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"The dog and I share a lot in common. In this blog, I talk through him a bit. I'm just looking for somewhere to say a bit and I guess that this is as good a spot as anywhere. As in my first post, the old blue dog is 12, going on 13 in April 2006. He has been a true and faithful friend for all of those years. I don't know how long he will be around, but he has been living at home (really a dog retirement home) for the past three years and is really thriving with less running and just genrally taking it more easy. He looks very well and for the first time in his life is actually putting on weight.

 

He is an Australian Cattle Dog. They are usually blue or red and he is blue. It's actually a mix of white hair and dark hair but looks bluey/grey. It's also called blue merle. He has tan/ginger paws, chest and jowls and on the inside of his legs as well. It all complements the blue well and there are small patches of white throughout. He is from working stock and that is the reason he is such a tough little bugger. Like a cat, he has had many live and I don't think he has many left.

 

In addition to the old dog, we have a younger pure bred bitch that is 8 years old. She is basically a loveable fool. She is clumbsy, akward and a bit soft, but has a heart of gold. where the old dog doesn't care for food, this old girl will eat anything she can get her mouth around. She has had hind leg troubles for all of her life but has compensated by being very powerful in her front legs and shoulders.

 

Typical cattle dogs they are both stick and ball-a-holics and swim like fish. Generally they are great to have aroung and are very faithful and territorial of the home patch."