The Hunting Dog.

My brother just kind of chuckles at me and my fluffy little dog.

We grew up with the worlds best Black Lab - Sam. She was a dedicated hunter second, a family dog first. She was amazing at both things. When Tony moved out of the house he bought Kohl (his current dog), he trained her to be an even better hunting dog then Sam. Black lab's run in my family, and when Eric and I started talking about dogs early in our relationship my answer was obvious - I want a black lab. Unfortunately for me, I live in a city and large dogs and apartments don't really jive. So, we went with Eric's favorite - a Shih Tzu. I totally fell head over heels for my little fluff ball, and my brother often jokes about my "half a dog". I thought of Tony today when Eric and Aquaman came home from the pet store with Aquaman's new toy. Why it's a South Dakota Ring-Necked Pheasant! I think he mostly loves the fact that it makes a really obnoxious sound, but I thought it was pretty perfect for my little guy to have a Pheasant!
So, Uncle Tony be proud, this may be the only pheasant my dog will ever "hunt" - but he looks damn cute doing it!