Tomorrow our family dog, Stoli, celebrates his 2nd birthday. Here's a recent picture of Stoli, our Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (WPG), and one from when he was a puppy on the day we brought him home.
Stloi as a Puppy
Stoli 2 Years Old
My husband and I have known one another for 20 years, and for the better part of our married life of 18 years, Jim has wanted a dog. I on the other hand was not interested in adding a canine member to the family. That pretty much changed after seeing the litter of puppies in July, 2008 and choosing our new family friend.
Stoli is a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. He is a sporting dog and I know there are probably lots of things the breeders and other owners could share with you about this dog's breed, but these are my personal & most memorable thoughts about Stoli over the past two years.
Top Things about Stoli our Wirehaired Pointing Griffon:
This breed loves to be "With You". That might sound like your dog. And it very well may be true. But Stoli wants to be in close proximity, in your lap would be fine. I should mention he's 60 some pounds. Not exactly a lap dog. But if you are cooking, he is at your feet. Literally, resting on your leg with his paw(s) on the top of your foot. I realize this is an inherent trait bred in this dog and is one of the things that make the breed good hunting dogs. I just wasn't prepared and now wouldn't change this family oriented trait in our WPG, Stoli.
Remember "Tigger" from Winnie-The-Pooh? Remember how he bounced from place to place? Well, Stoli doesn't really bounce, but he sure is close to bouncing up and down when he is excited to meet and greet any new people. Which naturally brings some interesting looks and consequent dialogue from our newest visitors. Our family have become somewhat familiar with Stoli's bouncing abilities, but it still illicits some giggle, well at least from me! Again, this is a quality that I believe is desirable in this breed. Stoli's natural agility skills are amazing. He can zig zag out of any spot with the greatest of ease. He's fast too, he runs with speed like nobody's business!
Well, I guess this next one we kind of have only ourselves to thank. Our Stoli loves his dinner with carrots and yogurt. I know. You can shake your head, I know I do at each meal.
And lastly (at least for this post), Stoli has many nicknames: Stoli Rollie Polli Ollie, Stoli the Dog, Buddy to name a few. He also has the nickname Tina Turner for when he shakes and his hair on his head is remarkably reminiscint of Tiny Turner's hair during the "What's Love Got To Do With It" days.
So on the eve of Stoli's second birthday we reminisce on his homecoming, and celebrate his being two and bringing us lots of laughs and love, and at times shedding. (We can go into the shedding/non-shedding another time :))
Happy Birthday Stoli!
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