about me
For as long as I can remember, I have loved dogs. I grew up with Yorkshire terriers mainly, four of them over the years.
We had a little boy who would carry my sweets home from the local shop in his mouth, without leaving a single puncture in the paper wrapper.
One of our girls would sleep in my bed each night with her head laid across my neck.
My mother told me I was once in trouble for drawing on the walls of our house, and I was discovered in the dog basket, hiding amongst them.
As a present my Grandmother gave me a life size teddy of a St. Bernard. Our family went on a road trip round Scotland, and one of the few memories I have of the holiday is my parents trying to squeeze the teddy into the car, and of sitting drawing it in the foyer of a hotel we stayed at.
I used to memorise all of the breeds from a dog encyclopedia I had, and was always drawing them. Apparently I even did some dog portraits for people, though I don't remember.
Me with my little helper, picture taken sometime in the early eighties
Our little family, on holiday in Somerset UK
Meet Selena
As a teenager I had a Weimaraner which we adopted. I loved him so much. We had to find him another family when I left home and moved into a flat where no pets were allowed. It broke my heart.
I then lived without a dog for many years while I studied, but felt like I was counting the days until I could own another.
Luckily my husband is an animal lover, so once we were able, we began searching. By chance we stumbled upon a St Bernard cross Rottweiler puppy. Six months old at the time, she made us feel like a family.
Later we were fortunate enough to adopt a 6 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback, she was such a gentle soul.
And then along came our human baby, who surprised us with copper hair, just like that of our dogs.
Now sadly our dogs have passed, but I look forward to when we are in the position to have another.
For now we keep chickens, and a hamster. But as soon as I am working from home a bit more I will be on the hunt for a new fur baby.