Come see big red. Dr. Karen Thompson of Virginia was kind enough to have a five minute video of Red taken this weekend and she sent it to me this morning. Red is coming to the farm June 25th looks like, a good friend is going to make the long drive and pick him up. We hope to have to some sheep soon after that, and it will be a pleasure to work with Red, an astounding working dog with a rich history – he’s from Ireland. A new dog is a big deal here, and we are excited. I told Karen he will have the best home in the world for a border collie – work every day, woods to run around in, and a chance to ride along anywhere he wants. Here’s the video: Red At Work.

Dogs enter our lives and mark our passages. Red is a different kind of dog than Rose, coming at a different point in life. I am eager to meet him, work with him and write about him. With Lenore and Frieda, I will have a great line-up of dogs, each doing different things in different ways. Got to have a long talk with Frieda about acceptance.