We’ll be getting a dog someday. Not right now. We are still in the hunt to relocate to Phoenix in the next year or so, and I don’t want to move us, a toddler/preschooler, two cats, AND a dog across country. But Aidan LOVES dogs. Big breeds seem to be his preference. He seems drawn to hunting dogs, sporting dogs, etc. Our dear friend Catherine has a beautiful 9 year old Viszla, Bela. Aidan and Bela have become very good friends over about the past 9 months or so.
Aidan has NO fear of dogs whatsoever. He wants to pet every dog we see. He loves it when his face gets licked. Most kids are annoyed or scared by this, but not our boy. I am trying to instill respect for dogs he doesn’t know, but not fear. So we are working on him asking the owner of the dog if the dog likes to be petted.
Last Sunday, Catherine and Bela met up with Aidan and I at the park. Catherine brought Bela’s ball thrower and Aidan was simply giddy.
I have a feeling that 3 years old is going to be a ton of fun. 
Mommy and Aidan watching the ducks.
Mommy and Aidan getting ready to play fetch with Bela. “Come on girl!”
“How exactly does this work, Mommy? Show me.”
This is one of my favorite pictures of the whole summer! Doesn’t he look like he is having a blast?
Visla is a great breed. And Arizona was my favorite vacation. I went to Sedona and the Grand Canyon. But I think I liked Sedona better than the Grand Canyon. I think you are really going to like Arizona. When you are living there definitely take a trip to Sedona it is so worth going and I have a list of good restaurants my Uncle gave me. My Uncle lives somewhere in Arizona I am not sure where. Some retirement community where they all drive around in golf carts.
We’ll be getting a Golden Retriever some day. Currently I’m trying to hold Daddy off. Emery could care less.
I love the picture of you helping him throw the ball! The weather looks great!
OMgoodness! We want a Viszla too and have never met anyone who has even heard of them before (who doesn’t own one, that is).
BTW, I REALLY appreciate your comment, I replied to it and would welcome a continued dialog – perhaps even an interview on what to do when you have done all you can… Would you be up for that?
gosh i love your pictures – and i adore hungarian vizlas…our chocolate lab, abby, had 2 vizla friends – they got along very well.
glad to hear things are going okay…loving your blog, as always
We got Kellar a dog way to soon, I wish we would have waited ( don’t get me wrong we love Callie )till he was at least 3. I have always been such a animal lover, I have 4 outside dogs, 1 inside dog and a cat! YIKES. Kellar likes Callie but he’s just not attached to her, kwim? Love all the pics, the park ones and the one on the big slide remind me of some I took at our park..