Yay for new friends! We worked with a rescue society to rescue a lab. We first met Tater a completely sweet and lovable blond lab, but the boys just didn’t interact with him. We passed on Tater, although I could’ve brought Tater home. So we set up two dog meetings for today but were so taken with Sniffers, formerly known as Bobby, that we brought him home and cancelled the meeting with the second dog. He’s young, about a year old, black with a white patch on his chest, and completely amazing. We know he was picked up in a neighboring state by a dog catcher, we know he is always sniffing, and he’s keenly aware of birds. We wonder whether he comes from birding dogs  lines or someone had some bird training into him when he was lost? He has yet to bark, another bird dog trait. In the few hours we’ve spent with Sniffers he has learned sit, come, and responds to his name. We’ve managed to get him to do down as well. Other names under consideration were: Dobby, Scooby Doo, CG as in Curious George, but the boys liked Sniffers. So far he has been really mellow and I hope he stays that way. He’s fitting in nicely. It feels great to have a dog at home with us! photo