Delphi Whippets

Loved and Missed by Delphi 

Today was truly a sad day for us, Pepper, Queenie's She's A Pepper Too CRXIII  7/23/95-6/12/10, left us for the bridge.

It's hard to believe we looked for our first racing Whippet 15 years ago, and she never disappointed us. No, she was never an A dog or a race champion, but she was a champion in our hearts. She was rarely beaten out of the box, we think she went under the door, since she was so small.  18 1/2 inches, racing weight 21 lbs, and hell on wheels for 100 yards. Our little pocket rocket.

She trained many pups, she ran with the likes of Rio, Tutty Sue, and all the big dogs. She never backed down, and was a fighter to the end.

Del got really tired of fishing her out of the pond at Eyleland, he'd go fetch her, only to put her down and have her dive right back into the water.

She got really irritated with me sitting her up on the couch so she could do her meerkat imitation, growling the entire time.

She was the Queen, no dog or bitch in our house ever crossed her, and she ruled with a quiet dignity. Even as she got weaker, all the dogs were careful not to step on her, a few even lay with her to groom her.

Life will be a little more emptly without her. We will miss you little P-Pup.

Run free at the bridge with Dawn and all that have gone before. Wait for us to join you.

DuRight's Red Dawn of Delphi, WRCh (Queenie Blaz-N White Sox, ARM, SORC x Highland Tartan Tam, ORC) 06/16/98 - 05/30/09. Dawn was our first WRCh, dam to our second litter which gave us our first home-bred WRCh, but she was so much more than just a race dog, she was our heart ... our lovely lady in a red dress. Always classy and ever the lady. No words can describe the emptiness left behind. We are grateful for her children still here with us and her granddaughter. Through them her memory lives on.

Cherokee

Our watch girl Cherokee who came into our lives as a very scared little girl due to her original owners' poor care. Cher was a big blonde shepherd cross of unknown heritage with a heart as big as Texas. She was "grandma" to all of our dogs and those who visited. In September 2008 Cherokee left us to run at the Rainbow Bridge, and will always be missed.

Parting is never easy, Ch Jilzan Jasper Adagio, SC, CRX (Ch. Merci Isle Deep Woods, JC x One O'Clock Misty Rose, JC, FCh) Jasper, graced our home, hearts and lives with his larger than life presence. 01/27/96 - 09/30/07. Bred by Jill Baum & LaRee Johnson.