These pictures include present incumbents and also those who have gone before.The text for the departed dogs is green and for those still with me it is this colour.

Frosty Dog, who is no longer with us but was the first collie in my household here. She came from the R.S.P.C.A. She had been found on the Lleyn peninsular, where she was living wild and terrified of everyone.

Although she grew into a very happy dog at Bodyfuddau, she always hankered a bit for her freedom and was always liable to dig her way out and go off over the mountains for 3 or 4 hours. She never did any harm except to my nervous system [how was I supposed to know that she was not up to no good?]. When she returned, she never entered by her exit hole but came to the front gate and pleaded with special series of yelps to come in. Pleased as I always was that she was back, if this was at 3a.m. my relief was mixed with many disgruntled objections to losing sleep. But I did love her and still miss her.

 

Teifi Dog waiting in the Afon Prysor for a stick to fetch. Teifi is 10 years old and was born on the farm of some friends of mine. I had his brother Merionnydd [Meri] before him, but when he was nearly two I left him with my friends while I went to Russia, and he opened a door and tried to come home over 20 miles by road and was killed by a car.

 

Teifi and Cymro at home. Cymro was found wandering in someone's farmyard. He was [according to the vet] between 12 and 16 years old, and he was stone deaf and more than a little senile.

But he was a wonderful old character and very gentle. He responded willingly to hand signals and learnt to be very obedient if you could catch his eye. He was with me for two years and had a very happy old age and endeared himself to everyone. He greeted total strangers as long lost friends and I suspect that his original farmyard home was on a footpath.

 

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