Bjorn, obviously on break at the moment, is the original Zippydog! He will be 16 years old in May 2003. He is a purebred Schipperke (a Belgium barge dog). He goes by many names; Little Black Bullet, Sir Bark-O-Lot, the Demon Dog, One Speed Wonder, but his most endearing name is – the Devil Dog. Lovingly and appropriately, the name was given by many of our friends who have been nipped by him at one time or another. Strangely, Bjorn also comes to the call of Jimmy Carter, but only if done with a strong southern accent.

Bjorn has a basket full of toys; too many really, as he sometimes must stare at his basket for 10 minutes, before making a decision of which toy is ‘calling’ to him. Bjorn loves to play with his toys, especially those with extreme flop-ability. Our friend Annie had mastered the search for toys with flop-ability – these are always his favorite!
Bjorn loves his new neighbor, Pete the Cat. They tease each other. Pete knows Bjorn can't see or hear him, sometimes sneaks up on him. But look out when Bjorn gets a wiff of Pete! Bjorn has run into our front fence chasing Pete's scent on a couple of occasions.