Abbey

I haven't really mentioned this girl yet. She is a very special dog and comes with a story as do almost all of my dogs. She is Ivy's littermate and the one I picked out of the litter of 4. When I went to Shalimar's house (the breeder), all of the pups were in the whelping box. Abbey was the first one out of the box and came running to me and jumped on me. So maybe I should say Abbey picked me and it was love at first site. I took her home and was quite shocked to be bringing a puppy home as Devin was only about 14 months old.

After about 2 months, I realized that Abbey was a bit much to handle since Devin was young and mobile and Carac was till young and annoying. Abbey loved to chase anything that moved and bite it which meant Devin. Devin thought it was fun, I didn't. It was very stressful; especially, having just dealt with alot of Carac's behavioral problems. I started to think maybe Abbey needed to go to a home that had more time to deal with her energy and needs.

I found her a good home and sadly said good bye.

About a year later, the guy who adopted her called me and said he was moving to an apartment that didn't permit dogs and he could not keep Abbey. She was about 18 months old at this point. I told him I would come pick her up and find her a home through Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue. I had every intention of fostering her until we could find her a proper place to live.

That was 6 years ago and she is still here :) She is a wonderful girl but she's crazy. Really! I have to go to the agility building to teach so I need to stop here but will be writing more about this girl.