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Taken from the end of the reference section of Solway Sleuth-Hounds. Note the layout below is not the same as in the actual book.
Rooskie –– who has given his name to the Rooskie Press –– does dog dancing or, to give it its proper name, Heelwork to Music, and in the above photograph he is demonstrating the HTM pose, the bow. Sometimes known as the play bow as puppies do it naturally when playing.
This photograph was used as the basis of the logo of the Rooskie Press.
Rooskie was born in 1998. He is a little Papillon. He has proved himself a wonderful friend and companion and he helps to keep me fit by taking me for long walks.
He has the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog certificates Bronze and Silver. But more important, he has introduced me to the new canine sport of Heelwork to Music and we have travelled widely competing in Events held under Kennel Club rules. We both enjoy the training and I have also met many wonderful people in HTM. As well as competing we have also taken part in a concert.
In August Rooskie qualified out of Starters Freestyle and was eligible for the second class -- Novice Freestyle.
I have concrete memories as many HTM Events are filmed and put on video or DVD –– and I have Rooskie’s routines saved on CDs which are kept and treasured.
Rooskie is called after the little dog in Solway Sleuth-Hounds. And the Rooskie in the book is modelled on my own little Rooskie.
Rooskie has made another contribution to Sleuth-Hounds. His full Kennel Club name is Longcrags Rooskie and I have used his prefix Longcrags for the name of the Laird’s estate.
Rooskie is the Galloway Tinkler-Gypsy word for basket and he is called that because he is small enough to go into a gypsy basket. The Rooskie in Solway Sleuth-Hounds is quite an important character in his own right.
The real Rooskie is quite a character too. Now he even has his own online diary. It can be found in the Rooskie Press section of my web site.
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