- 19 Apr
- Emily sent me this
very nice picture of Wally
("Shaksper Hamnet Barker").
- 10 Apr
- Susan sent me this picture of BB ("Shaksper Lady
Judi Macbeth") lying on Curt's
chest. Susan wrote that BB is a daddy's girl.
Mert sent me this picture of Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker")
after being groomed.
- 8 Apr
- Sad news. Nellie ("Shaksper Helena Of Nottingham")
died today. As is customary after breakfast I let my dogs
outside. Some of them - including Nellie - went off into
the woods, most likely to chase rabbits. After a while,
my other dogs except for Nellie came home. This was not
unusual; sometimes one or two dogs will stay out longer.
I put trackers on the collars of my wandering dogs so
that I can know where they are (actually cat trackers made
by Tractive). I checked the tracker app on my phone, and I
could see where on my property Nellie was. After a while
I checked again, and I could see that Nellie was in the
same spot. Being both curious and concerned, I went out
in search of Nellie. The hardest part in finding Nellie
was the 30 meters or so of dense forest that I had to go
through to get to her. As soon as I saw Nellie, I knew
that she was dead. Nellie was lying on her side and there
was blood on her neck. I took the body to my vet who
told me that Nellie had three puncture marks around her
neck. Most likely Nellie had been picked up and shaken,
breaking her neck. Nellie was just three years old.
Here is Nellie
in earlier days. Nellie is survived by her children
from her only litter: Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker"),
Pip ("Shaksper Hamnet Willis"), and Suzi ("Shaksper Suzanna
Monks At Keystone"). Naturally I am devastated.
- 7 Apr
- Maria sent me this picture of Emma
("Shaksper Dame Emma Thompson").
- 4 Apr
- Emily sent me this picture of Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker")
enjoying spring weather.
- 25 Mar
- I heard today from Jen that Gucci ("Shaksper General
Chang") passed his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test!
Congratulations to Gucci and Jen!
Maria sent me this picture of Emma ("Shaksper Dame Emma Thompson")
getting ready to travel.
- 16 Mar
- Amy sent me this picture of Marian ("Shaksper Frances Flute") and
her son Kenny ("Shaksper Sir Kenneth Branagh").
Marian is on the left and
Kenny is on the right.
- 10 Mar
- Barbara send me this picture of Suzi
("Shaksper Suzanna Monks At Keystone") being groomed and
stacked by Bonnie.
Cara took Archie ("Shaksper Leontes")
to the beach.
- 8 Mar
- Happy birthday to Percy ("Shaksper Thane Of Lennox"),
Duffy ("Shaksper Thane Of Fife"), and Rocco ("Shaksper Thane Of Ross")
who are seven years old today!!!
Some sad news. I learned today that Sophie ("Shaksper Sophie Hall")
has passed away. Sophie was 13 1/2 years old when she died. Here
are pictures of Sophie from her thirteenth birthday:
Kristin sent me this nice
picture of Rosey ("Shaksper Polixenes").
- 7 Mar
- Maria sent me
this lovely photo of Emma
("Shaksper Dame Emma Thompson")
- 23 Feb
- Happy Birthday to Artie ("Shaksper Arthur Pole"), Bernard ("Shaksper Henry Pole"), Reggie ("Shaksper Reginald Pole", and Wilson ("Shaksper Geoffrey Pole")
who are all four-years old today!
Some birthday pictures:
- 17 Feb
- Emily and
Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker").
- 4 Feb
- Anne sent me this picture of Elvis ("Shaksper Edmund Mortimer")
watching the Westminster
Dog Show on TV.
- 1 Feb
- Kristy sent me this picture of Valor
("Shaksper Rosencrantz") and tells me that Valor does not think that this
is how North Carolina should look.
- 25 Jan
- Emily sent me a picture of Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker")
enjoying his first snow.
- 23 Jan
- Susan sent me
this picture
of Pip ("Shaksper Hamnet Willis").
- 13 Jan
- George sent me this picture of Brady ("Shaksper John Tucker")
during his holiday trip
to Fort Lauderdale.
- 10 Jan
- Barbara informs me that Suzi
("Shaksper Suzanna Monks At Keystone") has graduated from Caine
Manners!
- 1 Jan
- George sent me this picture of Brady ("Shaksper John Tucker")
welcoming the new year.
Mert sent me this picture of Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker")
looking forward
to the new year.
Both Winnie
("Shaksper Tamora Queen Of The Goths") and
Reggie
("Shaksper Reginald Pole") have been visiting
with me while their owners travelled. Today
Winnie went home, making this a sad day for me.
