Meet Speckles...

We picked up a new dog this week. Her name is Speckles. She's a 6 year old Catahoula Mix. We think the other part of her is Pointer but we aren't sure. We finally got to a point where we were ready for a second dog in the house after the loss of our 14 year old Golden Retriever, Beemer, last year.

I have never seen a dog that is more into playing fetch than this one. She will go non-stop from morning until night. She's already become protective of the family and will bark when the doorbell rings or someone knocks on the front door. She is far from vicious though. Speckles is about the same size as our Black Lab, Jack. She's a bit taller but not built as solidly. She's tall and lanky like a runner. She seems like she'll be a good fit for our family.

We got her from a Catahoula Rescue organization. Catahoulas are great dogs. Their full breed name is the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog. Their coats are usually mottled greys, whites, and blacks. Spots are not uncommon nor are two different colored eyes. They were left behind in the Louisiana swamps by Spanish explorers in the 1500s and adapted to the life of running around in and hunting in the swamps. Speckles was abandoned by her former owner at a dog kennel a year ago and had lived there ever since. That's no life for a dog.

: Maybe Katie(acoustic) from the album "Everything To Everyone" by Barenaked Ladies