CopperBeech
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- A Welsh man lost in England
Always worked on the basis that any working dog is due it’s retirement time here. And retirement usually means “the dog who brings sheep too and from the holding Croft’s”
I know of 1 person who gave away their 11 year old bitch as she couldn’t manage the moor any longer to someone they thought of as a “friend”. That dog was next seen at a sheepdog sale in Wales and was sold. The fellas son went round too see the “friend” one night and pointed out what a twunt he was and what he’d do too him if he ever set foot on their farm again.
We currently have twelve dogs at the house / yard. Any dog that makes it as far as retirement has earned their place, they dont owe me anything at all. Theres an old lurcher here who's half blind and very cantankerous, who's two roles in life now consist of being my other half jogging partner and wandering the house yard as our guard dog. The other old girl is my main collie, currently ten years old and slowly starting to struggle, she's the best dog I've owned and one of the best dogs I've ever seen (trialling dogs included), can still work 1000 ewes or a couple thousand store lambs and know every part of the job inside out. Sadly never managed to get a pup from her, but she comes everywhere with me, we went to Devon looking at store lambs today. Everyone who meets her loves her and anyone would take her home. But she will live her life out here, have anything she could ever need and I am not ashamed to say I will cry like a small child and go into full on mourning when she goes.