8/6/2010 Jack and Rusty

Brian bought Rusty, an English Stafforshire Terrier (England's Pit Bull) when he was in college. Like the dog he got before Rusty, he passed him off to live at his parents. I adore Rusty, he is so sweet and he talks! Well he makes these funny demon noises when he's happy and you rub his butt.

Before Jack, Brian and I would take Rusty home with us once a week to have his company. He loved going in the car and sleeping on our couch and getting more treats than he should. Brian was actually worried that Rusty would feel sad when he realized that we got a dog, but I wasn't really concerned.

When we first introduced them we looked on nervously. Pit Bulls are possibly the sweetest breed I've ever encountered, but they do protect their territory and their masters, so we hoped for the best. Rusty has a history of being dog aggressive if he feels any of us are threatened. But, we put Jack down on the ground and Rusty ran over wagging his tail. They loved each other! Jack followed him around like Rusty was his dad, it was the cutest thing, so the night before we were leaving for vacation to Bass Lake, we decided to take Rusty home to spend the night.

This is how the night went: