2/14/06 – We have a new resident here at Sawbill. In a major break with tradition, we have added a small dog to the Sawbill crew. She is a four month old puppy of mixed terrier and schnauzer heritage named Izzy (short for Isabella).

Izzy is about ten pounds of tail wagging energy right now. She should be close to twenty pounds when full grown. We expect she will give our squirrels more reason to be alert than the golden retrievers ever have.

Homer, the senior Sawbill dog, is openly skeptical about the new puppy. His eyes seem to say, “She’s just visiting, right?”