The Whippet Who Wept --- Yoda's Story
Judith Toth Bigham has maintained a love affair with words since she wrote her first short story in a yellow lined writing tablet when she was twelve years old. She was “published” when, at fourteen years of age, she won second place in a patriotic essay contest sponsored by the local newspaper. Since then, she has had a short series on herding with a Shetland Sheepdog published in the SHELTIE PACESETTER magazine, two essays published in the parish newsletter, several letters published in the local newspaper, and a few uplifting quotes published in GUIDEPOSTS magazine. She participates in a monthly “Writer’s Group” in an attempt to hone her writing skills. After serving eleven years in the U. S. Army as a Military Musician, she worked as a Veterinary Assistant for many years before moving with her family (husband, Tom and son, Robert Eric) to an eighteen-acre farm in Nova, Ohio where she established (with the help, support, and encouragement of many) Hado-Bar Farm (named in honor of her first Australian Shepherd, Ch. Hado-Bar Jill, CD, STD-d). The farm has grown into a premier stockdog training and events facility, hosting many activities throughout the year, including clinics, competitions, and demonstrations. Recently widowed, she continues to maintain the farm (with the help of many ).