Sphinx:

He was a AKC registered Bloodhound. (the breed they use to track escaped prisoners) His registered name was Ferrous Oxide “Rusty” Blalock.

A little girl that I had in math class “bribed” me to let her re-take a test so that she would not fail. I got the first pick of a litter of 14 puppies.

He came to our house when he was 7 weeks old and my wife rocked him in the rocking chair just like she did our kids when they were little.

He did grow into a BIG dog. He liked to play rough. One of his favorite things to do was to get a running start and run into me. If I didn’t get a chance to set my feet out wide and get my shoulder turned toward him, he would knock me down.

Several of my former Football players that came out to see me often remarked that I had done a great job teaching him how to TACKLE.
_________________________
"Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.