Maria sent me this
birthday picture of Emma.
2 May
Doug sent me a very nice picture of Watson
("Shaksper Peter Quince").
More sad news. Johanna wrote to tell me that Ben
("Shaksper Soren Ben Miller") died. Ben was 15 1/2
years old. Ben was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma
back in 2019. But after surgery to removed the mass,
Ben never had any further problems wih cancer and
lived a happy live. Ben was the last of his litter,
as his brother died just ten days earlier. Here is a picture of Ben
in 2021.
30 Apr
Happy birthday to Wally ("Shaksper Hamnet Barker"),
Pip ("Shaksper Hamnet Willis", and Suzi ("Shaksper Suzanna
Monks At Keystone") who are one-year old today!
Griffin sent me this picture of Estelle ("Shaksper Charmian")
in her
fort of pillows.
28 Apr
Maggie ("Shaksper Margaret Jordan") has gone to live
with Donna and George in New Jersey. Here is a picture
of Maggie with
George and Donna .
25 Apr
Happy birthday to Robin ("Shaksper Robin Goodfellow")
and Polly ("Shaksper Hippolyta") who are nine years old today!
- Claudia sent me this picture of
Robin getting
a birthday treat.
- Lynn S. sent me these pictures of Polly and writes
that Polly is just six double-Qs away from earning her
PACH5 title!
Sad news. Larry wrote me to tell me that Bentley
("Shaksper Prince Edvard Williams") died last week.
Bentley was 15 1/2 years old. Bentley first lived
with Dr. Pullen,
from whom I got my first Norwich. Dr. Pullen called
him Bertie, sent him out with a handler, and he earned
his conformation championship. After Dr. Pullen died
in 2018, Bertie went to live with Larry, who called him
Bentley, and gave Bentley a loving home for the rest of
Bentley's life. Bentley sired a total of three litters.
Ben is survived by his litter-brother, Ben ("Shaksper
Soren Ben Miller"), plus his progeny. Here is a picture of
Bentley in 2021.
23 Apr
George sent me this picture of Brady
("Shaksper John Tucker") after Brady got a haircut.
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.
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