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Pigwidgeon Comes Home

Pigwidgeon, or Widgeon for short, arrived home yesterday afternoon! Named after the Weasley’s owl in the Harry Potter books, Widgeon is an 8 week old fawn pug of the boy variety. (Thumper, Hannah and I are carrying on the female side of things here.) You may (or may not) remember that Widgeon is Eli’s 9th birthday present, and Eli couldn’t be happier (he always puts on a solemn face for photos!).

The introductions with the canine horse have gone quite well, as you can see in this photo.

Widgeon is also smaller than just one of Joshua’s shoes (size 10 1/2, at age 13…think Joshua’s gonna be tall?)

And he is a smart puppy…has already figured out how to play with his dumbell!

After all that attention, a little puppy needs a nap, so he found comfort and sleep on Joshua’s lap:

Thanks to the kind souls who answered my plea for help with his name! Here are some of the wonderful ideas that made the short list:

Gizmo
Bazooka Joe
Barkley
Pugley
Winston
Churchill
Esker
Samson
Dobby
Angus
Ivar

In the end, we decided Pigwidgeon was just perfect! GRIN!

4 Responses to “Pigwidgeon Comes Home”

  1. Deirdre Says:

    Eli – your 9th Birthday Present is just the cutest thing! And it looks like he is perfectly at home!
    😀 eirdre

  2. Sally Says:

    Sarah–I will be anxious to see your new family member!

    Sally

  3. SiouxSue Says:

    An absolutely perfect name! Guess you guys are as anxiously awaiting July as is our family!! Finally found out that Jim Dale is again recording the book…can’t wait!

  4. Revalani Says:

    Adorable puppy. You know that widgeons are quite lovely waterfowl as well? They make a noise like squeeky toys. Uh, without being squeezed.