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i woke up this morning to the sound of my dad digging a grave.
fourteen years ago i was blessed by the best dog i have ever had. my family already had two australian shepherds so this was our third one. i remember my excitement from the moment we picked her out, i was going to make this one mine. as a nine year old girl i was so frustrated trying to train a puppy, but it turned out to be one of the best friendships i have ever known.
i can honestly say i couldn't have asked for more from her. very obedient, but hated being on a leash. she was so much like me, she would never run away but didn't like to be tied down. my mom also said she complained just like me too, because when she was hungry she would bark at the back door until she was fed.
i remember the first time we took her camping and she jumped right in the river. and our car rides where she would put her wet nose on the window and my brother and i would say she was drawing pictures for us. then there was the time that she herded like 30 cattle across a river even though it was the first time in her life she had ever seen a cow.
she was there through the good and the bad and everything in between. i always felt extremely connected with her and very protected.
on sunday when i was washing my car she was so happy we ran up and down the driveway together. i knew i wouldn't get very many more moments like that, but i cherish the memories i do have with her.
fourteen years ago i was blessed by the best dog i have ever had. my family already had two australian shepherds so this was our third one. i remember my excitement from the moment we picked her out, i was going to make this one mine. as a nine year old girl i was so frustrated trying to train a puppy, but it turned out to be one of the best friendships i have ever known.
i can honestly say i couldn't have asked for more from her. very obedient, but hated being on a leash. she was so much like me, she would never run away but didn't like to be tied down. my mom also said she complained just like me too, because when she was hungry she would bark at the back door until she was fed.
i remember the first time we took her camping and she jumped right in the river. and our car rides where she would put her wet nose on the window and my brother and i would say she was drawing pictures for us. then there was the time that she herded like 30 cattle across a river even though it was the first time in her life she had ever seen a cow.
she was there through the good and the bad and everything in between. i always felt extremely connected with her and very protected.
on sunday when i was washing my car she was so happy we ran up and down the driveway together. i knew i wouldn't get very many more moments like that, but i cherish the memories i do have with her.