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Emily Dickenson was asked who she had for company. She replied "Clouds and a huge dog that my father gave me".
Here , to tune of "The 12 days of Christmas" , is a count of my current company.

I Have for Company

by Pam Green , © 2019

(to tune of "12 Days of Christmas")

For my joy and my comfort
I have for company
Three Bouviers
One Heeler Queen
And a Kelpie who watches TV.

Fox (pink coat), Lady Bug (blue coat), and Velvet on my bed

Fox (rear), Lady Bug (middle), and Velvet (front) on my bed
(probably after returning from a walk on a cold day)

Annie (left) and Murphy (right) in the yard
(their legs are shaved, which looks strange but is an anti-foxtail measure)
(on leash and anchored so that I could position them in same photo frame)

The three Bouvier are Velvet, Annie, and Murphy, all senior dogs and very easy to live with.
The Heeler Queen is Fox The Wicked Queensland, a very dominant bitch and very much a true Heeler.
The Kelpie is Lady Bug, sometimes Lady-Be-Bad. I really should try her on sheep, because if she herded them she would then become "Lady Baa Baa" and if she showed no desire to herd she would become "Lady Baa Bah". She really does watch TV, reacting strongly to any animal, especially to any dog.

Update September 2019 : Murphy passed away 9/02/2019, just a couple months short of his 13th birthday. The rest are still alive and generally healthy, though last year Lady Bug nearly died from Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia and a few months ago Annie lost an eye to glaucoma.

Annie passed away during the night preceeding 10/24/19. Six weeks after Murphy's death, six months after losing her left eye. She had been comfortable and happy until her very sudden death.

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SITE INDEX	BOUVIER	RESCUE	DOG CARE
PUPPY REARING	TRAINING	PROBLEMS	WORKING DOGS
BOOKS	VERSE	IMAGES	MISCELLANEOUS

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Related topics :

Velvet, updated. I had written her early history in 2009, but now it is a decade later.
Fox, the Wicked Queensland, a song about my adored (and wicked) Queensland Heeler bitch, Fox. I have added a MIDI karaoke file that includes a bit of added verse.
"Three Ancient Bouvier Are We" . Written some years ago for senior dogs now long gone, it might apply to Velvet, Annie, and Murphy, all of whom are still in pretty good condition, but "older than they once were and (I hope) younger than they'll be" (as indeed am I myself).
Lady Bug, how she came to me, our life together, a near-fatal illness. photos and verse.
Obituary for Murphy and Leo, deceased Sept 2, 2019. the obituary for Annie, deceased 10/24/19 has been added.

site author Pam Green	copyright 2003
created 3/09/2019	revised 10/26/19
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