Hi Gary , I understand what losing a great dog is like . Border Collies are one of the smartest breeds there is . But they do like to chase . It's one breed I've never had though . I saw the picture . She's awesome ! Did she climb trees and chase shadows ? A friend of ours had one that did .
My wife and I rescue animals of all breeds . We had 21 dogs here at at the peak and are now down to 12 . They come to us as abused , neglected , unhealthy or just unwanted . They all have very unique personalities ( some smile , some wiggle so hard you'd think they'll break their back , some are bona fide clowns and others are to proud to show anything clownish ) and they all get a big bear hug from me daily . Most die of old age here on our place .
Until last Wednesday evening . All the dogs play together and with the cats we also have , pretty much with no problems . Have been for years or as long as they've been with us . They have their little squabbles like any group does though . My dogs range from a Rottweiler to a toy Poodle in size .
I was out of town working last Wednesday and my wife was sleeping ( she works third shift ) . About 6 pm she called to tell me that the dogs woke her up downstairs barking and when she went to yell at them one of the Shelties was dead . My 12 year old male was killed by some of the other dogs . We don't know which ones did it . We know it wasn't the big dogs though . The male Welsch Corgi was covered in blood so it was assumed he started or finished it . He's a young male . The pack instinct takes over in a situation like that so most of them probably were in on it somehow . The Sheltie ( Mick ) was always under my feet when I was fixing breakfast or supper . I miss him more than I thought I would , but I miss most of the dogs that have passed . We spend a lot of time with the mistreated/abused dogs to socialize and train them . We had him for about 10 years after his rescue from a household that went on vacation for two weeks and left him with no food or water chained to the side of the garage in a town near us . The neighbors of these people called us after a week of themselves feeding this little guy and asked us if we could take him . We did and contacted the owners after they got back to tell them we had him . They didn't even know he was gone !
Sorry to burden you with this story . It kind of ruined my week last week . I can say if you do get another dog do not expect the same personality from it . Dogs like yours are few and far between . The shelter is the absolute best place to get a dog . The dog won't forget where it came from and will be a better dog than one raised from a puppy . Over the course of my lifetime I've shared my life with at least 50 dogs , most of whom are ashes on our shelves or buried in the woods behind the house . Right now we are left with 5 horses , 2 mini-mules , 1 blind possum , 18 cats and now 12 dogs . All but two of the dogs live indoors with us . The rest of the animals live outside or in the basement . The basement door is almost always open to allow the cats in and out .
Sorry about the rambling . I have a hard time just saying sorry for your loss . It's hard but I DO understand how it feels . Take care ...Randy
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