Welcome to Pannonia!

A Red Dog in Pannonia is a new experiment in sharing my super-cute pup with all those who like to see photos of him (and those who just sort of humor me). It's also a chance to talk about life in a new place, share the neat things I get to see living in central Europe, and maybe occasionally complain about the more challenging aspects of living among the Austrians. But, as always, everything is made better by a little red dog named Pan.

For those who haven't heard my annoying explanation of the name "Pan", the roots are three-fold. Pan is our young Vizsla puppy who came from Hungary, where his kennel name was Petike, or Little Peter. As he seems unlikely to ever grow up and stop stealing shoes and doorstops, Peter Pan seemed very fitting. (He also looks great in green.) The little guy also shares an affinity with the Greek Pan, being rather full of mischief and fond of a good time. Lastly, and by way of explaining the name of this blog, Pannonia is the ancient Roman name for the region encompassing our current home of Vienna and extending into Pan's home country of Hungary.

(Yes, I over-think many things.)

Thus, without further ado, and because I want to see how this blogging thing works, my first post, featuring an out-of-date but nevertheless adorable photo of the blog's namesake.