So without further ado, allow me to introduce you to Nai'a, my son's Rhodesian Ridgeback/Terrier/Labrador mix. Her name is the Hawaiian word for "dolphin", which connotes her playful and buoyant nature. She is athletic, energetic, gentle, obedient, devoted, and does far more for my home than I do for her.
Top to bottom: On Father's Day (incidentally my son is now 8 and in the 3rd Grade); In detente and then pouncing; Walking the creek behind school; Panting after chasing her favorite toy, a red football signed by my goddaughter; In ND blue at the start of the NCAA football season; My boy and my girl, asleep on the floor; Guarding the Mid Life Crisis; Attentive in the living room; In the front seat of my truck at the end of a long day at the office with me.
2 comments:
Great to see a post! And a fine development. My dad always said "a boy has to have a dog..."
And you can see she is a Rodie from that face!!! The ones I have known are VERY enthusiastic. Just the thing for a boy this age.
Good call, dad.
ML
Well thank you, sir, for your visit and encouragement. I was planning to write a longer post about the commitment a dad makes to his son through the care of said dog, but it sounded too self-aggrandizing. Yet it's true and I believe it.
So, too bad! Looking forward to your next piece.
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