I\'m waiting a while, because I really don\'t want to find myself comparing the puppy to Sadie who was perfect in every way. But, I have found a breeder I really like, and have met her dogs, and I passed her tests to give one of her puppies a home.  The puppies will be born in the fall and will be ready to go home around Christmas.

Here\'s the dad:






And here\'s the mom, whom I have met. She\'s wonderful:



The picture of the mum is kind of odd because she was not even two in the photo so still very much growing. Plus it\'s taken from a very odd angle. She\'s much more balanced than she looks there.


So merry christmas to me!

good for you joc ! you like the big dogs eh

good for you joc ! you like the big dogs eh

You know it. If it\'s a boy, I already have a name picked out... Atticus. Quality name eh?

atticus is a ser name, i can only think of the great man from to kill a mockingbird when i hear the name.  great one

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good for you joc ! you like the big dogs eh

You know it. If it\'s a boy, I already have a name picked out... Atticus. Quality name eh?

Having never read to kill a mockingbird (eep, love the wallingford public school system), the first thing I thought of was:

you should just named him boo riley

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Having never read to kill a mockingbird

Read it. And watch the movie.

(I should mention here that no man was ever sexier in any role than Gregory Peck was as Atticus Finch.)

you lied to me!!

I think your safe freddie, unless you have an acting career we don\'t know about. :rotfl

Thats gonna be one awesome dog. Cant wait to meet him/her.