Celeritas Brindled Barsk

A cute picture of Morpheus when he was almost a month old.

"Morpheus"

Mr. Morpheus was always the largest pup in the litter. He isn't actually any taller (at least not the last time I measured him) than say Luther, who is ten pounds lighter, Morpheus just has a larger frame. He is also the only pup from this litter who showed no indication that he would run for the longest time. In fact, this pup ran away from the lure the first time he was introduced to it. Surely, I thought, he is not afraid of the lure. So we took him to the coyote tail that was attached to the string. When we showed the coyote tail to Morpheus he got the most disgusted look on his face causing the entire gallery to laugh. One of the people watching his reaction coined the name "Tofu Boy," (later corrupted to "Silken Tofu Boy") which sort of stuck. I really did try to give this dog a manly name. Morpheus does excell at sweetness and he grins with very little provocation.

Morpheus now lives with Louise and Mimi Hotchkiss near Los Angeles, California. Somehow, it is fitting that a Borzoi who turns up his nose at coyote tails, takes on the nickname "Tofu Boy," and has such a laid-back demeanor ends up living in Southern California. Catch a few waves for me, dude!

PEDIGREE

DOB: April 15, 2006

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Morpheus contemplating existence in the pool

As you can perhaps tell from these three pictures, from the very beginning Morpheus has loved relaxing in water. When I first put the pups outside, I initially thought those black pans would be for drinking water. Silly me. Why didn't I realize they were perfect for puppy wading pools? The top photo was taken when Morpheus was two months old. He took to the water immediately as can be shown in the bottom two photos taken on one of the pups' first days outside. Morpheus had a tendency to sit on the edge of the water pan and just gaze off into the distance. It looked like he was thinking very hard or contemplating existence.

Morpheus moving toward me on June 17, 2006. He was a few days over two months old in this photo.

These are the photos I took of Morpheus "stacked" when he was six weeks old. The photographer is Margaret Strother. Thanks, Margaret!

Another set of stacked photos of Morpheus. He is 12 weeks old. The photographer is Deena Sessums. Thanks Deena!

These are the last photos of Morpheus formally stacked that were taken at my home. These photos were also taken by Deena. Thanks again Deena!

Morpheus free standing in the big yard on December 21, 2006. He is a substantial boy with lots of bone.

Two views of Morpheus's face as he takes a break from playing on June 28, 2007.

Come play with me!

Here is Morpheus trying to entice his siblings to play late on a day in early October.

Once upon a time the dogs, including Morpheus, were clean and dry. That was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Or at least it seemed this way during the summer of 2007. It rained so much and so often that the pups were never clean. What a mess that was!

I seldom have my camera when Morpheus is grinning, but I managed to capture his happy grin in this photo. Morpheus just does not take himself seriouisly.

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