May I Introduce...

May I introduce...Carson! He joined our family less than two weeks ago, and we are completely in love! We got him from the same rescue group that our beloved other Goldens (now gone) came from, MAGRR. (The are the best!) He's 2-3 years old (no one quite knows) and he's mostly Golden, with maybe a bit of Border Collie way back in his background. He's whistle smart and has extremely acute senses of hearing and direction. But mostly, he's a love who follows us, like a little shadow, from place to place all day long.

In case you're wondering, his name was given to him by the rescue group, and we LOVE it! We love it because we adore Carson, the butler, in Downton Abbey. (He's my favorite character.) So, does this Carson seem like the butler? Well, at our Christmas party, he was quite well behaved. Well behaved, right up to the point, when nearly all the guests were gone, and I caught him up to his elbows on the dining room table chowing down on the blue cheese. *gasp* We've demoted him to under butler for the time being. But his charms greatly outweigh his...ahem...oversight in caring for the dining table. SO sweet!