- 29 Dec
- Emily sent me this picture of Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet
Barker") looking
back at 2025.
- 25 Dec
- Susan sent me this picture of Pip ("Shaksper Hamnet Willis")
enjoying a real
White Christmas!
- 24 Dec
- Emily sent me this AI-magic
Christmas picture of Jonathan, Emily, and Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker").
Claudia sent me this picture of Robin ("Shaksper Robin Goodfellow") and
writes
"Greetings from Robin Goodfellon on Christmas Eve".
Sharon wrote me that Ophelia ("Shaksper Ophelia") got a
raincoat for
Christmas!
Lynn S. send me a
Christmas picture of Polly ("Shaksper Hippolyta") with
her Westie housemate.
- 23 Dec
- Irene sent me this picture of HP ("Shaksper Harry
Percy") waiting under
the tree for Santa Claus.
Gail sent me this photo of Henry ("Shaksper Steve Toussaint")
modeling
his AKC STAR Puppy medallion that arrived from AKC in time for
Christmas.
- 22 Dec
- Victoria sent me this
Christmas picture of
Portia ("Shaksper Porcia Catonis").
Nina ("Shaksper Anne Tarbuck") earned her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title
this evening.
- 21 Dec
- Manny and Jane who have Yoshi ("Shaksper Tom Snout") write
"Wishing everyone a
Merry Yoshi Christmas".
- 12 Dec
- Kristy sent me this picture of Valor
("Shaksper Rosencrantz").
- 10 Dec
- Lynn S. informs that that the AKC has recognized Polly
("Shaksper Hippolyta") as the top Preferred Agility Norwich for
the third year in a row! Dogs in the Preferred division run
one jump height lower than the jump height based upon their
body size. Polly runs agility at the 4 inch jump height.
Lynn sent me some recent pictures of Polly:
If Polly does not look like your usual Norwich, it is because Polly
is a "fluffy". Polly has a genetic mutation that causes her fur
to be soft and long, rather than the desired harsh outer coat.
- 8 Dec
- Emily sent me this picture of Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker")
modeling his STAR Puppy ribbon.
Congratulations Wally on your first AKC title!
- 3 Dec
- Mert sent me some pictures of Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker"):
- 28 Nov
- Happy birthday to Gucci ("Shaksper General Chang") who is
three-years old today! Jen sent me a
birthday picture of Gucci.
- 27 Nov
- Amy sent me these pictures of Marian
("Shaksper Frances Flute") and Kenny ("Shaksper Sir
Kenneth Branagh") wishing everyone Happy Thanksgiving!
Jane sent me a picture of Yoshi ("Shaksper Tom Snout") and
his Thanksgiving
friend.
- 18 Nov 2025
- Happy birthday to Siri ("Shaksper Serena Mckellen") who
is seven years old today! Carrie sent me the following
pictures of Siri:
Emily sent me a
before picture and
an
after picture of
Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker") at the groomers.
- 17 Nov 2025
- Happy birthday to Baerli ("Shaksper Henry Condell"),
Billy ("Shaksper William Kempe"),
Freema ("Shaksper Freema Jones"),
Ollie ("Shaksper Richard Burbage"), and
Yahtzee ("Shaksper John Heminges") who are two-years old today!
- 11 Nov
- Brady ("Shaksper John Tucker"), Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker"),
and Tashi ("Shaksper Heather Montgomery") all turned one-year old
today!!!
- 10 Nov
- George and Tracy with Brady ("Shaksper John Tucker") after
Brady graduated
from PetsMart's advanced training class.
- 3 Nov
- Nina ("Shaksper Anne Tarbuck") earned her STAR puppy title today. On
to the CGC (Canine Good Citizen) title!
- 30 Oct
- Manny sent this picture of Yoshi ("Shaksper Tom Snout">
modeling his Halloween costume.
- 21 Oct
- Emma sent me this picture of Emma ("Shaksper Dame Emma Thompson")
being naughty.
