Obituary: Daisy Judkins, 15 (that’s roughly 80 in dog years)

Daisy Judkins died peacefully in her sleep in the lap of her human, Larry Judkins, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. She was adopted by Mr. Judkins on July 25, 2009, when she was nine or 10 months old.

Realizing that obedience school would be a lost cause, she immediately went to work as a newshound for The Valley Mirror newspaper in Willows. After she and her human ended their association with that publication, she became part of the two-mammal team of The Glenn County Observer.

Daisy’s hobbies included biting the shins of attorneys, attacking the boots of retired sheriff’s deputies, and demanding to go outside just as the news was about to begin on TV. She was a master of the art of becoming a moving obstacle course whenever her human walked through the house.

A highly spiritual dachshund, she was a firm believer in the power of bark. The number of mail carriers, package delivery persons, and other nefarious individuals who heard Daisy’s yapping and then abandoned their schemes of breaking into the homes of her human is estimated to be in the hundreds.

She is survived by her human, Larry Judkins; various other human relatives and friends, most notably Richard, Robert, Julia, Donna, and Sara Inés; her dog-pal, Ruby; and her longtime cat-pal, Willis.

No services are planned.