After
a few days getting to know each other in the beautiful city of
Helsinki, with side trips to Hameenlinna and Porvoo, Finland,
Imus and I flew home to Florida on June 14, 2005. Imus was a
wonderful little traveler during the long trip and made many new
friends on the flights. He settled in immediately to his new home
and family, but it took a few days for him to get comfortable with the
weather. Quite a drastic change from what he was used to!
How fortunate we were to once again find a puppy that had been not only
carefully bred, but raised in a loving home by Sirpa Makela, her
husband Jari, and their children Peppi and Arttu. Imus is very
friendly, having shared his home with
adults, children, dogs, puppies and a litter of kittens. He
is very adaptable, curious about everything, and is bold and
brave. Just what we were looking for.
Imus and Pennie have become fast friends and are virtually inseparable. She
has taught him the pleasure in digging up the peanuts painstakingly
buried by the local squirrel population, the joy in chasing lizards who
can outrun just about anything, and the endless task of rearraiging my
landscape design. He adores his big brother Gofer Sox, and is quickly learning about life in Florida.
The three pictures below were taken in Finland. The first is Imus with his six littermates; in the second, Imus assumes his best pose; the third photo is Imus sharing a meal with a litter of Ragdoll kittens he was fortunate enough to share his home with.
