[Leica] Re. IMG: New friend

[boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein)]

Thanks, Sue, Don and Tina. We sometimes still call her Tilly by mistake. 
But she looks very different. And just like people, individual dogs have 
individual personalites. So she is not Tilly, she is herself, and we 
love her for who she is.

You folks might enjoy this story. Getting a purebred dog, especially an 
adult dog, is quite a process. It helps to know someone. You have to 
prove to the breeder that you are worthy. Some of it seems right out of 
the movie "Best In Show." Anyway, I communicated with a breeder in 
Portland. He didn't have anything, but he knew a couple near us who did. 
Some of his dogs had bred with their dogs and vice versa. All In the 
Family. Now, the Portland guy had bred had two male dogs named James and 
Taylor. And the nearby couple's female, who was about to retire from 
breeding, was named Carley. So I was thinking of folk-rock singers from 
the Sixties, despite the extra "e" in Carley's name. So when I met them, 
I quipped, "Please don't tell me that her AKC name is Kilcreggan You're 
So Vain." No, it wasn't, but it was a good joke.? And yes, this song is 
about her!

(Kilcreggan is the name of the Scottish town where the woman who owned 
Carley grew up.)

--Peter

Tina wrote:
 > Carley won't replace Tilly but she will help heal the hole in your heart!
 > Enjoy her!

 > Tina

On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 9:33?PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

 > We lost our Border Terrier, Tilly last February at age 16 1/2. We like
 > this particular breed, so I looked for another "Border." This is Carley,
 > who we brought home at the end of June. She was a breeder's dog, and at
 > age 5 is now done with having puppies. She needed a new home, and we're
 > it. She's a sweet, affectionate girl. As you can see, she's settled in
 > quite nicely. This is one of her favorite positions, "helping" me when
 > I'm using the computer or operating my ham radio.? iPhone photo by Katya.
 >