Poor Fate has to sit by the gate for the next several days, she sprained or pulled a muscle in her right foot and she is barred from running or working. She is very unhappy with us and is good at projecting misery. She’s not getting back in at least until Monday, providing her leg heals quickly. Otherwise, to the vet and hundreds of dollars of tests like to show nothing and many pills likely to do nothing.

Is there anything sadder than a border collie who can’t work?