Yuki girl is staying over for a couple nights. I love having her here because she adds her own spice to this family. She is a border collie mix, around 5 or 6 years old. She is a great combination of sassiness and affection. She has this persistent way about her on the trails runs- she will find a stick, pinecomb, or ball and get you to pick it up and throw it no matter what. I will even say to myself “no more, I am done.”, then 2 minutes later, I am throwing it for her. It is the way she looks at me- she places the stick in front of her, then lays down right in front of it and waits so purely and patiently.
Now, here at home, at 9:30 pm, she is layed out on her bed, head hung over the side. She looks like a little girl, all curled up , ready for a nighttime story. Every time I get up, she slowly raises her head just to check in to see if any new action is necessary. After all, she is a border collie- always ready to be called in for work.
What I love about her- is her fortitude and resolve. She is a little girl in a mighty package. Size does not matter here, presence does. her attitude tells other dogs ” I mean business.” She is quite fearless, and yet elegant in her dog social skills. She lets other dogs get her ball even if she is in fast flight toward it, and at the same time= raises her lip when a dog bumps too hard into her. She communicates with graceful skill. I love this girl.