08.30.08
The loss of a dear friend Skye
Yesterday my close friend Emily lost her beloved Skye. I have posted her memorial here. Skye was such a wonderful dog and he’ll be missed by all who knew him. He’s herding the sheep now while he waits to be reunited someday with Emily.
IN MEMORIUM
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February 10, 1995 – August 29, 2008
It is with a heavy heart that I write to tell you that I lost my beloved Skye. I fell in love with Skye the first time I saw him, at age 4 weeks. That never changed. Skye was my gentleman – rock stable. He was my companion, my best friend, a source of courage to continue on in spite of adversity. He was responsible for major changes in my life. Without Skye I wouldn’t have met so many people I now consider friends, and I would have been much the poorer for it. Skye was my first agility dog – now I own a building full of agility equipment. Skye was my first herding dog – now I have a barn full of sheep. He was always willing to work at anything I asked. He did a little obedience, a lot of agility – but his first love was sheep. At six months of age he first saw sheep, dashed out, gathered them together and held them to the fence. He would find sheep wherever they were hidden, no matter how far away, and bring them in fast and furiously. He never quite understood the concept of pace – but he always got the work done, mostly in spite of me. To this day a ewe has never stood him. Skye approaches and the most stubborn sheep turns and trots off, as if to say “Sorry, Sir, I really didn’t mean it. I’ll do anything you say.” He still turned a ewe two days ago – and I still had a hard time calling him off his sheep. Now he has gone to join his best friend Red, and the two of them will happily gather all the sheep in Heaven. God speed, my love.
