I adopted Devon, now known as Kona.  Everything is going great.  I couldn't ask for a better dog.  He's integrated into our house/family very quickly and seems like he has been with us for years.  The first night we had him home he curled up beside my bed and slept right through the night.  He's extremely well behaved, so loyal, listens to commands, doesn't bark, very smart, gentle, sleeps through the night, and is easily the most handsome dog in town.  Everyone we meet always tells us what an amazing dog he is and even our new friends at the Vet told us they were talking about him all through their lunch break after we were there for his first check-up.  He's certainly a very special dog.

Update February '09 ...

I thought you guys might enjoy an update from Kona with some new pictures too.  We've been keeping him busy with all kinds of activities.  Before the winter snow fell, he loved chasing me through the mountain bike trails, but now he's just loving the snow and joins us on excursions XC skiing, snowshoeing, and climbing.  He just can't get enough of it.

When he's not blasting around outside with us, he loves when we get down on the floor and snuggle with him by the fire.  He's not allowed up on the couches, but occasionally we find him up there watching for us out the window when we get home from an outing.  He has two stuffed animals that he plays with, his Ducky and his Bunny.  He never tears them apart, just tosses them around and mouths them.  It's very cute.

He's really keen on hunting rabbits and coyotes from the big window in the bedroom upstairs.  He's got a great view of the forest from there.  So far he's retrieved one rabbit and one pheasant; one very big pheasant.  Played with them both in the backyard and them let them go safely after we convinced him that he should play with animals his own size.  That's when he started spotting coyotes walking down the trail behind our house during the night.
 

These days he's getting excited with the talk of spring coming and the water opening up for swimming.  There's even talk of his first visit to the grandparents' cottage in PEI and Nova Scotia.  What fun there is to be had on the beaches and in the ocean!
 

We still find it so hard to believe that there was a time before we adopted him that he was all alone being juggled between shelters for many weeks.  Thankfully he found you guys in Aylmer and we have much love and appreciation for the care you gave him when he had no one to bring him home.

Scott

Update May '09 ...

See Kona in action on YouTube at this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJXols5c9iA
 

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