The Lazy Dog was born Sir Ruyoak Vain Ambassador in Kalamunda, Western
Australia, on November 7, 1990, from pure and noble Border Collie stock. After a
short and happy time with his litter mates in the land of Koalas and Kangaroos,
he moved to Singapore, in South East Asia, and into the lap of luxury. A large
mansion was to be his new home, complete with maids, cooks and groundskeepers.
Here he was given the name
Camillo, and here he met the first love of his life,
Lucretia (also a Border Collie of noble lineage).
After a blissful youth spent in the tropics,
Camillo and Lucretia moved to
Paris, France. Though forced to live in a small apartment, they loved the city,
it’s historic elegance and their daily strolls along the Seine. In early winter
1992, after an unexpected family inheritance,
Camillo and Lucretia moved to the
wine region of Bordeaux and into a Chateau surrounded by vineyards and lush
countryside.
It was here, on a spring-like winters evening, in a vineyard under a full moon
that the young couple finally consummated their relationship. In the spring six
beautiful puppies were brought into the world. As spring turned into summer, and
the young pups left the den to find homes around the French countryside,
Camillo
and Lucretia were preparing for yet another move, this time to Italy.
Upon the young couples arrival at their Italian villa in the hills of Tuscany,
surrounded by olive groves and more vineyards, they were greeted by a handsome
but jealous Saint Bernard. And so Camillo’s first love, mother of his offspring
and object of his devotion, left him for a Saint Bernard in Florence, Italy.
When a month vacation in the South of France failed to mend his broken heart,
Camillo moved to America. Traveling the East Coast living a transient lifestyle,
he made his way further and further south, until he finally reached Key West.
When he discovered this island at the end of the road, he realized he had
stumbled upon someplace special. Stores, bars and even restaurants welcomed
dogs. He could swim at Dog Beach and walk unleashed through the streets with his
friends. Townspeople greeted him warmly wherever he went, and the local cats
seemed too lazy to budge from their favorite sunning spots as he walked past.
The local Community College even came to know him as a regular art student.
Camillo made Key West his home, and though he would never quite forget his first
love, the list of ladies whose hearts he won grew ever longer. Sylva, Delilah,
Gypsy, Maggie, Griffin, Amber, Luna, Indigo, Summer, Rio, Jojo, Havana, Matty,
and of course Molly.
In 1999, when Camillo was 9 years old, he walked the entire Appalachian Trail
from Georgia to Maine. The Trail covers a distance of approximately 2200 miles
and crosses 14 States. The trip took 5 1/2 months. While hiking he was given the
trail-name “Meatloaf,” and was immortalized in cartoons left in registers and
log books all along the trail.
Remembered affectionately as the
Lazy Dog by those who were closest to him,
Camillo has been the inspiration for a
logo design and
garment company, a
charter boat, two
softball teams, a
running club, a
kayak tour and
rental
business, several
parade floats, the
Lazy Dog Adventure Club and the
Lazy Dog
Island Outfitters & Outdoor Adventure Company.
In the early afternoon of January 29, 2004,
Camillo passed away naturally and
peacefully with his head in his father’s lap. Those who knew him loved him.
Those who loved him miss him. He lives on in spirit through all his canine
friends and members of the
Lazy Dog Mob.
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