Sunday, April 17, 2011

Meet Dakota!

I thought about writing a few posts in the last month, but they were all about Star... and I was worried everyone would think I was a crazy cat lady. So... instead of writing about Star all of the time, this is a post about our puppy Dakota.

Jon grew up with a cute dog named Kodi. That is short for Kodiak Marshmallow Bear Hamilton. Well, since Kodi got "hammered, I mean tooled"(see story below) a few years ago, Jon has been wanting a puppy of his own. He wanted one just like Kodi though. A yellow lab that is almost white who loves life and being with people. Well, lucky for us, one of my co-workers has a yellow lab who just had a litter of the cutest yellow lab puppies. Jon wanted to have a dog just like Kodi, so he specifically asked if we could get a boy dog. Lucky for us there are two boy dogs in the litter. Here are some pictures of the cute boys. We have to wait for the sire's owner to choose the pick of the litter before we know which boy we can bring home. They are equally adorable so we would be happy with either.
Jon with the boys

This is the blue puppy, Almond Joy

This is the green puppy, String Bean

Me with both of the boys

Are they not just the cutest?

This is String Bean's favorite sleeping position. He will probably be the boy we bring home and rename Dakota in about a month. Either he or Almond Joy would be a wonderful addition to our family.

Here is the hammered story according to Erin, Jon's older sister.

"Growing up we had a yellow lab named Kodi. He was a member-of-the-family pet. He died about three years ago, and Sam only saw him a few times before he died. So, a couple of days ago I took the kids to San Diego to help my mom put up the Christmas decorations, and while we were decorating the tree, Sam found an ornament in the shape of a doghouse with a picture of our beloved pet inside. I asked him if he remembered Kodi. He said yes, and then asked what had happened to him. I explained that he had gotten too old. "Oh no" Sam exclaimed with genuine concern and sadness. That was all he said about it, but he seemed thoughtful after my explanation. Later that night, Sam was saying the prayer at dinner. He prayed for the food, and every member of the family, and then he said: "And please bless Kodi, who got hammered - I mean tooled." I just about fell off my chair I was laughing so hard!!!! Ah, I needed a laugh, thanks Sam."

3 comments:

anna. said...

animals everywhere...not quite the same as babies, but close.

Erin Mason said...

Thanks for the Sam shout-out :) What cute puppies!!! I can't wait to hold one!

ruth said...

ahhhhh that string bean is soooooo cute!!! i hope you get him :) I want more pics of him sleeping like that!