A dog's perspective

There seems to be a new leader of the pack - Master Jedrek.

It was always a concern to us as to how Rudi would react to a new addition to the family. Could he be trusted? Would he salivate at the bassinet? Would he eat our baby? Maybe would he suffer from an accute case of the doggy blues? Thankfully, Rudi has been a well behaved pup.

What has changed, is the pecking order. The pre baby order of status was as follows -
1. Rachel - top dog
2. Luke - second in command (it was a hardfought battle for this position between Luke and Rudi, but in the end, Lukey won)
3. Rudi - dog

Now with little Jed on the scene, he has taken the role as top dog. From Rudi's perspective, this mini human now has the highest status within our pack. He seems quite astonished that such a little guy could have such control over us with little more than a cry, wriggle or squirm - we are at his beck and call.

We are all very thankful Rudi has adapted so well (although we haven't all taken a trip in the car together yet - this could be very interesting).

Here's a pic of the formerly known 2IC and rudi aka, bucket dog - don't even ask - it's a long story..