Enoch!
Written by Pam on May 27, 2015
Well, Never say Never…Here at HGT we love all our puppies and it is truly a bitter sweet good-bye when the pups leave us. At HGT we try and place all the puppies in each litter, but there are times when one or TWO seem to just STAY. If I can borrow a quote from one of my appreciated authors, Ted Kerasote, “I met other dogs who loaned themselves to me, leaning their paws against my chest and, with a soft push, opening the door to my heart once again.” I just could not let this beautiful, smart and very loving pup go. My mission is to take the next month and evaluate his (almost) every move before deciding what is the very best situation for him.
Well, Akona is a must have and will make her forever home with us. She has a HGT path to follow of a regimented obedience schedule, and health and genetic clearances to pass before she will be considered into our breeding program. Akona is truly different from her siblings, she is resourceful, carefree and the leader of the litter. Akona is very similar in personality to her grandmother, Mean. Akona, because of these differences in demeanor and her similarity to Mean, was the pup I wanted.
But there is the ‘other’ pup, that needed to stay as well. His name is Enoch. Enoch is a biblical name. The original Enoch was the son of Cain. He was trainable, insightful, determined and disciplined. I needed to look no further for a name for our HGT Enoch.
My current thoughts are that Enoch will split his time with us and a good friend of mine who already owns one of our HGT goldens. This will allow Enoch to experience the joys and a life time experience of both families; hence a co-ownership. He will have the same testing as Akona and if he gets through all the training, testing and handling, I want to pursue AKC conformation + obedience shows with him. Enoch, as a puppy, has the tendency to press against me every time he is near me – a reassurance if you will. Even when the fun starts, he never wanders too far away from me before running back to me. I am never off his radar screen. This is (to me) a beautiful – trusting feeling that I always get every time Enoch’s Uncle Ozzy is near – so be it a …sign… or just a feeling…I could not let him go entirely.
