A TRIBUTE TO WHICKER Wicker left us for green pastures on May 11, 2009.  We are so sad to loose her presence in our lives.  We know that she is still here in our hearts and will never leave. Karl and I cared for Whicker for her owner, our dear friend  Jan Kennedy, often.  While Jan was taking care of her Mom, Corinne Kennedy, Whicker would often stay here at Meadow Ridge Kennels with her best friend, Mr. Reiker (her brother.)  I have to say, there was never a moment when I Did not marvel at Whicker’s  energy.  She was a dog that could jump straight up in the air as if she  had springs on her back legs.  She was  such a gorgeous and photogenic dog that it was very easy to want to take more and more pictures of her. Jan was so happy when Whicker became more affectionate later in her life because you couldn’t really get that out of her when she was younger.  That didn’t mean she wasn’t one of the most friendly dogs I have ever know, she was.  She just would not cuddle until she was much older. Whicker is greatly missed by us... Jan, Carlene, Karl, Brachan, Hamish (he loved her tail), and even Maggie.  But, we are sure we’ll see our friend again in the greener pastures of the rainbow bridge. Carlene Wheeler Meadow Ridge Kennels