Water dog!

Turns out, I'm a water dog.

We went to the Farm this weekend and got to play in the big pond. I did my usual bit of followin' Limerick around to try to get his toy and he went into the water and I followed right in after him! Boy, was he surprised! He didn't know I could swim, so he was a bit shocked to see me there.

Come to think of it, I didn't know I could swim. I was just a little speck of a pup last summer and I don't remember swimmin' as a wee tyke of only a few weeks. And all my other memories include the water being hard enough to walk on. So I must just be a natural at this whole swimmin' thing.

The Boss Lady said that Limerick might have actually been trying to get away from me when he went into the water, but I don't believe that. We're Best Buds! Limerick just doesn't know that yet.

Here I am swimmin' out to meet him:



And here I am takin' the toy from him:


The Boss Lady said it was nice to have a car full of tired, wet dogs for the ride home!

Breckin, Dog of Hidden Talents

Pssst...

I have a few secrets to tell....turns out, I actually *do* like to play fetch. I've been playin' fetch for weeks now with the Boss Lady's dad whenever he and I hang out...but don't tell the Boss Lady - I don't want to hurt her feelings. See, I only like to play fetch when there are no other dogs around. When other dogs join in the game, I would much rather herd them.... Poor Boss Lady, she's been tryin' for months now to get me interested in fetch...silly human.

And the other big thing I have to tell you is the sky 'sploded tonight! The Boss Lady said they were "fye-er-werks" or something like that. I thought they were just plain annoyin' at first...but then I realized they were a GOOD thing. See, the Boss Lady had just given us our meals a little bit before the sky 'sploded and we hadn't gotten a chance to finish them yet. Once the sky started 'splodin' Dublin and Limerick got scared and ran up onto the porch to beg the Boss Lady to let them in.

*snort*

Silly dogs! The Boss Lady quickly let them in and then she called for me. Ha! I wasn't scared at ALL. I was using my head and took the opportunity to run over and finish off Dublin and Limerick's food. So the sky was 'sploding...no big deal. I had much more important things on my mind.

~Breckin the Brilliant

Tela wants YOU...

to look at how cute she is! and how much fun she can be! and that even though she looks like a giant Chihuahua... She plays just like a border collie!

Tela will be six years old in June and has LOTS of FUN left in her! She IS a purebred border collie in case there was any question!

If you are looking for a special fun companion please check out her full bio at www.nebcr.org

Layne plays with the jolly ball

Hi! I'm Layne and I like to play with the Jolly Ball! And I also like to hang out with my friends!

I'm pretty cute, if I do say so myself! My foster momma says everybody's gonna want me to come home with them, but I'm gonna be choosy about who I want to go home with! Maybe it will be you . . .

Miss Lovely Layne

I graduated!

Hi, it's me, Zoey. I'm wearing my graduation bandana today!

I have been going to this fun class where my foster mom lets me eat llloootttsss of yummy treats. All I have to do to get the treats is sit, lay down, touch her hand with my nose, stay in different positions, not jump on people and whip my head around when she says my name.

Oh, and my favorite game is 'leave it'. I DON'T eat a treat that she throws on the ground, so then she FEEDS ME a better one! It's the best game ever. Here I am demonstrating my 'down' and 'leave it'.

I was definitely nervous each week when I entered the building (because I'm shy) but I got more and more relaxed each time. Foster mom feeds me a treat if I look at scary new people and dogs. Weird, but it relaxes me. She says I still need to practice all these skills in different places, but I did great on my graduation night. Now I get to be a couch potato on Monday nights again, yay! -Zoey

Weekends!

Here I am walking on water! It's great fun. There is a lot of wide open spaces out here and I can run and run and run. I'm really fast! The only thing stopping me from running forever is the darn long leash that I have to drag. I'm told it's for my own safety.

This is my foster sister, Kenzie. She's annoying. She loves to chase me when I am running, which would be o.k. if she didn't try to nip me all the time! Guess that is something that a lot of border collies do!

And here I am as my foster mom's co-pilot. I may not be a purebred border collie, but I'm as smart as one! I even tested for and passed my Canine Good Citizen test! And yesterday at "school," I was used as the "tester dog" for other dogs that were trying to get their CGC!

Snowy Zoey!

Hi, I'm Zoey, making my debut here on the foster dog blog....weeee!!! It's March 2nd and we got another giant snowstorm! I had a blast this morning running around with my foster brothers and sister. My obedience class got cancelled for tonight, but I'll probably be too tired by then anyway!

Here's a video of me playing chase with my foster brother, Marsh:

My foster mom says I'm hard to photograph because I'm always zooming around like this:

Thanks for reading my first blog. Gotta go inside and warm up now!

-Zoey