I love the clean lines and haughty expression of Kizzy Dog. She really is 'as silent as a shadow and as clever as a man' like the lurcher described below in Chalmers' poem, yet a more biddable dog you couldn't meet. Kizzy is a dog who thinks ahead and plans for success. I love her confidence and intelligence. Sometimes I only have to look at her for her to follow an instruction - which is a once in a lifetime thing with a dog. Not only that, and so rare in a longdog, I can call her off a chase. She really is a stunning dog and I just wanted to give her a little chance to shine by dedicating a blog entry to her.
The New Anubis PATRICK R. CHALMERS
All along the moorland road a caravan
there comes
Where the piping curlew whistles and
the jacksnipe drums ;
And a long lean dog
At a sling jig-jog,
A poacher to his eyelids as are all the
lurcher
clan,
Follows silent as a shadow and as clever
as a
man.
