About Bacchus, doG of wHine

Photo: Bacchus on the bed with a toyI am a male Jack Russell terrier, born on February 5, 1998. I was adopted by my family at Easter in 1998, after they found me all alone in a pet shop window. My dad saw me first, and knew immediately that I was the son for him. Although my mum initially resisted the idea of parenthood, when she finally got to see me, it was love at first sight!

Where I live

I live with my family in Cheltenham, a bayside suburb of Melbourne (in Australia). I have one feline sibling, Jennie. My dad calls her the ‘tabby temptress’.

My grandpa, grandma, and cousins Angus and Smokey live nearby, and I often go to visit them. Angus growls at me, but I play with his toys anyway. Smokey likes to play chasey, even though she’s getting very old now.

How I got my name

My mum and dad were having a hard time thinking about what to call me. A man that my dad works with suggested they call me Bacchus, doG of wHine. They thought it was funny at the time, because my dad is a big collector of wine. My mum thinks it was something she calls ‘prophetic’, and she even wrote a little poem about it.

What I like

Some of the things I like doing most include:

Photo: Bacchus under the coversI’ve had my own website for a few years now. It turned into a blog in late October 2001, and has been through lots of redesigns, the most recent in August 2005.

I guess you could say I’m a bit of a cyberdog… when I’m not asleep!