Monday, August 9, 2010

My Name

I have a name and it's Rudy. It wasn't always Rudy, nope, I've been called a variety of names. That nice vet in Henryetta that saw me at my worst and cleaned me up called me "Rusty", that's what the papers say anyway. Then a sweet woman from OK Airedale Rescue picked me up from the vet and named me Henry, cuz well, she picked me up from Henryetta. So I went by Henry for several weeks. Then I got adopted, how exciting is that? My dad,mom and the boy thought carefully about the perfect name for me. At first they thought Hershey. I'll admit, I am as SWEET as a chocolate bar, but I'm no Hershey. So then Lincoln came to mind because my pretty brown/copper fur is the color of a Lincoln penny and I'm mighty tall and lean just like Lincoln was. But that name was just too serious for a boy like me. Next came Sully. I kinda liked that one, I could relate...the family was thinking of that big blue monster on Monster's Inc. He wasn't scary, he was big and lovable and wanted to make people happy. But Rudy was the winning name. There were several reasons for this: #1 did you know my mom & dad are from way up north, a state called Indiana
#2 my dad was born/raised in South Bend and huge fan of Notre Dame #3 the movie Rudy. I, like Notre Dame Rudy, have beat many obstacles in life. We both overcame the odds. He had dyslexia, I was homeless. He was one of 14 kids, I was one of 12. We both made a 'team'. I'm so happy mom and dad put so much thought into my name. I can hear them cheering RU-DY RU-DY RU-DY, and it's for me!! They're proud of me for me. They love me for me. I will wear that name proudly :)
Thanks mom, dad and boy...
Oh this rambling was way too serious for me. I don't like getting all teary eyed and choked up. I promise the next one will be fun!



10 comments:

  1. OK RUDY, YOU ARE SO.... LUCKY FOR BEING ADOPTED IN THE MARK, PAT, LOGAN AND NOT TO FORGET YOUR STEP-SISTER MOLLY VAWTER FAMILY
    I HAVE YOU TO TELL YOU YOUR MOM AND HAVE BEEN FOR 30 YEARS. AND SHE IS TERRIFIC !
    SOME PEOPLE CALL ME "OMA" BUT MY NAME IS MARITA

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  2. Are you inside looking out, or outside looking in? At our house, there are nose prints on both sides of the French doors. :)

    Happy Tails,
    William Tell, Cap and Glynn

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  3. Hey Rudy, how ya doin? Tell sent us over. We bets yer family is sure glad you finally found them! AND you've got a boy!!! Oh we so want a boy. We got a couple of grands (mommy's grandboys) but we sure would like one to keep. We gots two human boys but they're like great big giant oafs who try to carry us around on their shoulders. We surely would like a little boy...

    Welcome and Good on ya dood!

    Bobo and Meja the rollickin rascally shar pei from Michigan

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  4. Tell, I'm outside waiting to be let back in! Mom grabbed the camera while glass was between us cuz I'm so darned scared of that thing!
    Was also sweet of ya to tell your friends to check out my blog! You rock!

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  5. We think Rudy is a fabulous name and we love the story behind it! We're friends of Tell!
    We can't wait to get to know you better, Rudy!

    Love ya lots
    Maggie and Mitch

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  6. Hiya Rudy! We came to visit because we read about you on Tell's blog and also on M&Ms blog. Welcome to blogland. We hope you like it as well as you like your new home, and stay with us for a long time.

    I am Gussie..a WFT resuce. I live with a small screechy sister too. Her name is Teka. And she is a JRT. Nuff said?

    Visit us when ya get a chance, but you might want to wait a week or so, because we are still unpacking and there is not much going on.

    kisses
    gussie

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  7. Hi, Rudy! You are just toooooo cute! We are 2 female Airedales who live in Georgia with our mom! We came over from Tell's bloggy. It's very nice to meet you!

    Aire-hugs,
    Penny & Patches (also a rescue)

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  8. Hello Rudy. We saw William Tell's bloggie and have come across to introduce ourselves.

    We are Molly, Taffy and MOnty. We live in the UK and are all rescued. You are going to have so much fun in your furever home with your furry sister. We look forward to reading all about your adventures.

    Molly, Taffy and Monty

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  9. Rudy! Word of you is already getting around! That makes us tail waggin' happy! This is such a great place to be ... sort of an extended family 'round the world kind of home. We are two wirey (well, not really wirey, but still wire) fox terriers. Rescued, too, we are. Both of us were puppy mills breeders and now live a life of happy wags in Colorado. Just got back from a long summer vacation in Florida (with more of our two and four legged family) and then ... get this ... traveling the east coast meeting bunches of the pups and their people we've gotten to know through Dogs With Blogs. We hope you love it here as much as we do.

    Looking forward to getting to know you. SOMEDAY Moma'll help us get back in the swing of things! (She promises. And she's good for her promises.)

    Your new pals,
    Jake and Fergi xxoo

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  10. Rudy, you've landed in a great spot, you lucky dog!

    Love,
    Cyndi Kane, your human friends' homeschool pal

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