- 18 Oct
- Barb with Suzi ("Shaksper Suzanna Monks At Keystone") and Emily
with Wallie ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker")
met at a Norwich meet up.
- 17 Oct
- A sad day .... Gwynie ("Shaksper Gwyneth De Lesseps") left for a new
home. Gwynie and I did agility, she gave me three litters of puppies, and
Gwynie was a great snuggler in bed. But I can either be a breeder ... or
I become a horder. So today Gwynie went to live with
Keaton and Samantha,
and their westie, Wally.
- 30 Sep
- A picture from the second day of the
Montgomery Terrier Agility Cluster - Lynn S. with
Polly ("Shaksper Hippolyta"), I am holding TV ("Shaksper
Steve Toussaint") (right arm) and Mandy ("Shaksper Amanda
Seyfried") (left arm).
- 22 Sep
- Maria sent me this picture of Emma ("Shaksper Dame Emma Thompson")
playing on a dock.
- 19 Sep
- Happy Birthday to Ben ("Shaksper Soren Ben Miller") and Bentley ("Shaksper Prince Edvard Williams") who are 15 years old today.
Baerli ("Shaksper Henry Condell"), Nancy, and Mark visited
Niagara Falls and
sent me this selfie.
- 11 Sep
- Griffin says that Estelle ("Shaksper Charmian")
enjoys the mountain view.
- 10 Sep
- Emily sent me this picture of Wally's ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker")
first beach trip.
George sent me this picture after Brady ("Shaksper John
Tucker") completed
PetsMart's Intermediate training class. George refers
to it as "junior high".
- 7 Sep
- Otto ("Shaksper Othello") and Jimmy ("Shaksper Iago") turned
two-years old today!!! Happp Birthday!!!
- 3 Sep
- Marian ("Shaksper Frances Flute"), Watson ("Shaksper
Peter Quince"), and Yoshi ("Shaksper Tom Snout") all turned
three-years old today!!!
- 2 Sep
- JC ("Shaksper Jack Cade"), Maggie ("Shaksper Margaret"), and
Porchie ("Shaksper Dick The Butcher") are two-years old today!!!
Happy Birthday!!!
Maggie C. sent me the following pictures of Porchie:
- 31 Aug
- Happy Birthday to Portia ("Shaksper Porcia Catonis"),
Sayer ("Shaksper Soothsayer Of The Ides"), and Tavi
("Shaksper Octavia Minor") who are ten-years old today!!!
- 21 Aug
- Happy birthday to Baxter ("Shaksper Fleance"), BB
("Shaksper Lady Judi Macbeth"i), and Maddie ("Shaksper
Lady Peggy Macduff") who are one-year old today!
- 16 Aug
- Boo ("Shaksper Lady Catrin Mortimer"), Elvis
("Shaksper Edmund Mortimer"), and HP ("Shaksper Harry
Percy") are five-years old today. Happy Birthday!!!
- 12 Aug
- George sent me this
picture of Brady
("Shaksper John Tucker").
- 30 Jul
- Emily sent me this picture of Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker")
crashed out after play time.
- 27 Jul
- Happy birthday to Mandy ("Shaksper Amanda Seyfried"
and Sophie ("Shaksper Sophie Hall") who are thirteen-years
old today!!!
Page sent me these photos of Sophie:
Karissa send me this picture of her and Winnie
("Shaksper Tamora Queen Of The Goths") kayaking.
- 19 Jul
- Sad news. Trish informed me that Paige ("Shaksper Paige Morgan")
died today. Paige was two-months shy of 15 years old. Trish tells
me that Paige has a terrible seizure and Trish had to make the
difficut decision to have Paige put down.
Paige in happer times (2020).
- 28 Jun
- While Mert and Ayse were traveling, Fred
("Shaksper Scott Tucker") came to stay with me.
I have his sister, Tashi ("Shaksper Heather
Montgomery"). So I took the opportunity to take a picture of the
two of them together. (Fred is on the left, Tashi is
on the right.)
