I moved to Virginia from the Eastern Shore the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown. I worked for 17 years at American Medical Labratories - the last 10 years of that as Supervisor of their Special Chemistry Department.

I moved to Culpeper County in 1987 to have more room and time for my dogs. The person who most influenced my life was not a human, but a dog - the Chesapeake Bay Retriever - Cocoa King Tugboat. All my present Chesapeakes descend from him. My current white-hot hope on the field trial circuit is his great, great, great, great grandson, Chestnut Hills Ironwood Oak, WDQ*** ("Woody").

Besides the various Labradors and Chesapeakes, I share my home with seven stray cats and several snakes. What little time I have left after feeding, cleaning and exercising dogs and working 3 twelve hour shifts at the hospital (nice thing about the hospital job is it really makes you appreciate cleaning up dog poop), is spent reading, gardening, and being hypnotized by the boob tube.

A long time "friend of Bill W's", I enjoy sharing experiences / aspirations with others of that persuasion, as well as other dog, bird, and reptile lovers - so feel free to give me a call.