gwax's rumblings

Yesterday, I went and picked up my new puppy. My puppy is a pure­bred Saint Bernard with strong cham­pion ances­try from Conifer Creek Farm in Rough and Ready, CA.

After a great deal of con­sid­er­a­tion, I have decided to name my puppy Baldr, after the Norse God com­monly asso­ci­ated with light and good­ness. I had pre­vi­ously been con­sid­er­ing Heimdallr and Odin but Heimdallr sounded too cum­ber­some and the breeder, a very friendly man by the name of David McKague, related to me the story of a Saint Bernard named Odin who had been noth­ing but trou­ble. As much as I like to be con­trar­ian and see Baldr as a bit like the Jesus of the Norse, it really is a good name. Baldr was often called Baldr the Good for a rea­son and I think that it’s a very respectable and good sound­ing name for a dog.

I will post pic­tures as soon as soon as I get an xD card for the cam­era a friend gave me or am able to get some­one else to take some pic­tures for me.