Then and Now...

(This first photo is one Darcy took with her camera!)



















Last night I ran across some photos I had taken last March a few days after we brought home two stray puppies. The one we found a home for is the spitting image of a border collie and has proven to be a real natural for herding cattle. In his new home, he helps bring the cows in and gathers the strays...having learned to do this with almost no training at all! He also herds the two youngest members in that family of six! Meanwhile, we kept the girl pup and named her "Rivendell". (Known to the grandparents next door as "Rip and Tear", though!) She is finally beginning to outgrow her puppy proclivity for chewing things up (thankfully!) and she has grown into the most vigilant guard dog of our three dogs. She also is the most closely attached to us. (All three dogs are loyal and so affectionate...but, Rivie, even as a pup has been so closely attentive to our every move and nuance. She is the first to see us coming when we return home, the first to race to greet us. She WATCHES us intently and sticks to us like glue. She is quick to jump between us and anything she feels might present a danger to us. She is a joy to have around.)




(Okay, I had to post a picture, too, of the pup (Rohan) that we placed with another family!)