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Well we did it. All the pups have names. The last five are:
Frodo, the timid little brindled boy who likes first and second breakfast as any true Hobbit does.
Moose, he’s dark brown and the biggest boy in the pack, Grumpus’s twin brother. He’s got the huge ears and long legs of his namesake.
Beans, the fluffiest little black female. Frijoles Negrita, all her little toe beans are black.
Jack Sparrow, the black male with the black spot on his pink paw pads. Plus his white collar looks like a bird’s head.
And Daisy, the Lil black female who seems to squint when she looks at you. The kids wanted to call her Squinty or Squints. So we named her after the female “squints” from Bones.
These little pups are officially 8 weeks old yesterday and their little personalities are starting to be revealed. Consequently, names tend to follow suit. We tried really hard not to name them, made it almost six weeks and then Grumpus got her moniker, then Rudy (Rudolph the Red Nose Pit) but that’s it, no more names I said.
Sooo here we are at 8 weeks and they are just… needing names. Puppy, little girl/boy just isn’t cutting it anymore. Besides, who wants to go through life being called Runt?
Speaking of the runt, she is the sweetest little love bug who wants to cuddle and snuggle and stay that way forever. So, you guessed it, Love Bug, Bug, Bugsie, Bugs for short, is her name. If she had been a male I’d have named her Herbie but I digress.
The little brindled boy, with markings reminiscent of a doberman (sans the brindling of course) was being called Little Iko after a friend’s dog with similar markings & the same name. But I don’t like it. They call him psycho Iko (because our friend’s dog is a little neurotic, not this puppy) so we have to do better. I recalled the two doberman’s who used to be the nemesis of Thomas Magnum on the original series, so we decided on Higgins for the pup. It’s a right proper name for a lad. He’ll grow into it.
Sunday evening our friends came over to check out the pups and decided to adopted one, they chose Rudy! But while they were here they named the little brown boy Scooby, Scoob for short. So it seems that we have more named pups than not.
There’s five left without names. I’m sure they’ll be forthcoming in short order. Two of them are a little bit fluffier than the others, (one female and one male) which usually gets them called Fluffy and/or Fluffball. So those need to be remedied quickly. One is the other tiny little boy who is brown with brindling throughout who is a bit timid. Then one more little black & white female who usually gets along well with everyone else. And Grumpus’s twin brother who doesn’t really have a good name option to go with hers.
What would you name them?
Do you ever see wild animals?
Well actually….
Everyday.
That’s part of the reason I live here. Nature is a very present danger albeit a beautiful one. As long as you venture outside, you can usually see wildlife, some more frequent than others.
Abundant ravens, seagulls, salmon, crows, eagles, moose, caribou, squirrels, the wiley coyote, a cautious lynx, feisty and playful marten, the occasional black bear, the more reclusive brown bear (I’ve only ever observed two in my decade here) and the even more hidden wolf (which I’ve yet to see one, although I’ve seen their tracks and heard them howling).
It’s always a sight to behold and be in awe of.
I’m grateful for the opportunity!
#alaska #wildlife #thegreatland
Alaska on my mind... 