Sonofagun

Sonofagun has arrived! We brought him home to the farm last Friday after a year of anticipation and he is fitting into our lives and our farmily so beautifully. He’s the ultimate Christmas puppy and we squander our love on him in every way possible. He is learning some great lessons from all our livestock, the cats, the dogs (especially Ernest), and we see him changing and growing every single day as he explores this wonderful world. We are tremendously excited about him, looking forward to working with him in the field and hunting behind him, and I guess we’re also feeling pretty honored to have this little guy in our lives. He comes from a friend who has really committed his life, his love, and his energy to developing a pointing dog kennel that produces dogs that run well in the country we hunt here in Idaho (it’s a tough territory) and excel at handling wild birds. Ryan’s dogs are nothing short of incredible and we’re just tickled to have been entrusted with Son.

Son is a pointer and we claimed him from a litter of seven little speckled angel devils. Boy howdy, the choosing was hard. I’ve missed out on picking every puppy we’ve ever brought home and Robbie told me this choice was mine. It was a delicous agony. We’ve always talked about having a classic pointer and we have romanticized the lemon coloration for years. The morning we went to pick our puppy and bring him home, I told Robbie, “I know which pup I’m going to choose, you’ll never guess which one!” And Robbie was very surprised when I walked into the puppy enclosure and picked up this little lemonhead with one eye patch and ear freckles galore.

Ha!

He’s a little angel when he isn’t being a devil. When he’s especially naughty we call him “Draco Malfoy” (any Potter fans out there???). Holding him and snuggling him and playing with him is good medicine for my soul. His energy and joy are contagious. He yawns like a dragon. We’re just so grateful for him. Thanks for celebrating his arrival with us! It’s a pleasure to be able to share him with you.