My first Scottish Deerhound (1980), "Nessie".
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I met "Nessie", my first
Scottish Deerhound, in 1980. While she did well in our first show, she never went back into the show ring. She preferred being a couch potato; she was a sweetheart who provided a magnificent introduction to Sighthounds. |
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| "Daemon" was my first rescue Deerhound. His name was D’mon’s Aberdeen Angus; his breeder took him back from a family which had mistreated him. Being a computer engineer, I decided to call him "Daemon", since it is a computer term and is a take-off on his kennel name. He was 11 months old when we met and I was worried how he would behave around little children. My niece was a baby then and she would ride both "Daemon" and "Kije" as if they were horses. Both treated her with incredible gentleness. |
"Miss Phire", "Rogue" and "Runner"
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"Miss Phire" (right), with puppies, "Rogue" (center) and "Runner" (left) |
"Rogue" with a friend |
| "Miss Phire", Fairyfort’s
Black Sapphire, joined us in 1987. At first, I just shortened her name to
"Phire", but a dear friend in Albuquerque came by and caller her Miss Sapphire
– that’s when "Miss Phire" became her name. When "Daemon" died, I returned to "Miss Phire’s" breeder to get one puppy and ended up coming home with two: Fairyfort’s River Rogue, "Rogue" and Fairyfort’s River Run, "Runner". "Rogue" and "Runner" were inseparable companions. "Rogue" did well in the show ring and did some coursing; "Runner" was more inclined to 'couching'. |
"FDDI"
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"FDDI", Fernhill’s Fyne Moondancer joined us in 1995. Her nickname was FDDI, a computer networking term, selected because she was very fast. She made the 5th hound in the household – but she quickly found her place in the pack and in my heart. |
"Kije"
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My first Borzoi was "Kije",
named for the Prokofiev suite; he joined the household in 1982. He was a beautiful Borzoi who had the rare opportunity to appear on stage in the ballet Giselle in Chicago – it was just a "walk on" part (pun intended). |
"Bandit"
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"Bandit’s" registered
name was Fairyfort’s Ring of Fire. He had a red mask across his eyes, but he earned the name "Bandit" by repeatedly stealing my leather-banded watch and sleeping with it. |
Fernhill's Theron, "Thearne"
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"Thearne" was born in September 1997
and became a Moondancer in June of 1998. He was not show quality;
his tail was in the shape of a checkmark when he was born so his breeder cut it back. His
nickname, understandably, was Handsome Half-a-Tail Thearne, only lived with us for one year, as he passed away in June 1999. He was
a wonderful, exuberant pup and his memory is cherished. |
"Ceilidh" (a/k/a "Cales") January 1999 - June 2001
Cales enjoying an
afternoon of Dandelion hunting.
Sontse's
Fire and Ice, "Jaz" "Jaz", officially Sontse’s Fire and
Ice, was the reigning matriarch of Moondance |
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"Indy"
became a
Moondancer in August 2001
Eternal Rest at Rainbow's Bridge: February 1, 2007 |
| "Indy"
became a
Moondancer in August 2001; he had been found roaming loose in Indiana
(hence the name) and taken to an animal shelter. We are deeply
indebted to Liz Duncan for fostering him and to Carol Backers and the rest
of NBRF for letting him join our home and hearts. Indy was the fifth Borzoi to become a Moondancer in the 20+ years I have had this kennel name, so he was also affectionately called "Indy-5". "Indy", at Rainbow Bridge
Awaits |
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