New pup on it's way home!
Furby is one of nine in a litter where the mom, pure bred black lab, had an apparent one night stand with the OES up the block. I guess she was wooed bu his glory as a "show dog" and maybe he slipped her a mickey, I don't know. What I do know as they are adorable pups, will be probably very large dogs, and will combine what I feel are 2 of the most fantastic breeds of dogs. When he gets here I'll link up to lots of photos, but for now, all I really have are these 2: 
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| I'm so glad you found a rescue puppy Josh!
That X-breed ought to make for a sweet dog, too. I'm glad your experience with oes.org has turned out to be a good one so far! |
| Josh,
I second what Ron said. I am so glad that you and your wife found the puppy that was meant to be yours and that your dreams of rescue were able to be made. He is adorable and with a lab/oes mix should make for a wonderful dog. I can't wait to see him grow up and mature into what he will look like as an adult. I am sure we can talk you into updating pictures for us every so often. 
Is his name Furby? Is that the name that will be kept with him? I am so excited for you. Congratulations! Stormi and co. |
I LOVED that puppy on the petfinder! He is so cute and his paws are HUGE! Well, looks like you got a great dog there! And how cool that he is both a rescue AND a puppy! LOL I hope he is going to be furry! He looks like he will be! And completely black! WOW! Congratulations and pleeeaase keep us updated on the little guy when he arrives! Best of luck!  |
congrats.  |
| Now all we need help with is choosing a name! Not sur ethat Furby will stick but we had a few ideas....so, what do you think he looks like? |
| he he Coley (for coal), Midnight, Monroe, Sherman, I want to say Lucky because he is, but I think the four are my favorites for him. LOL He is a cutie! |
| Ace.
here's why. he looks like jack, only all black. lead to: blackjack. you cannot get blackjack in the card game without an ace: ergo: Ace |
LOL  , Ed. That's a good name! Josh, I can't wait to hear what name he does get. |
| Hmmm...I like the black jack....and ace.....I think we're leaning toward some names with an English flair....so depending on how curious he is he may get Sherlock, or Watson, or something like that!
I'll post some pics as soon as we get him home! |
| I think Watson is great!
I also like: Winston and Oliver. And for some reason he looks like a Charlie to me |
| perhaps seamus?
....too english? |
dork family that we are we have a theme i guess for our animals names. all the dogs are harry potter characters/objects and the cats that we have kept have all started with p. (pipskweek, pepperanne, pikaboo,peaches) had a junior but my bf named him 
my vote/2cents is for Seamus goes back to the harry potter thing good luck cher |
| Oh my....what a cutie. If he grows into those paws he will be large!
As for names with an English flare - are you looking more at writers? If so, how about Shakespeare, Chaucer, Byron, Wordsworth or Dickens. Artists? Cooper, Dobson, Gainsborough or Sargent. Politicians? Baldwin, Churchill, Callaghan or Cromwell. Pirates (hey - he's going to steal your heart)? Morgan, Blackbeard, Hawkins or Dudley Or you can do what we did. Pull together a list of names that you like and see which one the puppy responds to. He may select his own name. Jennifer |
| Here's the list so far:
Merlin Higgins Kipling Sumner Shakespeare Chaucer Sherlock Rowling Watson and Cadbury I like all of the suggestions so far! I think we'll see what happens with the list when we get him! Can't use Dudley as that was the wife's old Bichon's name....so, we'll just see! |
| Congrats Josh! Furby was one of the cutest of that bunch! I hope things work out well. Good Luck!
Kristen |
| I'm partial to Sumner. That's the name of the town I lived in in Washington State.
Although you could start a theme with Higgins. A whole My Fair Lady thing! |
| English name?
Consider "His Majesty". You'll be at his beck and call and receive no pay for it, just the pleasure and honor of serving. OOOOhhh in that case, you could call him "IRS", too. Take him as a deduction! lol |
| Don't forget about our old time Brit invasion rock n' rollers - Lennon, Harrison, Mick, Sting, Elton?, Bowie...
