My New Buddy

We got a new puppy! We have been waiting for him for awhile- and he was finally ready to come home last week. He is a German Short-hair Pointer, and has been a great puppy! I like that he keeps me company when Rick is out of town, and he definitely keeps me busy. He loves to follow you around right on your heels and curl into your lap whenever you sit down. His name is Scout... take a look.

Doing what puppies do best- Chew! Beware of your shoes around him. We are learning not to leave things sitting out.
Rick can't wait for his hunting buddy to mature and go to hunting school. He's already teaching him commands. Scout did his first official "point" the other day. Too bad he was locked into the soccer ball and not a bird, but at least Rick feels like he has that hunting instinct.
Carter is so excited about him. He always calls to see if "I need any help with the puppy?!" Carter has been off track so he came up for a sleep over and to play with Scout while I played my morning tennis.
When it gets cold he gets pretty whiney. With all this lovely rain and cold lately, he has been spending some time in my sweatshirt. He crawled in there on his own one morning when I was out weeding the flower beds, and made himself quite comfortable. I"m going to miss this young sleepy stage when he's too big to fit in my jacket! For now, we're just enjoying him.