the girls were SO excited! our friend beth lives out in the country along with three of her own four legged babies and at least two additional four legged german shorthaired pointer foster babies. the girls ran and played...
with gammon, beth's 14 year old golden.
sweet gentle boy.
and then it was time...to let the dogs out!
Rex was first. you'd never know he is a 7-8 year old boy...because he is wide open!
but oh so sweet! check out those looks he was giving me!
but what i loved the most about rex is how sweet he is. and loyal. and obedient!
and i'm pretty sure handsome would describe him as well!
while i took pictures, the girls managed to sneak into the dog proofed area with tomato plants and crawl through a cobwebbed tunnel...but they had a blast!
and while finn might have needed a breather, he had no idea what was about to be let out!
i knew this was a very active breed, but i learned the true meaning of tracking and shooting like there was no tomorrow just to capture any image of this girl!
this puppy was wide open! and finn was not interested in her getting anywhere near our girls. we were amazed as we watched him herd her away from our girls. he made sure he was between jessa and our girls anytime jessa was anywhere near them!
but look at this face!
she may be wide open...
but she is a doll!
finn still made sure to stay between us and sweet jessa!
we're pretty sure she has some hound in her, but she sure is a pretty girl!
and after all of that, our Finnster came home and slept for three days! 
if you're looking for a specific breed of dog and can't seem to find it at your local shelter, make sure to search for breed rescues in your state and surrounding states. i've heard of rescues transporting dogs practically cross country using a half dozen people just to get them to their forever home!make sure to check out the Southeast German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue if you're looking for an addition to your family! our friend beth regularly fosters dogs from this rescue; and both Rex and Jessa are on their site!
beth, thanks for giving us the opportunity to get to know these sweet guys! i can't wait to see them both find their forever homes!
My parents had a dear, precious GSP for over a decade and just lost her last year. She was a true friend! We had her daughter for several years, and let me confirm these dogs aren't made for city life! We were lucky she had my parents' farm to go back home to. May these sweet buddies find forever homes very soon!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. So so wonderful. I love that you love dogs as much as we do. Our dog Kirby was a hound dog and boy, could he run. I love how sweet Finn stood guard between the girls and the other dog. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteOne of our favorite things about Kansas City was that there were so many dog parks. I wish Dothan had one, but there's not one anywhere close to here that I know of. Your post is making me want to take Meg to an open field so she can just run. :-)