The Dog, Not The Season

Yesterday evening I sent my cur dog, Autumn to her new home. Autumn was such a character, and I will never forget the day I found her. I remember pulling up to our campsite for the weekend and here comes this adorable little black and tan pup, butt waggin' her way right up to the van while the huskies screamed and lunged with curiosity. After the first belly rub and morsel of bacon by the campfire, she never left the area again. Later that same night, I also found two of her sisters and crated them since they were not very sociable and were rather shy, but Autumn was not very much like them, and so I found out the next morning on our run. I remember hooking up 5 dogs on that crisp October morning and hearing leaves rustle behind me, taking a double take and there she was... running alongside my back wheels like she was meant to be there :) We did 9 miles that day, and it didn't even phase her. That dog made my heart smile.

Although she is now living with Robert, I will miss her greatly. I had mixed feelings about her, I wanted to keep her but I knew deep down in my heart that I would probably never run her with the team because of her size. I wanted to eventually hunt boar with her, but Robert hopes to use her to trail bear.. which is along the lines of the best home I can think of! Plus, she's going to be with him and I figure I'll come down and visit her often since she's there. It was also very good to see Robert again, I still miss him more than words will ever say.. I just hope eventually we can see each other more, that boy means alot to me. So they both do.. guess they're a good pair!

In other news, the dogs are doing well.. they stay a little more riled up since they have realized that it has gotten significantly cooler. I stayed the weekend at my grandmothers house so I could stay with them and get some kennel work done. I think they really enjoyed my company as I raked and cleaned buckets and gave away free belly rubs. Also, The pups are starting to get their full coats in and are looking extra sharp :)

Kajunn

Tuesday

Shooter

Will update again soon.. have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'm hoping he will give me the 'big ticket' so I can go back to work and running dogs (and not have to pay 400$ a month for insurance). Keep yer pawz crossed, cause if so, it's gonna be Miller Light, Campfire and Mortimer bound!