good luck with your new pup. Can't wait to see how that coat turns out with that black curl to it. |
| Looks like he is going to be called "Winnie ther Pooh" affectionately known as Pooh Bear. This is long but interesting for any one who likes the Winnie the Pooh stories. We have a cat named Christopher Robin--the cat is a she cat. Sorry this is a long post, but read on! Here's why we chose the name:
Upon trying to get name ideas from family members with a English/Canadian flair appropriate for the mix we have, this is what my brother-in-law had to say: ....and last but not least, Pooh Bear (or Winnie). Little known fact that is very appropriate for you guys: Winne the Pooh, created by A.A. Milne, was inspired by Winnipeg the Bear - see below for full history (from http://vt.essortment.com/historywinniet_rmeu.htm). During World War I, troops were being moved across country from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) and heading east for European shores. On one such train ride in 1914, and at a layover in White River, Ontario, a lieutenant by the name of Harry Colebourn purchased an orphaned black American bear cub for $20 from a trapper who had killed its mother. Colebourn named the bear "Winnipeg" after his hometown. Winnipeg quickly earned the affection of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade and traveled on to England with them as their mascot. However, after the troops were assigned duty in France, it was clear that he wouldn't be able to accompany them any further. Colebourn, who had been advanced to the rank of Captain, took Winnipeg to the London Zoological Gardens for what was supposed to be a temporary, if long loan. Colebourn formally presented the London Zoo with Winnie in 1919 on his return, after noting the bear's growth and the staff's attachment to "Winnie". Winnie was a popular attraction until his demise on May 12th, 1934. It was during Winnie's stay in the London Zoo that he became a part of legendary fiction. In 1924, on an excursion to the London Zoo with neighbor children, Christopher Robin Milne, son of author A.A.Milne, was introduced to Winnie for the first time. There are conflicting stories as to whether Christopher was frightened to the point of tears when he initially saw the ten-year old bear in the polar bear house or whether he immediately took to Winnie. Despite any fear that might have existed, Christopher was able to overcome it and was known to spend time with Winnie inside the bear cage. On one incident in which he was photographed feeding Winnie milk, A.A.Milne can be spotted in the background behind the bars. Christopher's visits to the London Zoo to be in the company of Winnie spawned a literary journal by his father. The child had grown to care about the bear so much that he began referring to his teddy bear at home as "Winnie...Winnie the Pooh". (Originally, the name "Pooh" had belonged to a swan that can be seen in the introduction of Milne's 'When We Were Very Young'.) So, it wasn't long before Milne was inspired to maintain a journal of stories about Winnie the Pooh. The journal entries included all the familiar characters such as Eyeore, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, and Roo and were based on the stuffed animals of Christopher's as well as Owl and Rabbit who, like the swan, were live animals on and around Milne's country estate, Crotchford Farm in Ashdown Forest, Sussex, England. (The 100-Acres-Wood from the books.) Before the first Winnie the Pooh book went to publication, thoughts on having the book illustrated was bandied about. Ernest Shepard, a young illustrator, was so determined to draw for Milne's story that he went down to Crotchford Farm and spent several hours sketching. After he was satisfied, he decided to call on Milne uninvited and show the author what he'd been able to come up with. Milne hestitantly showed the young illustrator in and reviewed his portfolio. Milne liked what he saw and immediately hired Shepard to do the illustrations. However, two weeks later, he had a few doubts about being so hasty in his decision, but luckily for Pooh fans, he was reassured by close friends. Milne gathered his entries together to produce three consecutive Winnie the Pooh books in collaboration with Shepard. 'Winnie the Pooh' went into print on October 14th, 1926 while 'Now We Are Six' followed in 1927 and 'The House on Pooh Corner' was published in 1928. The Pooh books along with Milne's 'When We Were Very Young' have sold millions of copies, have been translated into nearly every language, and have become a household favorite with the young and old alike all over the world. Now for the reason it is even more fitting for my wife who has always named boy pets with girls names and girl pets with boy's names! "Even more impressive, is that Winnie is a girl's name - yet Winne the Pooh was a boy (while Winnipeg the Bear was actually a female). A pure Andi trait - one she apparently shares with Christopher Robin from the original Pooh stories. In the original book, there is an exchange between Christopher Robin and his father about the gender of his teddy bear, Winnie the Pooh (also referred to as "Winne-ther-Pooh"). I prefer "Pooh Bear" to "Winnie" for your dog, but see below: The first chapter of the book clearly establishes Pooh's gender. Milne wrote: When I first heard his name, I said, just as you are going to say, "But I thought he was a boy?" "So did I," said Christopher Robin. "Then you can't call him Winnie?" "I don't." "But you said---" "He's Winnie-ther-Pooh. Don't you know what 'ther' means?" "Ah, yes, now I do," I said quickly; and I hope you do too, because it is all the explanation you are going to get. |
VerveUp wrote: Don't forget about our old time Brit invasion rock n' rollers - Lennon, Harrison, Mick, Sting, Elton?, Bowie...
Elton was knighted, he's Sir Elton now  |
| Hi Josh,
I am one of the enlightened who has heard that story of Winnie before, but loved hearing it again. I love the name, I couldn't think of a better name for a handsome boy. Give Pooh bear a big tummy rub, and congrats on picking the name. Pooh bear and Christopher Robin will have lots of fun adventures. Stormi and co. |
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