- 15 Jun
- Anne and Elvis ("Shaksper Edmund Mortimer") whom
I was
able to visit while I was judging in Wisconsin.
- 13 Jun
- George sent me this
photo of Brady ("Shaksper John
Tucker")
- 6 Jun
- Sharon sent me this photo of Ophelia
("Shaksper Ophelia").
- 4 Jun
- Happy birtday to Fergus ("Shaksper Petruchio") who is
two-years old today!!! Bob sent me this birthday picture
of Fergus
resting and another of Fergus relaxing
on the top of the couch.
- 29 May
- Baerli ("Shaksper Henry Condell")
lounging with Nancy
during a quiet evening at home.
- 28 May
- Last year I rehomed Ophelia ("Shaksper Ophelia") with Sandi
in Georgia. In March, Sandi informed me that her cancer was back
and made arrangements for Ophelia to come back to me. (Sandi died
two days aftr Ophelia came back to me.) Earlier this month Sharon
in South Carolina contacted me looking for an adult Norwich. Today
I had to say good-bye to Ophelia again as Ophelia went off with Sharon.
Sharon holding Ophelia.
(Sharon's granddaughter is in the background.)
- 26 May
- Happy birthday to Winnie ("Shaksper Tamora Queen Of The Goths") who
is nine-years old today.
- 21 May
- George and Tracy sent me this photo of Brady ("Shaksper John Tucker")
who has
completed his first puppy class.
- 17 May
- Happy birthday to Estelle("Shaksper Charmian") and Izzy ("Shaksper Iras")
who are four years old today.
Karissa sent me this photo taken by Tom of Winnie
("Shaksper Tamora Queen Of The Goths")
hiking in the
mountains. When I first glanced at the photo I thought
it was a painting. Fantastic composition!
Porchie ("Shaksper Dick The Butcher") visited kindergarten today as part
of show and tell.
- 7 May
- Marian ("Shaksper Frances Flute") had two puppies today. Details
are in her puppy diary.
- 4 May
- Anne sent me this picture of Elvis ("Shaksper Edmund Mortimer")
greeting Terry on the tractor.
- 30 Apr
- Nellie ("Shaksper Helena Of Nottingham") had three puppies today. Details
are in her puppy diary.
- 26 Apr
- Jen writes that Gucci ("Shaksper General Chang")
is enjoying spring!
- 25 Apr
- Happy birthday to Polly ("Shaksper Hippolyta") and
Robin ("Shaksper Robin Goodfellow") who are eight years old
today!
- 23 Apr
- Karissa sent me this picture of Winnie
("Shaksper Tamora Queen Of The Goths") saying good morning.
- Tashi ("Shaksper Heather Montgomery") earned her
STAR Puppy title today. During class, Tashi had the
nickname of "the princess". One of our classmates
even purchased a small tiara for Tashi to wear for
her graduation
picture. (Tashi kept shaking her head to get the
strange thing off her head.)
- 21 Apr
- A
selfie of Mert, Ayse,
and Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker") on vacation in
Miami Beach.
- 8 Apr
- Congratulations to Mert and Ayse on their puppy
Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker")
eaning his
STAR puppy title!
- 5 Apr
- Carrie sent me this picture of
Siri ("Shaksper Serena Mckellen")
with a friend.
- 3 Apr
- Marian ("Shaksper Frances Flute") is confirmed
pregnant. Since Marian should have puppies about a
week apart from another of my girls, I have combined
their puppy diary.
- 2 Apr
- George sent me this nice picture of Brady
("Shaksper John Tucker").
Ann sent this
cute picture of Maddie
("Shaksper Lady Peggy Macduff").
- 27 Mar
- Karissa sent me this picture of Winnie ("haksper Tamora Queen Of The Goths")
modeling a new jersey.
Bob sent me this picture of Fergus ("Shaksper Petruchio")
on guard duty.
