SheltieTales

On Saturday, the day after we returned from being away for three weeks, a Sheltie named Bernard (can you imagine?) was relinquished to us. Barbara had been talking with Bernard’s “people” for almost a month, asking them to hang onto him until we got back into town.

The woman who had Bernard had recently acquired a [...]

And here’s yet another from the recycledshelties mailing list:

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named ‘Lucky.’ Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. [...]

Here’s something else that recently came around on the recycledshelties mailing list:

ONE BY ONE …

Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.
Way past his time, he can’t run and play.
Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.

A little old man, arthritic and sore,
It seems I am not wanted anymore.
I once had a [...]