Ch Bolingbroke Unbounded Wimsey JH WC
"Pete"
8/13/1996 - 2/17/2008
Tribute to a Brown Dog
11 ½ years ago a little brown dog came into our lives. We thought we were
getting a pet. Little did we know he would become The Big Dog, Leader of The
Brown Dog Gang, and that he would turn our lives upside-down. Pete was a force
of nature and he affected everyone he met. His big heart and happy Flat-Coat
demeanor put smiles on countless faces and now he’s gone.
Before Pete I hadn’t been upland hunting in 25 years. I didn’t know a blind
retrieve from a blind alley and I certainly wouldn’t get up at 5 AM to drive 3
hours to spend the day throwing dead ducks for other similarly afflicted
persons. Pete and his grandson Zip(!!!) started me down that slippery slope and
I’m so much the richer for it. Because of Pete, I got invited to go hunting (Can
Pete hunt with us on Saturday? Yeah, you can come to if you bring him.) And
whether the job was finding the birds, bringing back the ones we hit or sitting
around analyzing the misses, there’s no one I’d rather have at my side and I
will miss him so much.
It’s a privilege to share your life with someone like Pete. May you be similarly
blessed.
Joe Skorupa
Photo by Chris Butler
Pete placed 3rd in 7-9 Veteran Sweepstakes at the 2004 FCRSA Specialty in Vallejo, California. Judge Lori Kunz's comments --
"Grand looking liver dog. Very sound coming and going. Nice substance and size. Looks like he could swim and hunt all day."
Pete could and did...
Photo by Patti Skorupa
Pete was our first Flatcoat, and will always be special. We weren't looking to add a puppy when we got Pete. We simply wanted to meet some Flatcoated Retrievers at their home, and learn a bit more about those gorgeous black dogs with their joyful enthusiasm and sense of humor. Then we saw a five-week old liver puppy, and lost our heads and our hearts to him. Three weeks later we brought him home. We haven't had a dull day since.
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Photo by Chris Butler