This morning I received the usual early morning call which we've come to expect, asking to go out. On coming downstairs though it was apparent this wasn't the usual call at all and it was painfully obvious that Sue and I had to take the decision.
Sheba came to the Trust in 1999 having been rescued from a very isolated farm in Wales. No one knew her history but she was the most scared dog I think I've ever seen but had no aggression at all. Sue and I fell for her straight away and she came home with us a couple of weeks after arriving. At the time we didn't live at the centre and it took three months before she felt confident in moving around the house - let alone the garden.
Over the years her confidence has improved and although she remained wary of new experiences and loved a set routine it was good to see her happily running around a field or the seaside (she loved our trips to Barmouth on Boxing Day). Her behaviour in this way taught me so much about collies like this. Taffy our other collie certainly helped her confidence and her little ways in rounding him up - but usually only when it was night time - will always bring a smile to my face.
It still has to be business as usual and I'm sure Sheba would have expected nothing else in order to help more of the collies who are so in need of the Trust.
Bye Sheba, Ben & Sue
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