On Tuesday night, Gubbio joined our family.
The name comes from the story of "St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio." The wolf had been attacking people and farm animals around the town of Gubbio, and St. Francis worked out an arrangements between the wolf and the townspeople. If they feed the wolf it won't attack them or their animals. Apparently the wolf eventually became almost like a pet to the town, and its remains are still preserved there.
We had been looking for a a new dog after the loss of our beloved Ruby in September. We hadn't expected it to be a puppy - Gubbio is only about 12-weeks-old.
Ahh, housebreaking.
He's still not old enough to take for walks, or even to have all of his shots yet. I look forward to those walks.
Pax et bonum
4 comments:
I see that you are a reader, like me :-)
I’ve read just about everything Franciscan.
Have you read Torkington’s
Wisdom from Franciscan Italy: The Primacy of Love?
If so, worth getting? Thank you!
Pace e bene,
-Lou
I have not read it. Has anyone recommended it to you?
Not personally. Gets great Amazon reviews.
Not exactly sure what it’s about, other than a hermit taking a group of OFS on a tour of Italian holy places.
I will spring for it and report back :)
-Lou
Finished it. It was...ok
Not Fr Bodo’s best work, but some interesting insights.
A first order Franciscan that actually knows about the OFS-refreshing. :P
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