I hope I don’t sound too full of myself when I tell you I have tons of admirers. “OMG, that’s the most gorgeous dog I’ve ever seen!” “Eight years old??!! Look at that face! I thought he was still a puppy.” “What kind of dog is that? He’s beautiful!” That kind of thing. I hear it a lot.
But my two biggest fans are these two sisters whose mom was my mom’s roommate in college:
Randi and Samantha. They love me. (Hey, shout out to Sam on her birthday today!) They’ve visited us at the beach in Montauk a bunch of times, and both of them are happy to play with me forever. The last time we were all together, Randi told Beagle Man she wanted a dog just like me, and asked him about where I’m from, which is Saltydog Kennels in
Ardoise, Nova Scotia. Beagle Man gets asked that question a lot, but as far as I know, only once did it actually result in another Duck Toller coming down to these parts: That’s my buddy Griffin, who belongs to Robin and Nico, near Beachside Avenue, right here in Westport.
But now, we have another Saltydog Toller crossing the Canadian border, thanks to yours truly: Randi and her fiancé, Peter, are heading up to Nova Scotia in less than two weeks to bring “Yellow Girl” home to their place in the East Village. (“Yellow Girl” is how Steve and Shelley identify her within the litter. I was known as “Green Collar.”) Yellow Girl is almost eight weeks old — born on November 25, the day after
Thanksgiving. And she’s coming down here by plane! I’ve never done this myself, and it sounds kind of scary, but I hear Steve and Shelley have already ordered her a carrier so she can start practicing for the trip.
I can’t wait to meet this cutie. (Check out her pics!) I’m sure we’ll all get together at the beach this summer, and by then she should have her real name. Sam’s been calling her Flo, for some reason, and her registered Canadian Kennel Club name is Saltydog’s India Blackball. (Something to do with sailing.) Randi says she wants to get to know the little critter before deciding on a permanent name.
Me? I kind of like Yellow Girl.
Beagle Man always has a lot to say, so I’ll just pipe up in The Duck Dog Speaks whenever I can.
New pups are so exciting. Hopefully, Kemba will contain his glee and enthusiasm when he meets the little puffball. She may not go for older men right from the get-go! Congrats to the new puppy owners. It’s a long haul raising a puppy, and well worth it. Today, my one-year-old Biewer Terrier, Ollie, flunked his obedience class. He tried to kiss another dog, but the dog turned her head, and Ollie got insulted and snapped at her. Big red “F” on his report card. Oh well. We’ll try again after a few more training sessions—best of everything to Randi and Peter.
We’ll hope for the best between Kemba and Yellow Girl. 😆
I hope the new owners of “Yellow Girl” have as much energy as Beagle Man! A Duck Toller could be the most effective human weight loss program.
True dat!