I am Macy Sprinkles Duris, and I am studio assistant to artist Heather Duris. The Durises adopted me from a shelter nine years ago when Mom fell for the “we’re painting the kennels and need to clear out the shelter for a couple of weeks” ploy by the Lawrence Humane Society here in Lawrence, Kansas. I am an English Setter, and I love to hunt. From Mom’s studio, I keep watch over the open backyard which is a playground for squirrels, rabbits, coyotes, deer and bobcats. Sometimes Mom yells when I bark suddenly, saying that I made her heart stop, but I am just warning her that various animals are running amok out there.
Keeping an eye on backyard critters from the comfort of Mom’s studio.
As for the origins of my name, Mom explains it this way: “Our two girls were ages 9 and 6 when we adopted Macy and they loved her spots and wanted to name her ‘Sprinkles,’ but my husband planned to run with Macy and didn’t want to have to call out that name in front of his running friends, LOL.” I go by Macy most of the time — unless some naughtiness requires the use of my full name to get my full attention, like when I’m dashing back and forth across Mom’s studio to get a better look out the window (birds! squirrels!) and her artwork is in the way.
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I am Macy Sprinkles Duris, and I am studio assistant to artist Heather Duris. The Durises adopted me from a shelter nine years ago when Mom fell for the “we’re painting the kennels and need to clear out the shelter for a couple of weeks” ploy by the Lawrence Humane Society here in Lawrence, Kansas. I am an English Setter, and I love to hunt. From Mom’s studio, I keep watch over the open backyard which is a playground for squirrels, rabbits, coyotes, deer and bobcats. Sometimes Mom yells when I bark suddenly, saying that I made her heart stop, but I am just warning her that various animals are running amok out there.
Keeping an eye on backyard critters from the comfort of Mom’s studio.
As for the origins of my name, Mom explains it this way: “Our two girls were ages 9 and 6 when we adopted Macy and they loved her spots and wanted to name her ‘Sprinkles,’ but my husband planned to run with Macy and didn’t want to have to call out that name in front of his running friends, LOL.” I go by Macy most of the time — unless some naughtiness requires the use of my full name to get my full attention, like when I’m dashing back and forth across Mom’s studio to get a better look out the window (birds! squirrels!) and her artwork is in the way.
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