{"id":1589,"date":"2014-08-24T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1589"},"modified":"2014-08-24T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T10:10:00","slug":"look-who-we-just-met-sunday-dog-monty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1589","title":{"rendered":"Look Who We Just Met, Sunday Dog Monty!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We were sitting on a park bench last Sunday morning soaking up some lazy, August sunshine when along came Monty. This very friendly, curious five-month-old wanted to say hello to everyone and get some pats, which we happily supplied.<\/p>\n

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This handsome English Springer Spaniel<\/a> is called Monty in memory of famed WWII British commander Bernard Montgomery<\/a>. Although it\u2019s hard to imagine our Monty with his own command, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to hear him occasionally bark out an order or two \u2026<\/p>\n

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Springers are known for their intelligence along with a willingness to obey. They are confident, curious, like the water, and said to make fine family pets.  <\/p>\n

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The name springer is said to refer to the act of \u201cspringing\u201d game into the open. However, Monty is from a \u201cshow\u201d line, not a \u201chunting\u201d line, meaning he was bred to have a slightly different appearance including a longer coat.<\/p>\n

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Look closely and you\u2019ll see that Monty is already starting to grow his \u201cfeathers\u201d (as they\u2019re called) on his legs \u2013 a feature that\u2019ll also adorn his tail.<\/p>\n

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Great to meet you, Monty! You made our summer morning. Thanks for being this week\u2019s Sunday Dog.<\/p>\n

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Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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