I was very saddened to receive word today D’Yquem, beloved Rottweiler of my dear friend Master R of La Domaine Esemar, has been compassionately put to rest after a battle with cancer. D’Yquem, who is named after one of the finest French wine chateaux, well known for their incredible sauternes, was every bit as sweet as his namesake.   Y’Quemmy (pronounced “Kemmy”) was a wonderfully good natured teddy bear who brought a lot of happiness to those who knew him over the course of his eleven years. 🙂

He was credited with being the “real Master of the house” on the La Domaine website and I will never forget that he was the first one to eagerly greet me when I visited there for the first time several years ago. I have many other fond memories Y’Quemmy. Master and I often took long walks in the woods with D’Yquem bounding along chasing the wildlife or watching him crashing and splashing into the lake to fetch a ball. He was rather fond of herding my poor little shih tzu “FooFoo” when we would visit and he absolutely LOVED to play tug of war with anyone foolish enough to pick up his thick ropey toy. I vividly remember my week long dog sitting adventure where my job was to keep the fire lit and feed the dog. He would get organic chicken dogs for breakfast and cooked millet or oatmeal with soy at night! Hell I rarely cook for the men in my life but it was nothing but the best for Master’s best boy! In fact one of my favorite photos of him was in the large tub with two lovely naked female slaves bathing him on their knees.  It was a tough life but someone had to live it. 😀

Finally, I truly loved it when Master R would play guitar and sing and one of the songs I loved best was his adorable tribute; “If I only had thumbs” one line of which goes on to claim; “… what a friend I would be! I could get my own dog food … let myself out to pee.” 

I wish to send my sincerest condolences to Master R and Mistress Collette at this very sad time. D’Yquem will definitely be missed and I am sure that life at La Domaine just won’t be the same without him.