Violet is a keen rescuer of stray dogs - here are some of the castle's most famous residents ...
Jack -1961 -1973
"First Olymic bob sleigh dog to win Bronze - never complained about the friction burns ..
A true hero"
Jerome 1981-1990
"Won at the fun-fair -
he loved Mabel's cakes ..forever hungry, never forgotton"
Sleepy 1942 -1953
"He loved lying by the fire until he was cindered"
Leica 11 1951 -1955
"All that we recovered from the rocket - he is with the stars now"
1956 -1964
"Crackers - always wagging his docked tail"
Dennis 1984 - ?
The black sheep who got away ...
Tiny 2000 -2007
"His three legs never failed him - Go Champ"
Celine 1965 - 1976
"She lived to love"