- 26 Mar
- Congratulations to Jane and Yoshi ("Shaksper Tom
Snout") on successfully completing all sections of
the Standards of Excellence Therapy Team Evaluation
and earning the distinction of "Advanced" from Paws For People (an
assistance dog and therapy dog training organization).
Here is Jane and Yoshi's class
graduation picture.
Yoshi is on his way to becoming a therapy dog!
- 25 Mar
- Nellie ("Shaksper Helena Of Nottingham") is confirmed pregnant.
I have started Nellie's
puppy diary.
- 22 Mar
- Anne sent me this
picture of Maddie ("Shaksper Lady Peggy Macduff") and
writes "She's a circus performer. Did this on her own.
Stayed long encough for a photo!"
- 19 Mar
- Congratulations to Yoshi ("Shaksper Tom Snout") on
earning his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title! Manny and
Jane sent me this picture of
Yoshi with his CGC ribbon.
- 18 Mar
- Dylan sent me this picture of Billy ("Shaksper William Kempe")
after getting professionally
groomed.
- 16 Mar
- A few days after I delivered John Tucker ("Shaksper
John Tucker") to Sandy, sadly Sandy had to go into the
hospital. Sandy made the wise choice to return John
Tucker to me. George
and Tracy came today to give John Tucker (whom they
plan to call Brady) a new home. At the bottom of the
picture you can just see Brady's sister, Tashi ("Shaksper
Heather Montgomery").
- 8 Mar
- Happy birthday to Duffy ("Shaksper Thane Of Fife"), Percy ("Shaksper Thane Of Lennox") and Rocco ("Shaksper Thane Of Ross") who are six years old today!
- 23 Feb
- Happy birtday to Artie ("Shaksper Arthur Pole"), Bernard ("Shaksper Henry Pole"), Reggie ("Shaksper Reginald Pole"), and Wilson ("Shaksper Geoffrey Pole") who are all three-years old today!
My dogs "captured" a hunting dog that came around my house.
- 22 Feb
- Ayse sent me the following pictures of Fred ("Shaksper Scott Tucker"):
- 21 Feb
- John Tucker ("Shaksper John Tucker") playing in the snow.
- 19 Feb
- Bob sent me
this picture of Fergus
("Shaksper Petruchio".
- 2 Feb
- Curt sent me this photo of BB ("Shaksper Lady Judi Macbeth")
playing in a ball pit.
- 22 Jan
- Kristy sent me this picture of Valor ("Shaksper Rosencrantz")
in the snow. After living
in Abu Dhabi, Kristy writes "He is definitely a warm weather
boy."
- 17 Jan
- Carrie sent me this picture of Siri ("Shaksper Serena Mckellen")
in the snow
- 16 Jan
- Maggie sent me this picture of Porchie ("Shaksper Dick
The Butcher") modeling
his tweed coat.
- 15 Jan
- Anne and Maddie ("Shaksper Lady Peggy Macduff")
running along some pipe.
Anne writes "She is ready for agility! Would prefer to run
the length rather than walk".
- 14 Jan
- Congratulations to Lynn and Polly ("Shaksper
Hippolyta") on earning
their PACH4 title. The PACH
stands for Preferred Agility Champion. The numeral "4"
indicates that Polly earned the title four times over.
To earn the title once a dog has to run twenty times
without any mistakes on both the standard and jumpers
course on the same day, plus earn 750 speed points (run a
total of 750 seconds faster than the expected running time
on multiple courses). The PACH title is the preferred
programs equipvalent to the MACH. The preferred program
allows Poly to jump in the 4 inch height category, rather
the the regular 8 inch division. Congratulations Polly
on the PACH4!
- 11 Jan
- Griffin writes that Estelle ("Shaksper Charmian") "Needs
a good brushing - clearly a grooming too - but it's a
handsome portrait".
- 3 Jan
- Ollie ("Shaksper Richard Burbage"), owned by Hunter and
Whitney,
got groomed today.
