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Oh my poor, sweet, neurotic dog. It has only been a few days since I looked into those pale blue eyes for the last time as we sent you along ahead of us. I hope you are somewhere running as fast as you can, herding for the shepherd of us all. I hope there is a park and a lake, where you can play in the water. I hope there is plenty of bread for you to eat. Whoever heard of a dog whose favorite food was bread?<\/p>\n

In Winter, when you had your full, perfect blue merle coat and skirt, I thought you were the most beautiful dog I have ever seen. When I would look out the window and see you on patrol, tirelessly walking the fenceline, sometimes with Cat-Cat in tow, I felt loved and protected by you. You made Kimberly feel safe, when I was away. You were a good girl.<\/p>\n

Thunderstorms and fireworks were a challenge, I admit. So many times, at the first sound of thunder, we would race to the backyard only to find it was too late. Your instincts had already kicked-in and you were up and over the six-foot privacy fence like it wasn’t even there on your way to\u00c2\u00a0gather a herd that you didn’t have. And goodness dog, could you run\u00c2\u00a0as far and fast as the wind -\u00c2\u00a0fifteen miles once. But that’s how far you would\u00c2\u00a0go to protect your herd, isn’t it?<\/p>\n

You didn’t particularly care for men or children, but I was pleased that you became friends with the Fluhr brothers. You seemed to enjoy their Wednesday night visits. That meant a lot to me. Most of all though, you were Cat-Cat’s best friend. The two of you played together so often that we even took to calling you Dog-Dog. I’ll never forget Cat-Cat sitting next to you and cleaning your face on that last morning, when you were so sick. I believe he must have known something was wrong. We have been giving him extra attention\u00c2\u00a0since last Thursday and we promise to take good care of him for you.<\/p>\n

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We all miss you very much. Oh, my heart is broken, you stupid, stupid\u00c2\u00a0dog.<\/p>\n

Godspeed, blue eyes.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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