thank you, everyone, for your wonderful dog stories.

Life is strange, you know? For the last few months I have felt quite guilty that we aren't spending enough time doing stuff with our two wonderful border collies. Our lives are busy with working full time, riding many more hours and kilometers than we ever have before, and socializing to an extent we haven't before. We're having more fun than we ever had, but it's hard to find time to buy groceries or do laundry, let alone take the kids out for a walk...

After reading all of your stories and comments, I have a renewed sense of gratitude for the love our dogs have given us, a greater appreciation for their amazingly good behaviour especially considering they aren't getting the amount of activity this breed ought to, and I'm having a bit of a sentimental moment as I think about how they were there for me through my illness - both as a responsibility that kept me moving and helped stoke my will to get better, and as comfort through the most difficult days.

No matter how I look at it, though, I can't imagine life without them. The vet bills, sleep interruptions, and guilty looks notwithstanding...

Follow your heart. You will know when you're ready and when it's the right dog for you.

I'm sending loads of butterflies now, ones that will help you decide, and ones that will surround the furbaby that is the perfect match for you!

Hugs, too,
~T~