We’re all heartbroken to
report that our beloved Beau Diddley passed away on 18
March 2009, after a 14 month battle against lymphoma. I’m
leaving his page (below) intact, but I’ve also put together
a page to pay tribute to his memory. Please come read about
why Beau was such a special little guy by visiting Celebrating Beau.
When you're this cute, what else matters?
Hi, I'm Beau Diddley. I was born on 21 February 2000, and
moved in with my "food slaves", Ken and Caren on 28 April
2000, just a couple of days before I turned 10 weeks
old. I am a Red Bay Basset Hound, and
the son of Rosie and Morgan. The (arguably) most
well-known Red Bay hound is the famous Nick of "Nick's
Adventures" fame. My brother Hoagie is a Champion as
well.
The main purpose of this page is to put up a few pictures
of me and my sister, Maggie, from time to time.
Now, as you might imagine, the photo at the top of this
page was taken some time back. In fact, it was taken while
I still lived in Toledo, at Red Bay headquarters! It's one
of Ken's favorites, so I dare not remove it, but you may
well be wondering what I look like these days, so here you
go.
A couple of my favorite pix -- enjoying the beach, Outer
Banks, NC
Still pretty cute, eh? You'll also find a great shot of me
(taken on the same day) running next to Ken on the beach on
his page. As you can clearly see
from that photo, I'm in the process of overtaking
Maggie.
Earlier this year, I got some bad news--that I was
diagnosed with lymphoma (a systemic cancer). With a lot of
help from all my food slaves and South Paws veterinary
clinic, I've been fighting it off. Ken has also been
documenting my experiences over on "The Beau Beau Blog", so
if you're interested in hearing about my battle, come
read through the entries there.
So, that's it for now. I'll nag Ken to help me with some
additional updates, photos, etc., here soon.
AROOOOOOOOOs,
Beau Diddley
23 May 2008