if my boys were puppies...

Reid would be a Golden Retriever:

-universally loved

-always up for fun

-happy-go-lucky temperament

-loves to run around outside and play ball

-in quiet moments he loves to put his head on my lap or on my shoulder

-and they've both got the golden hair thing goin' on

Dane would be a Newfoundland:

-big and soft and cuddly

-wants to be cuddled all day

-loves nothing more in life than loving attention

-loves playing in the water

-gives you sweet loving gazes all day

-the world's biggest softie
Alec would be a Jack Russell Terrier:

-small and playful and scrappy

-never stops moving

-I'm pretty sure changing/bathing/dressing Alec is comparable to trying to do that with a Jack Russell Terrier...imagine it, and that's how difficult it is

-always keeps you smiling and laughing

-makes lots of messes to clean up

-all the non-stop activity can make you a little crazy, and then you look at his sweet little animated face and as he's climbing all over you it's impossible not to smile and tickle him