesting names.
    (Unless these are like, family names, in which case I apologize.)

  2. 2.

    donnah

    December 10, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Oh, let them have their fun! Our fifteen-year-old cat Jingles passed away in October and I waited about two days before finding myself at the local animal shelter. I brought home a new kitty, of course. She is a beauty and we already love her to pieces.

    I believe my husband’s goal was to be pet-free within a couple of years. I guess I thwarted THAT plan.

    Pics, please, when you get some. Jack Russells are adorable…

  3. 3.

    Sean

    December 10, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    I was reading that as Ginny and Juicely.

  4. 4.

    Eric U.

    December 10, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    we thought about adopting a Jack Russel terrier from a rescue group. It made a bad impression on my wife by pissing on her shoes first thing. I still feel a little bad about not adopting him, he was part of a pair of dogs that had been abandoned and almost starved to death. They liked each other enough that they didn’t eat each other. We did adopt the other dog.

  5. 5.

    clussman

    December 10, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    My wife and I have a 2 year old child, a 4 year old Lab and a 9 year old Dachshund. My wife and child both desperately want a cat, which means there is a cat in my imminent future. We had one once before. He was a wild cat. Literally. His litter had been born in the wild and he was six weeks old when we rescued him. He routinely clawed me and pissed on my stuff.

    We will gladly own a cat, two dogs, raise a child, and maybe even a second child, all at the same time. But neither my wife nor I are crazy enough to ever own a Jack Russel. Much less two. Those things have more energy than the sun and they never stop going. I get tired just watching them.

    Good luck to your parents.

  6. 6.

    Frank Wilhoit

    December 10, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    A single Jack Russell contains energy equivalent to a small supernova. Fortunately for us, that energy cannot be emitted all at once but only over a period of ~12 years.

    Any physicist will tell you that the annihilation of a jackrussellon and an antijackrussellon would theoretically destroy the universe. A minority interpretation suggests that the result would be the creation of a new universe, made entirely of rawhide.

    Two Jack Russells in the same place would probably combine into a stable meson, jackrussellonium, displaying a unique symmetry that particles physicists call "double-teaming".

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    Binkyboy

    December 10, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    Have one, love her to pieces. Loyal, smart, keeps our other dogs moving and playing. Only problem is they don’t like the cold and they like to burrow into blankets.

    But ours is the most well behaved Jack Russell I’ve seen in a long time, so your mileage may vary.

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    smiley

    December 10, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Congratulations on the addition of your new siblings!

  9. 9.

    justcorbly

    December 10, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    Met my first Jack Russell over the weekend. Saw no evidence of an off switch.

  10. 10.

    Chuck Butcher

    December 10, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    Jack Russells sure tend to be smart, but they are also high effort animals. It isn’t just their energy but also the training required to give them direction. Good luck to the old folks.

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    Joshua Norton

    December 10, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    Well, your parent’s Christmas present practically buys itself. One of Cesar Millan’s books or DVD’s. The guy is so slick in his training methods. I don’t even have a dog, but I watch his show all the time – he’s that cool.

  12. 12.

    Common Sense

    December 10, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Anyone catch the South Park where Cesar trains Cartman?

    Freaking hilarious.

  13. 13.

    DrDave

    December 10, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Anyone catch the South Park where Cesar trains Cartman?

    Freaking hilarious.

    Absolutely hysterical. Funny that at the end, Mrs. Cartman decides that she wants her old Eric back. He being not unlike an out of control JRT.

    Don’t worry about your parents, John. This will be good for them . ;>)

  14. 14.

    demkat620

    December 10, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    They took the one with the mohawk right?

  15. 15.

    Krista

    December 10, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    I’m sure training and taking care of those two miniature tornadoes will definitely rejuvenate Mère and Père Cole.

    Actually, high-energy dogs like that tend to be best with a couple of retirees, as they’ll have the available time to train the dogs properly, and their lifestyle tends to be a bit more flexible, which makes it easier to cope with any demands.

  16. 16.

    Comrade Nikolita

    December 10, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    @Common Sense:

    That’s my alltime favourite episode. I’ve seen it a half dozen times online and it makes me laugh every time. Runner-up is the Warcraft episode.

  17. 17.

    Ty Lookwell

    December 10, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    Every time you make an off-hand Better Off Dead reference, an angel gets her wings.

  18. 18.

    Delia

    December 11, 2008 at 12:07 am

    So where did they get the name Guesly?

  19. 19.

    Ben

    December 11, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    I think there’s something broken with parents… at a certain point they just get insane. My mother had two dogs for 4-5 years… after one of them got hit by a car and was killed, she consoled herself by buying THREE more dogs.

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