b'When they discovered Brunos penchant forchasing sheep, almost six miles away, Julius andBirdie felt their dogs instincts to hunt and herdwere too much for them to handle. They gavehimawaytoahunterwhobelievedBrunostalents were being wasted on being a drawing-room dog. The arrangement did not last, thanks in part toBirdies cooking. Much to the hunters chagrin (andBirdies delight) Bruno was soon back home enjoy-ing a home-cooked meal and table scraps wheneverhe wanted.Bruno was a great companion and watchdog.He was a calming presence when his humans wor-ried over finances and work. There were alligators tocontend with, wild brush to clear, and plenty ofhardworktotryandmakethelandprofitable.There is also the sadness from a mothers loss of herbaby. All the while, Bruno was forever by Judiths(Birdies) side.ByrdSpilmanDeweyssecondbook,TheBlessed Isle and its Happy Families, was pub-lished in 1907. In the book, she writes about thecats and dogs who graced the Dewey home, inWest Palm Beach. The book had its genesis fromaseriesofDeweysarticlesfirstpublishedinVogue magazine.As the earnings from her writing increased,Dewey began investing in land in the explodingSouth Florida real estate market.Afterherhusbandsdeathin1919,Deweybegan working with the Florida Audubon Society.ShecontinuedherworkuntilmovingtoJacksonvillein1928.Deweywouldoccasionallyvisit Palm Beach until her health no longer allowedher to travel. She died in 1942 in Jacksonville. U48 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'