My Kirk.....(2nd, 3rd and 4th dog on my webpage).....is almost 9, and a lovely Borzoi in body, mind and spirit. He has never done a bad thing in his life, and has a marvellous sense of humor. He is the sire and grandsire of champions, and is mentioned in the Borzoi Club of America Breed Standard. When Kirk was two, his good dogfriend died, and he lay on his grave for two days, howling, before he stood to take care of his own needs. He is a unique dog.

- Update November 2000 -

This great heart stopped beating on Tuesday,  21 November. Kirk ruptured a disc and it bled into his spine and he could not rise, and when he and I could bear it no longer, I gave him the gift. His ashes will be buried with me when I pass. His was the greatest love, my perfect, irreplacable boy who never did a thing wrong in his entire life. The house is full of him and empty without him. Some things you don't *want* to recover from. When a dog like this passes, his gift to you, as you get older, is that it makes it easier for you to die, knowing he is waiting, just around the next bend.

Dr. Barbara Horwitz
Clairidge
The Hounds of Clairidge