Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 30, 2018

Alvin has both a comb and a phone in his pocket. Keeping up with the times, while maintaining Ballard traditions. If this trick pans out, there should be biscuits all around!

With enough training (maybe 6 months), he will only need to hold up the hoop before she puts the bone on the trampoline.

All three must be aware at some level that this is a new trick and they are in old dog territory.

Why do I have a mental picture of Alvin flailing his arms ( to no avail) as he is bowled over you-know-what over teakettle.

And Olivia up against the fence in the same position!

Don’t make him jump thru hoops for his treat, I think it could be called animal cruelty!!!

My little English Bulldog leapt onto my daughter’s exercise trampoline out in the yard while chasing a squirrel one day. My brain momentarily locked up between being terrified for her at the end of the “triple flip with a twist” and peeing my pants laughing myself into a coma.

Apparently he noticed that The Gong Show is back.

I don’t think that he’s going to go for it, considering the look on his face.

I doubt he’ll go through hoops for a bone.

The first thing it looked like to me was that Alvin was doing something strange with a piece of hose…

I am so not going in the direction my mind wanted to take me, on this one…

Have a great weekend Ballardeers !

Second dog in space?

His dogs always seem to be saying: “Stupid humans!”

There should be somewhere on that ladder a label that says ’Do not sit or stand above this line. You may fall off and be killed".

i AM HOME FROM bALLARD rEGIONAL hOSPITAL. all is well, so far. Thanks for the prayers all.

Put a chocolate cake donut on there and I’ll gladly jump through the hoop!