New Gallery – Skipper of the Skuppers!

Check out our new photo collection in the New Gallery – Skipper of the Skuppers!

A chance meeting with a lady carrying a tiny, cute-as-a-button puppy while Curt and I perused car seat covers in an automotive accessory shop was the beginning of a beautiful family pet/third child relationship!

At 12-weeks old Skipper joined the crew of WhaleSong II and very soon he earned his title of Skipper of the Skuppers! He also took on his self-given role as Ship’s Security with great relish and delighted himself with moving along all and any 2 or 4-legged mammalian or avian “intruders” given half a chance!

The rest is history, literally Skippers Story as he spent the most part of 16 ¾ years racing the decks over thousands of sea miles and seeing countless seabirds, dolphins and whales up close and personal.

It is almost 4 years since Skipper departed to race the skies forever, but we still deeply appreciate his devotion to our craft of looking for whales and we dearly miss writing his name on the datasheets when he spotted dolphins from afar or breaching humpbacks well before us!

Fly high and bark well Skip!

Link to more Skipper posts – Skipper and Friends!    Skipper Dog Antics    Skipper of the High Seas    Skipper Dog Antics

First Day. Skipper’s first afternoon with our family! Adored from the very first minute, Skipper Jenner was named immediately! Photo: M. Jenner AM

Skipper of the Skuppers! These square deck ports for allowing water to wash off the decks were his favourite position for viewing everything! Photo: M. Jenner AM