Welcome Duncan Diggory Rockhill

I'm pleased to officially introduce the newest member of our family, ten week old Duncan Diggory Rockhill. He is a brown Standard Poodle and half brother of our Sheldon Gryffindor. He weighs fourteen pounds, with soft brown hair and has a sweet, outgoing personality. Duncan and Sheldon share the the same mommy, so when Sheldon arrived at the house he was happy to see his mom and grandmother too when he met Duncan for the first time. Sheldon and Duncan ran around the yard for an hour, enjoying their time with mom and grandma. Even Owen came for the trip. Yes, it was a family event. We made the 90 minute journey back home to Palm Springs; Duncan threw up once in the car- just a few car sick jitters I suppose, and nothing to do with my driving skills. When we arrived home, Duncan acclimated to his house in no time. Exploring, seeking and exhibiting no fear whatsoever. We finally selected the name Duncan after observing his personality and watching him interact with his two brothers. Duncan is a English/Scottish name that means "Brown Warrior". His middle name, Diggory is taken from the character "Cedric Diggory", from the Harry Potter series. Thus, both Sheldon Gryffindor and Duncan Diggory have a connection to the wonderful wizarding tale. All of the photos I took on this post are from his first few hours at home.

above: Young Duncan Diggory rests on the sofa after playing with his little horsey toy. He already knows the comforts of living the lush desert life.

above: Duncan Diggory endures the obligatory photos, despite being distracted by his brothers

above: Sheldon Gryffindor and Duncan Diggory play on the sofa. I love this photo because it shows the relative size of them both, and the wonder color of their hair.

above: Duncan decides to take a try at chewing Sheldon's giant knuckle bone

above: Owen looks on as Duncan watches his big brother Sheldon play on the sofa. Our family is bonding nicely. Stay tuned for lots of updates over the next few weeks!

-Rick Rockhill