Yippee! It’s time for another installment of Best Phriends! Today we’re happy to welcome into the fold siblings Bruce and Maddie (not actual biological siblings, in case you were wondering) from big ol’ Dallas, TX. Bruce and Maddie’s mom Claire is a pet photographer – aren’t these photos delicious?


Name: Bruce Wayne
Age: 4
Breed: Siberian Husky
Arrival Story: Bruce came from a Champion bloodline (and boy does he know it), but we didn’t get him from his breeder. We adopted him when his original owners didn’t think his personality was a good match for the show ring (he was way too stubborn, even by Husky standards). As it turns out, he’s stubborn all right, but also smarter than most people I’ve met. After some battles of will, he will now do anything I ask and is a complete Mama’s Boy.
Favorite food: Cap’n Crunch cereal, tuna fish sandwiches, Mother Nature Carrot Cake biscuits
Special talents: Bruce understands about 50 words and short phrases, including two Russian words that my friend taught him. He can also open doors.
Best trick: Bruce knows a million tricks. Aside from all the obvious obedience commands, he can Spin in a circle (both ways), High Five (both paws), Shake (both paws), Speak, Back Up, Touch, Target, Watch Me (We call this one “Look at the camera”), and of course he will howl with you.
Hobbies: Bruce enjoys long walks, indoor dog parks, squirrel-chasing, and drinking water out of unapproved receptacles (sinks, puddles, toilets). Oh, and having his picture taken, of course.
Most expensive item ever chewed: When Bruce was super young, he managed to chew/dig a hole in our concrete floor in the kitchen. We covered that part up with a rug and pretended it never happened.
In a movie about your pup’s life, what actor/actress provides his/her voice?
I’ve decided that Bruce has the voice of Stewie Griffin, so Seth MacFarlane would be the obvious choice here.

Name: Maddie
Age: 6.5
Breed: Boston Terrier
Arrival story: I had Boston Terriers when I was younger and wanted another one as a companion for Bruce (they’re the only breed I could think of that could keep up with Bruce’s shenanigans). I noticed an ad on Craigslist one evening for a 4 year old female Boston Terrier in need of a home and I instantly knew she was the girl for me. We drove to Oklahoma that weekend and snagged her. She immediately beat the crap out of Bruce and they’ve been inseparable since.
Favorite food: Maddie will eat anything. She once ate an entire bowl of coconut Hershey’s Kisses–wrappers and all–and emerged unscathed. The kid has an iron stomach.
Special talents: Maddie can break a sprinkler in about 3 minutes if left out there alone with it. I still don’t know how she does it, but I’m on my third one this summer.
Favorite toy: Maddie loves her squeaky toys. I think her favorite right now is a squeaky rubber gecko that’s almost too big for her to carry around. She also loves the JW Ruffians toys and the Charming Pets Balloon Animals. I have had to put a stop to anything stuffed coming into the house; she leaves little piles of fluff throughout the house as she decapitates them mercilessly.
Hobbies: Maddie enjoys sleeping on my husband’s pillow, eating things off the ground, and ruthlessly attacking any electronic device that makes noise (vacuum cleaners, hairdryers, dishwashers, etc).
If your pup were in high school, who would he/she sit with at lunch? Jocks, nerds, freaks, preps, etc.?
Maddie would totally be the scrappy little tomboy who sits with all the boys and puts gum in girls’ hair.

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