The Centenary . . .
Speaking of adopting pets, the big college just did.
After receiving votes from 1400 alums, faculty, staff, currents students, and even a batch of prospective students, Centenary College (alma mater, hail) has announced an additional mascot. We'll remain the Gents and Ladies, of course, but now we have a Catahoula cur named Skeeter to tote around and love.
What a beautiful dog. And from a rescue shelter too. Even better.
Go Skeeter the Gent!
8 comments:
a better view of skeeter
hmm, maybe this new and improved link will allow you to view but not download the image...
maybe not
Certainly the best of the options.
I used to have a Catahoula Cur when I was younger. It was my first "great" dog.
I hung out with Skeeter a little today--indeed a great dog. Somewhat skittish yet, but his keepers (ie the staff housed in the president's office--in the administrative building!) are training him, and he's doing well.
Except for the time when one of our interns walked in and he growled at her and barked. Um, a little scary. She must have smelled like afraid.
I confess I'm somewhat of a elitist, but... I question the wisdom of getting the dog from a shelter for two reasons: First, the Catahoula Cur is our state dog--pedigree is important (not only in getting the right breed but also the proper physical appearance). Second, dogs are much better trained from a young age. If Skeeter is skittish and growls, that's not a good sign! Sometimes a dog's early interactions with humans mark it for life. Apparently, most dogs in shelters didn't have the best home life.
I'll have to dig up a picture of my ol' glass-eyed "Smokey" to give y'all a feel for the breed standard.
Hmmm... Now I have been called a lot of names over the years... and I think that a "cur" is one of them. Is it possible that Centenary's mascot is an epithet?
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