Yes I have a dog, a Border Collie to be more precise. A very ancient (by doggie standards) BC - she will be 17 in May. She's deaf, her eyes aren't so good, and she can't do stairs (which means my husband or I carry her up and down the 2 steps off the deck to the back yard several times a day). She also had a run in with "old dog syndrome" which is an inner ear problem that old dogs will sometimes develop (thus the clever name). This means that she tends to get dizzy sometimes.
However, she believes she is in perfectly fine shape. Especially when evening rolls around and it becomes "walk time". On nice days when it's not too cold she can still walk around the block without a problem. It's about 1/4 mile done fairly slowly now. More of an amble than a real walk.
Today it's been snowing all day and things are not only snowy and icy, but most of the sidewalks are still snow covered. This means she can't navigate using the edge of the sidewalk to tell her where she's at.
But I still received that BC stare tonight - sadly looking at me and wondering why I'm being so mean and not taking her out. Even half blind, she has that stare down to a science.
Teresa? My faithful commenter, Teresa? And you didn't tell me you were starting a blog?
Ooohhhh...the humanity! ;-)
Posted by: Donnie | January 27, 2004 at 09:52 AM
Another border collie person! I too have a border collie. Fortunately she's still pretty young. (4 yo) The main drawback to that is when it's snowy and cold outside she still expects us to go out and play with her just as if it were 72 and sunny.
You can see her here if you're interested:
http://www.stillmanvalley.org/border.html
I wish your border collie many more happy years, even if she isn't quite as quick as she once was.
Posted by: JD Mays | January 28, 2004 at 09:38 AM
I've got a border collie, too. She's forever walking around with something in her mouth, requesting that it be thrown frequently and with vigor.
Posted by: Harvey | January 28, 2004 at 09:46 AM
Welcome! You are off to a nice start.
LeeAnn said you were finally coming out
after getting up to speed by commenting on other blogs.
I think that is how most of us got started.
Just keep writing from the heart and they will
continue to visit you.
Posted by: David | January 28, 2004 at 04:27 PM