Not so Clueless anymore...

Nope. Now, he's Jasper. And he has arrived.

He spent the afternoon checking out the house, marking his territory outside, and destroying all of the squeaker toys we got him (he's really very skilled at this--goes straight for the squeaking part and rips it right out). He hasn't made a single peep let a lone a bark and is sleeping in his crate (with the door open) at this moment. He balks at our stairs but with good reason (I balk at them too--maybe he will be the impetus we need for getting those stair treads) and it will be interesting to see what he does tonight when we all go upstairs to bed (there is a nice cozy dog bed on the floor just for him...).

The kids love him and pretty much followed him around all afternoon. Noah keeps saying that it seems like he's only here for a sleepover and that he's gonna go home tomorrow. I wonder if that's what Jasper is thinking too. Well, hopefully in a few days we'll all have realized the truth: this is his 'forever home'.

BREAKING NEWS: Luke has successfully gotten Jasper up the offending staircase. Now to see if he will come back down.

INTERESTING TRIVIA: Jasper "means 'treasurer' in Persian. This name was traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since the Middle Ages. The name can also be given in reference to the English word for the gemstone."