The Escape Artist

Brandon Wilson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:47:51 GMT

Last night we went out to my parent's house in Wimberley to have dinner with some of my mom's family who was in town. Ralph and Janet were there from Danville, Illinois where they run a very big family farm. I had not seen them since I was a little kid, so it was a lot of fun to hear about life on the farm.

A funny story involving Marley...

Ralph and Janet were telling us about their old dog Amos. Amos was a big shaggy dog (think, "The Shaggy Dog") who looked and acted more like a human with a dog suit on. Every day, he would join Ralph on the tractor, lean back in the passenger seat, and put his right paw up on the window sill as if he were just chillin'. In the middle of the story, I heard something outside. Since I had put Marley in the dog kennel with my parents' dog Cutter earlier that night, I got up to go and check on the noise. I never went outside because I was too interested in Ralph's stories about their incredible dog Amos. So, I sat down to listen to more of the stories. A few minutes later we hear a noise inside the house and my mom says "the door opened!" Before you knew it, in trots Marley greeting us as if he had not seen us in two weeks! That dog had climbed over the chain link fence and somehow opened my parents' door to come and be reunited with us! I should have been somewhat concerned and upset at him, but I was actually proud of him. We've always known he had the talent to be a climber since the first week we had him and he would scale the doggy gate as a little tike. Now, we have more evidence of this talent and more proof that he'd rather just be with people. I'm thankful he didn't hurt himself and did not run away. Hopefully he's not a bad influence on Cutter.

Here's the Escape Artist himself

Marley Moses Wilson

Brandon Wilson — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:00:34 GMT

Here are some pictures of the newest member of the Wilson family, Marley. We got him in May and it has been a real blessing having him around. He's a very sweet pound puppy who is part blue heeler and part something else. The verdict is out on the something else, but I have heard lab, border collie, and staffordshire terrier. All I know, is that he loves people, gets along well with other dogs, knows how to swim, slings water everywhere after he drinks, and will lick you until you cry mercy. We're trying to train him and it's been pretty good so far. He's 4 months old and already up to 32 pounds so he could be a decent size. I'm predicting 60 pounds when he's full grown. Anywho, he's ready to meet you anytime!

B-Dub Blog - Marley

The Escape Artist

Marley Moses Wilson