Some of the other name options were pretty interesting, to say the least, and everyone had a favorite, on which, they wouldn't budge. For instance, Elisabeth wanted to name him "PEACHES" from the very beginning...there was NO way the boys were going to call him that, they were completely appalled that she would even suggest naming a male, "PEACHES". We had a harder time naming this dog, than any of our four children (of course, there wasn't a nurse holding us hostage at the hospital, either), so we took our sweet time with the name, and hopefully our kids learned what it means to compromise, which apparantly is not a huge strength for our family.
He is a German Shorthaired Pointer, they are used for tracking/ hunting, but they are also bred to be excellent, family dogs. He came from a breeder with four kids, almost exactly our kids ages, so that part has been pretty easy.
His favorite toy is a monkey that Nathan gave him...he is getting really good at playing fetch.
His favorite spot to take a nap is up on the deck in the sun. He will also come up on the deck when he wants someone to come out and play, he comes right up to the dining room window and whimpers until someone pays attention.
