A few weeks ago, Stacey and her sisters found a dog wandering down the road. They brought her home, where she and Buster got along pretty well. Buster was excited to have a playmate, but the other dog was pretty old, so they didn’t really get much play time. The dog was reunited with her owner on the Monday after the weekend, and we were glad to see she has a great home (she just wandered away because she was afraid of some local hunters’ gun shots and took off running).
The guest dog got us thinking that Buster could really use an energetic young canine friend. Stacey put her interweb skills to work and found one that a rescuer described in such a way that, combined with her picture, sounded perfect. She’s a terrier of questionable origins, just like Buster, and at first glance they look as if they could be related. We drove down to Muncie originally just intending to visit and let the dogs play just to see how they got along. Well, they got along quite well and we found ourselves driving back with both primary and auxiliary dogs (Dave Barry’s term, not mine). After all, what better way to get to know a dog than a 2 hour drive with another dog in the car?
On the way back, we decided to name her “Zora” after Zora Neale Hurston, one of our favorite authors. The way we see it, naming a dog after a female African American writer is just one way of helping support equality in America. We don’t just talk the talk – we walk the walk while the rest of you name dogs “Trixie” and “Fluffy” and such.
She and Buster do get along well, play-fighting until one or both is worn out. At any given time, a guest walking in might think we’re part of an underground terrier-fighting ring, but the dogs are really just having fun. Buster asserts himself as alpha dog as needed, but Zora clearly knows who’s boss. I’m sure we’ll update you with plenty of adventure stories and pictures (plenty pictures on Facebook already).
Associated Song: Eels, “Christmas is Going to the Dogs” http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/SINA8lWfuRQ/
Modern Dog magazine: http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/
The guest dog got us thinking that Buster could really use an energetic young canine friend. Stacey put her interweb skills to work and found one that a rescuer described in such a way that, combined with her picture, sounded perfect. She’s a terrier of questionable origins, just like Buster, and at first glance they look as if they could be related. We drove down to Muncie originally just intending to visit and let the dogs play just to see how they got along. Well, they got along quite well and we found ourselves driving back with both primary and auxiliary dogs (Dave Barry’s term, not mine). After all, what better way to get to know a dog than a 2 hour drive with another dog in the car?
On the way back, we decided to name her “Zora” after Zora Neale Hurston, one of our favorite authors. The way we see it, naming a dog after a female African American writer is just one way of helping support equality in America. We don’t just talk the talk – we walk the walk while the rest of you name dogs “Trixie” and “Fluffy” and such.
She and Buster do get along well, play-fighting until one or both is worn out. At any given time, a guest walking in might think we’re part of an underground terrier-fighting ring, but the dogs are really just having fun. Buster asserts himself as alpha dog as needed, but Zora clearly knows who’s boss. I’m sure we’ll update you with plenty of adventure stories and pictures (plenty pictures on Facebook already).
Associated Song: Eels, “Christmas is Going to the Dogs” http://www.tudou.com/progr
Modern Dog magazine: http://www.moderndogmagazi
posted by Joel @ 12/17/2008 04:00:00 PM
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