Sad Times

Barney passed away yesterday after living a full and varied life for a little over 15 years. He was a much loved dog and not only by family and friends, but also the many clients who`ve stayed with us at Plovers down the years and seen him mature from a puppy to adulthood. He was a great favourite with local birders too and the very best companion to me when out birding; particularly when he flushed a Stone Curlew from the shingle a few years ago! He was also a well travelled dog having joined us on trips to the Highlands of Scotland, the Lake District, the Somerset Levels, the New Forest, Yorkshire, Suffolk, Dorset and Devon amongst others, but his heart and soul was firmly on the Romney Marsh, and in particular the shingle lands of Lade and Dungeness. Pat and I shall miss him dearly.