Exxon got his name from a combination of events. Over the course of
a year planning this breeding, we drove a few hundred miles back and
forth to meet Spencer Thew at a gas station in Vermont. When Falcon
produced two surviving puppies, Exxon and Mobil seemed appropriate
nicknames; and Exxon stuck. His registered name will be Call of the
Wild's Masters Regalia, since he was born the weekend Rhonda was to
receive recognition for completing her MBA.
Exxon is a puppy still at heart. He just loves to
entise Saint and the other dogs into play. For
over a year, Exxon refused to use his dog house.
Then, after an early 2005 winter trip to our
friend's camp, he came home and immedately started
using the dog house. I think that one particular
weekend, sleeping on the drop chain made him realize
what he was missing! Exxon is rather an oddball
in our kennel from a phenotypical standpoint. Of
the 4 other Falcon offspring in our kennel, Saint is
the only one he pairs up with in terms of gait and
height. While the other team dogs are loping at
12+ miles an hour, Exxon is still trotting. Exxon has only run in lead a few
times. Funny however, that he learned "line out"!
A musher in Vermont was looking for some new blood to
bring into his breeding program as well as a dog who
would fit in phenotypically with his current team.
Exxon seemed to fit the bill.
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