VENUS, The Goddess of Love

Finally, after waiting nearly six years. Six years of daydreaming about unique names. Six years of reaching a level of maturity to handle my baby. My baby standard poodle. Labor Day weekend, I drove to Medina, Ohio - Dassin Farms to pick up my 8-week old white, standard poodle puppy. Her name is Venus, the goddess of love. Venus for short. She's a real cutie and I predict Venus will be a real stunner in about six months.

Today, Venus is about 9 1/2 weeks old. This Thursday she'll begin puppy obedience classes. I plan to continue classes through agility - my standard poodle will be the Olympic champ in the sporting competition one day. Here's her picture...