Well, we looked and looked for her, for a couple of years.
When we finally found her mum and dad, we paid for her six months in advance, before she was even a gleam in her daddy’s eye.
This weekend we brought her, all her freckles, her chocolate wings and her half milk moustache home to Plume Gables.
She is:
Montana’s Tart and Tiny Plumbelina*
Her friends and family call her Plumbelina, Plum or Tart.
You can too.
Welcome to The Gables, Baby Plum.
You’re the sweetest and tartest little thing Idaho has ever seen!
* Name Entomology
Montana’s – The name of the kennel she hails from up in Kalispell, Montana.
Tart: As in a tad bit sour and sassy on the palate! Also! A reference to one of my favorite sorts of pastries AND a reference to our hopes that someday she’ll be Farley’s unruly little wife.
Tiny: Well, tiny might be an overstatement but she is small (and mighty).
Plumbelina: We wanted an ultra-feminine name for this little girl. We know she’s going to hunt hard and since hunting is considered a man’s world, we like the ladies who participate in bird hunting to have ridiculously girly call names. While we were driving Plum home across the mountains of Idaho, I looked down at her on the truck seat beside me and thought to myself, “She’s such a darling little plum!” And I realized that Plum would be a sweet name for her. RW was desperate to call her Thumbelina. So we spliced the names and wound up with a silly and wonderful compromise.
Plus, you all know how I love my wee plum orchard…the name Plum just seemed like a wonderful way to carry a bit of Idaho with us everywhere we go.
She’s plump. She’s juicy. She’s sweet. She’s sun kissed. She’s winged like a singing sparrow.
There you have it.
She’s a very plum Plum.
Love it. Love her. Love you.
Congrats!
Oh <3, she's gorgeous! Yay! Congratulations on your new little plum!
These photos are utterly beautiful. What a precious look on her face in that last profile pic.
What a great name. Love it!
Very excited for you.
Happy hunting ground, happy hunting ground little Plum…
tra lalala xo
oh, my! she is the cutest pup ever! those eyes– wow! a little plumbelina was just what you needed at the gables. oh, what fun– let the wild rumpus begin!
ooh. word verification is catingst… makes me wonder if there might be a tiny bit of cat angst, by any chance?
HA!
No cat angst! Fortunately, we raised Mister Pinks with two rambunctious dogs and he'll put up with anything. The puppies have been pouncing the cat and chewing on his ears and there hasn't been a single hiss or swat yet!
Farley, Pinky and the hens are being very patient with the puppies and the only animal with a short fuse is Penelope!
and i *plumb* love her!
welcome to idaho, sweet little plum tart. xx
p.s. it's magical and mystical, isn't it: names just happen.
her name was in your heart.
waiting to be spoken out loud….
xx
haHAH. my word verification:
logistra. that's me, through and through. trying to live more from my heart and be less of a logistra.
Love her eyes!
Happy times for all of you!
That last picture is precious! How sweet she is! I bet you guys just melt when she gazes at you with those beautiful eyes…
I want to hug her and sniff her puppy smell. Lovely photos, thank you for sharing her with us.
i'm in love.
I hope to see as many pics of her as we post of Sancho. She's beautiful!
Gorgeous. We'll have a play date someday!
Oh my what a little beauty! Those eyes…sweetness in a furry package, what a doll girl.
Wow, what a little beauty!!! Love those lucent eyes, and her overall expression, and that velvety fur… and of course, I can't resist noting that she's such a plum Plum.
😉
xx
I'm suffering from a severe puppy-fever.
That lil'miss Penelope must keep them ' in line' 😉
XOX
Beautiful, fluffy, sweet, and best of all, she's all yours:O) Can't wait to meet her and schmooz with that little tiny spotted face…..Hugs, Sal
Hey baby girls!! I adore the newest member of your tribe, she is soooo pretty and very smart. You and Rob raise the nicest animals, cannot wait to watch her unfold….here is to a week filled with powerful medicine and wondrous things, lovens to you darlin'….
Simply precious. A beautiful wee girl with wise eyes…and a gorgeous life about to unfold.
Congrats to Ma and Pa!
Oh my…she's just lovely! Sending wee puppy kisses to wee puppy nose!
She is amazing. oh so so beautiful. Congrats on the new addition to your family 🙂
OH! Puppy love. Completely.
that is the CUTEST little Plum Tart i've ever seen 🙂
i want to hold those sweet little puppy paws… awww! Congrats!
xx
Oh so cute…what a great little addition!
What a gorgeous pup the Plum is! She also has old-soul eyes like the Farley-man… I can't wait for your adventures with this one 🙂
Welcome, Baby Plum!! She is perfectly delicious. I love her baby wrinkles and that fantastic half-stache. I can't wait to see what unfolds in the months to come. Congrats!
(My word verification is pirplis. Pirplis for Little Miss Plum :))
What a little Plum Tart.
PUPPEH! SQUEEEE.
Oh my goodness she is a little doll, love her block head I am always such a sucker for a block headed dog, she is so cute. Congrads she already looks like she has some spunk to her. look out lil weenie dog she is going to squash you soon. haha!!!
She is adorable. I just want to cuddle her endlessly.
xoxoxoxo
M
Precious! You are a lucky lady! If you have a chance, I'd love to introduce you to MY Christmas present: http://flic.kr/p/9b94SW
:O)
Congrats on the new addition! Such an adorable pile of fur. And what cute face…
I think I may have a wee puppy crush… (and a bit of jealousy, our fields need a new pup to run amok on them!)
Enjoy and happy hunting!
Ohhh. She's an old soul.
Congratulations! She is a sweet little sweet pea plum!
Plumbelina Tarty Pants sends you all fond regards and wants to let you know that if you'd like to swing by tomorrow morning between 5:30AM and 7:30AM she'll be keen for a tussle and a snuggle.
xx
Adorable!! I have to ask, are Plum and Farley going to make puppies together one day? Is that the plan? I hope so!
Oh. My. Goodness! One of my favorite breeds of dogs. My parents used to breed and raise german wirehaired pointers…She is such a doll! Congratulations 😀
What a sweet little pixie!!!
Congratulations on the new bundle of plummy joy! She looks like she'll break a few hearts, with those soulful eyes.
p.s. I love the process you & RW had in Naming her.
Thanks ladies!!!
Amanda: Yes, Plumbelina is in fact Farley's future wife!!!
Precious indeed…and the best name ever! Congratulations Miss Plume! xx
Oh gosh.. so many puppy squeezes! Makes me want to find a friend for Sir Winston Hendrix…
Oh my goodness, her name should be irresistible. She is gorgeous, congratulations!
welcome to this beautiful little lady!
Wow, she's just gorgeous!
I'm already in smit.
And Sancho is already penning his first BFF letter.
Love the pic with the wrinklely brow, like she's still got to grow into the big dog outfit!