A little Bear story from Shaun today.

A little Bear story from Shaun today.

Apparently, he's really bad at stealing food, unlike Cubba. 😂

Shaun took a picture of Bear earlier...

Shaun took a picture of Bear earlier and said he looked like a business man, so he edited the picture.

He's lookin' like an attorney or something. 😂 Y'all please caption this. 😂😂😂

Happy Bear. 😊

Happy Bear. 😊 Every time he gets the zoomies I feel so grateful that he can. I can't imagine how hard life would be for him to have so much energy and no physical outlet.

I think his favorite thing to do is splash around in the pool and then run around wetting us all up. 😂

I was sitting up talking to Kira and Shadow...

I was sitting up talking to Kira and Shadow and Toebean decided it was time to wrestle Shadow as he stood there eating his food. 😂 I don't usually see Tobi play; he doesn't with the other cats and he's cuddly with me and Shaun. But I've seen him come for Shadow a few times and it's pretty funny. I guess they're buddies. 😂😊

🎵🎶🎵He got legs... 😂😂😂

🎵🎶🎵He got legs... 😂😂😂

This boy and his kicking. I was in the living room when he started kicking the box. He tried to pretend nothing was going on until I went to my office chair, then he immediately started kicking again. 😂 He's easily fooled. It's not like I wasn't still looking directly at him. 👀😂

Pardon the mess. This is the room we were rearranging over the weekend and we are not done.

I'm not feeling 100% today, so...

I'm not feeling 100% today, so I'm working from the couch. Cubba's next to me, I'm in a meeting - unmuted - and he just lets loose a loud, stinky fart.

I don't know if my team heard it or not, but no one said anything.

Thanks, Cub. 😂😂😂 'Preciate that.

We took this bad dog out...

We took this bad dog out to pick up our lunch and get pup cups. He "enjoyed" the ride as much as he usually does, but while we were waiting in the drive through for Shaun's coffee and their pup cups, it happened:  A couple of the employees came by with rolling trashcans, and he was ACTIVATED.

Thank goodness he was buckled in, because he would've been out of the window in a heartbeat.  He jumped out on us ONCE before, in the driveway while going very slow [for no reason we could discern], and he's never had the opportunity again. BEAST MODE in the car was ridiculous, but he did eventually calm down.

I guess that's just another reason to avoid off-leash dog parks. We haven't been back to one since Cub was attacked, and at this point with Bear being who he is, it's probably just better for everyone if we're able to keep control over them. I really think that Bear doesn't mean any harm to people since he goes for the ice dispenser and trash bins, but no one knows that in the moment when a crazy-looking creature is roaring wildly and rapidly in their direction, and he's definitely grabbed me before in the heat of the moment, so better safe than sorry.

Anyway. Now he's home doing "normal" Bear things, as you can see. 😂

Mood. 😂

Mood. 😂

I've never seen a dog slam their head on the floor...

I've never seen a dog slam their head on the floor like this, or beat something with their teeth. But I guess if anyone is gonna do weird shit, it'll be Bear. 😂😂😂

I love his bad little side-eye at the end. 😂👀

I love that Bear thinks he can summon Shaun...

I love that Bear thinks he can summon Shaun by doing things Shaun has told him not to do.

Shaun went for groceries and Bear is grabbing things he shouldn't have and then looking around, whining. He's just waiting expectantly to get in trouble, like "Hellooo. I'm being bad. Where's my papa?" 😂😂😂

Shaun just got back and Bear's never been happier to be in sky jail. 😂

Sometimes Shaun gotta do what he gotta do...

Sometimes Shaun gotta do what he gotta do to entertain/exercise this dog. 😂

I think Bear has 3 modes:

1. Asleep
2. Mild, as seen here; he's just doing rounds around the house/yard and/or through the bushes, or playing with/following Shaun. He's not too high-energy. He's fetching a rolled or slowly-thrown ball or playing with toys or chewing something.
3. WILD, which is absolute BEAST MODE; "don't-know-what-he's-about-to-do, fuck-the-ice-dispenser, I'm crazy/I have the zoomies" mode.

We get a mix of all 3 throughout the day.

It's funny to me how much he will follow us, though. He ain't about to miss ANYTHING. 😂😂😂

Thought about not posting this...

Thought about not posting this... for reasons. 😂 But that slide, tho. Bear's ready to help. He's got that sidekick energy. 😂😂😂

This dog and his legs. 😂😂😂

This dog and his legs. 😂😂😂

Bear and his kickers. 😂

Bear and his kickers. 😂 He never kicked before we got his knees fixed. He did it a few weeks ago for the first time (that we saw) and now it's becoming more frequent.

I've only ever seen dogs do it after marking to spread their scent, but he doesn't even lift a leg to pee and he doesn't pee in the house. I have no idea why he's doing this, but whatever floats his boat. 😂😂😂 I'm glad he's enjoying his legs. 😊❤️

Harley. 🤦🏻😂😂😂

Harley. 🤦🏻😂😂😂

*squeak squeaky squeaky squeaky...*

*squeak squeaky squeaky squeaky...* 😂😂😂

He's been extra today, which isn't really different from any other day. 😂

I answered a call earlier and no sooner than I got my "Hello" out of my mouth he followed up with "RAWWWR!" right over my shoulder. 😂 Big helper. I need all of the Bear help, all of the time. 😂❤️

Look at this majestic WOLF.

Look at this majestic WOLF.

Look at this POODLE.

LOOK AT MY WOODLE SON!

😂😂😂

Ancestry.com has got to be so full of shit. I meant to get an Embark test, but accidentally bought the wrong thing. I feel like I've seen so many of these posted on Toofers with really similar results. I'm just not buying it. We gotta have a do-over. 😂

Update:  Shaun already bought an Embark. 😂 We'll keep y'all posted.

Sharing because it's funny.

Sharing because it's funny. One of the teams I'm on at work is having a holiday Zoom background contest. I'm not really a holiday person, but I'm doing my best to be a team player. 😂😂😂

Bear. 🤦🏻

Bear. 🤦🏻

This dog knocked some nail polish and a hat off a table, laid down, forgot he made a mess on the floor, then 15 minutes later got UPSET about the mess on the floor. 😂😂😂

Look at how brave he is, though. He said "No one's got my back? I have to check this ALL BY MYSELF!?" His little trembling legs as he confronted the hat on the floor just about took me out. 🤣😭

I'm sorry my table needs wiping. The animals lay and play all over it. It's past due for a wiping. We got vaccinated this weekend so we slacked on chores.

Bear, astonished to learn...

Bear, astonished to learn that he's not allowed to chew the shoes while they're still on our feet. 😂😂😂