The Adventures of Nell, new dogs, and learning the routine.

This week I learned the summer routine. It begins with a busy morning; dogs go out, food goes into bowls, dogs come in, and crates need cleaned. The second time the dogs go out, we check to see which dogs need baths. The third rotation is primarily time for the dogs to play and get trained... a bit more relaxed than trying to do four things at once.

We had two new dogs come in this week. Rocky and Skyler were two beautiful border collie mixes that came from a kill shelter and were on death row. Unfortunately, the two dogs were flea infested and Skyler was a bit too timid, border lining on fear. Rocky was put into the Classic Service Dog Network program and Skyler was put up for adoption.

This weeks "get to know a doggy" post is about Nell, one of the dogs permanently staying at Border Collie Rescue. Nell is a very energetic border collie that has had two litters of puppies. She loves to play with balls, Frisbees, and cats. A few days ago she had an encounter with a one-eyed cat named Socks. If I could see what was going on in her head during this situation, it would look something like this:

"Yay! Abby, you're here, you're here, you're here! I get to go out, like, outside! Open the door, open the door, ooh, a tail (chases own tail until I open the door). Yes! I'm free! Here I come fence...(jumps fence). And...Abby is calling me, turn around, turn around, faster...and that was a circle...and I almost tripped...OMG...(quickly stops in tracks). We meet again...CATTT (slowly begins stalking the cat). Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum (Nell's theme song). And...I...Gotchya! Wow...ok...so your a bit faster than I gave you credit for. I won't make that mistake again (begins stalking slowly). You are my nemesis. I will never forget how you dirty the ground I prance upon...OHMYGOD ABBYHASFOOD!!!!