Katie and Daisy

*The following post is dedicated to my dog-loving niece Katie, who is one of my three (count'em 3!) followers and who also made a comment this weekend about my lack of blog updates recently. Sadly, that comment is correct and so here is another post...just for you Katie! BTW, she turns 21 next week.

So, now on to the REAL subject of this blog post...Daisy.

I had a chance to meet Daisy this weekend on a trip to my hometown of Austin Minnesota, also home of Spam (the "lunchmeat") and hometown of John Madden (true factoid). Daisy is a Brittany Spaniel who excels at doing what Brittany Spaniels are bred to do, point. At birds, specifically but she also points at the occasional squirrel or other yard intruder.

Dennis is Daisy's owner and he says he sometimes has trouble finding Daisy when they are out hunting in tall grass or brush because she is too busy pointing to come when called. Pointing is a great help to the hunter, but only if the hunter can see the pointer!

Daisy eases into a first time meeting by sniffing your mouth. I think she just wonders what you had to eat for your last meal or something. Other than that, she's very calm and has a easy-going personality, likes her car rides, and gets an occasional doggie bag leftover from the restaurant. Just don't try to tell Daisy that it's really rude to point!