Aside from getting engaged, the other big news of the last few months is that I'm training a new bird dog! This little Vizsla pup has been doing a great job, and seems to be very clever. We named her "Frannie" after the late raptor biologist Francis Hamerstrom, who was an incredible woman. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that little Frannie-pup impresses me as much as the original Mrs. Hamerstrom did.