Twin boys

Okay, so, Curt & I went and did something C-R-A-Z-Y last week. We both always said we'd never have another dog (well, pet of any kind) after our yellow lab Roofus. He was an INSANELY smart dog. He knew ALL the tricks. BUT, he was a total freak. He was beyond hyper, he was obsessive compulsive, and he chewed. Everything. As he got older, he didn't settle down. He was NUTS!

Well, Curt would now like to thank Jeremy White for bringing Hank & his dogs out for church a couple weeks ago. Haha! I went to that service (Curt couldn't go with us) and left thinking we needed a dog. Ha! The girls & I teamed up & ambushed him. He couldn't refuse. But, if I'm being honest, it didn't take much convincing at all.

So, I looked around the web & found the perfect dog. (Insert LOOONG dramatic pause.) And his brother. We weren't looking for two, but these guys were SO cute. They had been rescued by a sweet couple that wanted to adopt them out together. I wanted one, so, unfortunately (or not... I haven't decided) we got both. They are half Weimeranar & half Lab.

They have no manners. No, I should really say that they are the most ill-mannered boys around. But, they're smart & learning quickly. They know how to sit now. They also walk on leashes FABULOUSLY, though they were absolute DEAD WEIGHT the first couple times we tried. (They'd never been on a leash. In fact, they didn't even wear collars until us.) I guess they aren't horrid because they don't dig, so that's great.

The couple we rescued them from said they were named Chewy and Shadow by their original owners. The name Chewy should be a dead give away, right? They say it's short for Chewbacca, but I know he was named that for a reason. He IS a chewer. Ay yi yi. We changed the spelling to Chuy, though. You know, like our favorite Mexican restaurant? Ha! And, the rescuers didn't like the name Shadow because they said it was "stupid." He's not gray, so they didn't like it. They changed it to Lukey after Luke Skywalker. Well, I didn't like that, so we changed it to Charley. Curt likes the name Charley A LOT. I'm not sure why. If we'd ever had a son, it would have been a battle over his name. So, his full name is Charley Brown Coffey. :) And, so they have matching initials & because we like to give the dogs full names, Chuy's full name is Chu Bacca Coffey. Haha! (Remember Roofus' full name was Roofus Super Funk Super Pup Coffey? This is better, wouldn't you say?)

So, meet the boys.

Chuy:


Charley:


Charley is standing, Chuy is laying down.
Tell me how cute they are! You know it's true.
Oh, and, by the way, don't judge my photography skills here. They have NO comprehension of the word "stay." (Think: nose to the lens. Ugh.)