Shelly is Gone

Our little Skipperke Shelly, gave up the ghost last night. She lived to be 14 and was just a great little pup – never any trouble and ruled the zoo like a queen for many years. The worst she ever did was getting in the bathroom trash can and chewing up Phoebe’s underpants. I thought that was great, assuming it to be an excellent lesson to learn about picking up her room. Nice try Shelly!

Despite starting to lose her eyesight to cataracts a couple years ago she was still getting around quite well in familiar territory. As recently as this past spring she would go with Jax and me on what I call “the Creek Walk.” A few times a week when I was up for it, we’d take a little loop around the neighborhood along NoName creek. She really seemed to enjoy it as long as we stopped every so often and made a little noise so she could hear us. But lately she’s not been wanting to go.

Bye-bye Shelly – we’ll miss you!