Retro: It’s a dog’s life when you’re 140! - from the June 1995 Derry Journal archive

Judy is an old bitch - in the nicest possible way!
By Staff Reporter
Published 16th Jun 2020, 11:53 BST
Updated 16th Jun 2020, 11:54 BST
Simpson Galbraith with his beloved Jack Russell, Judy, aged 20, in June 1995.Simpson Galbraith with his beloved Jack Russell, Judy, aged 20, in June 1995.
Simpson Galbraith with his beloved Jack Russell, Judy, aged 20, in June 1995.

And turning 20 today - or 140 in human years - she’s still as chirpy as the day Simpson Galbraith first set eyes on her.

“I got her as a pup from a man in Donemana back in 1975, and I’ve had her ever since,” Simpson, 75, said of the Jack Russell who has become his brown-eyed girl.

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Nowadays, Judy skips around his Charlotte Street home, Derry, as if she owns it and has cultivated somewhat finicky eating and TV viewing habits.

“She’s very fond of ginger snaps and jaffa cakes and also likes lamb and liver,” said Simpson.

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