A New Day

Before the Move

Before the Move

Animals know, all animals know when something is different to their routine, especially if one is connected to you like Seven is with me. I was not only moving from my home of 18 years but I was discarding the majority of what I had collected for the past 68 years. I reduced it all …

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Seven is Different

Seven is Different

Seven is totally different in many ways from any other Border Collie that has shared their life with me. Yes he is a typical BC that needs a purpose, whether it is to herd sheep or any animal that shares their space.  Before our big move (more about that later) his job was to ensure …

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The Beginning

The Beginning

Many many moons ago while staying at a wonderful drovers inn in the Brecon Beacons I began talking with a local farmer. My interest in Border Collies had only just begun and I asked him many questions.  He thought it was amusing that the dogs he and his family had been using for generations to …

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i’m still here

i’m still here

wow, mum has been really busy and has not been keeping you up to date. i apologize on her behalf! i like it lthough cos we are outside digging in the garden a lot. well mum is and i am trying to help. there is this huge pile of dirt that someone brought over and …

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new friends, digging and lots more

new friends, digging and lots more

it’s been awhile but as smart as i am, i am unable to master the keyboard to tell you updates, so i have to trust my mum to do this for me. this is what it would be if i was typing. ,lvgfrknjdmkhbv bhn mn  v bfvghjnbgjnbhhbnh as you can see it makes no sense. …

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bells, poop and cars

bells, poop and cars

the bell thing is working but i still forget to ring it sometimes. my mum makes me ring it even though we are at the door all ready to go outside. i don’t enderstand why becasue she knows we are going outside. so i humour her and ring the bell. wonder if i will ever …

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chuck update

chuck update

remember chuck? i do. he’s my brother that stayed with his mum and dad and his human mum and dad.  well my first human mum sent my human mum an update on chuck. he’s getting really big just like me and i bet he’s getting into all sorts of mischief just like me. we are …

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ears and a new friend

ears and a new friend

obviously i am growing very very fast. first my new teeth which hurt me a lot and now my ears. one ear is now standing up straight most of the time, so i am definitely not a barbie collie! my mum and her friends think it’s really cute. can someone explain to me what cute …

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teething

teething

yesterday i was drooling, did not want to eat very much. all i wanted to do was sleep which is not like a growing border collie puppy.  my mum says i am teething.  i think that means that i am growing bigger teeth. i did not like it when she touched one side of my …

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i am not a barbie collie

i am not a barbie collie

you may wonder what a barbie collie is. i did too. a barbie collie is a border collie who is a show dog. not a border collie that works, not a border collie that is the best companion ever, not a border collie that competes in herding trials but a show dog. the kind of …

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