Jasper's afraid of thunderstorms

I had to chuckle to myself earlier in the week when we had the nasty thunder/lightning/hail storm.  I was laying in bed watching tv when the storm began.  I thought nothing of the storm and was hoping the power didn't go out in the middle of my show.

To my suprise, I heard the jingle of Jaspers collar tags and within seconds, he had jumped into bed with me and curled up right in front of me and started trembling and whining as it was hailing and storming outside.  I giggled because I found the situation funny, but at the same time I felt bad for him because he had no clue what was going on.  I guess he may have thought whatever was going on outside was going to come in and get him.  I talked to him and patted him on the head a few times, which seemed to calm him down till the storm blew over.  Once it did, he jumped off the bed and went about his "merry dog way" as if nothing had happened. 

another Brittany rescue organization

While browsing online I found another Brittany rescue organization.  They are the NBRAN (National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network).  I've never heard of this organization but did check out their website.

According to their website they are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and a network of caring and dedicated volunteers in the United States and Canada who are passionate for dog rescue, especially the Brittany.

If you'd like to check out their website, it is: http://nbran.org/

Brittanys on Dogster

If anyone has not been on http://www.dogster.com/, you should really check it out.  There is alot of good information on things to not feed your pet and ways to network with other dog owners.  I have been registerd on Dogster for some time with Jasper.  I really enjoy reading the discussion forums they have.  Here are a few things they have listed on their site about Brittanys:

• 1,394 Brittanys on Dogster
• The breed is very welcoming.
• Gets along with everyone in family
• Very charming when guests come over
• Eager to please and easy to train
• People-oriented dogs
• Healthy Brittany can live to be 12 years old

If you would like to read more about what the site has to say about the breed, please visit:

http://www.dogster.com/dog-breeds/Brittany