This is Sam. I got her as a pup in 2000.
She always came at a run if you called her. She would bounce like a puppy with excitement when she saw you and would nudge at your hand for a pat. She never jumped up and got you dirty.
She was great with the kids. They loved her and she let them pull her hair and pat her with a thump. Blue calls all dogs 'Sam' and tells them to 'sit' because of her.
She loved the water and would always swim, even when I thought it was too cold. She loved rounding up the horses, chickens and possums, but never worked stock in a way which would be useful.
She was scared of thunder and would come inside during a storm even though she was strictly an outside dog. In this house she could open the front door and would let herself in with the first distant rumble of thunder and would be found under my sewing table.
She will be missed. A lot.
She looks like a beautiful dog Becky.
ReplyDeleteit's always surprisingly painful to lose an animal isn't it? ... Sam's probably rounding up all manner of things now! my best wishes x
ReplyDeleteRIP Sam
ReplyDeletethinking of you Becky xxx
So sorry Becky - lovely pictures to help you remember.
ReplyDeleteOh Beckey, when you said 2000 - i just knew this post wasn't going to end well, darling puppies, 10 years is pretty much as fantastic as you'll get. Best wishes to your family, i bet Sam was such a big part of it!! We've been there, wtih a German Shepherd born the week we got married, he was our first child, heart breaking. Love Posie
ReplyDeleteThinking of you Becky.
ReplyDeleteRIP Sam.
I am so sorry Becky and family. She looks like such a beautiful doggy. We lost our Pixie not long ago and wow they were similar looking. Thinking of you. X
ReplyDeleteOh no. I'm so sorry. This is awful...I am thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the loss of your beautiful Sam. xxx
ReplyDeleteThis makes me cry - I totally understand your hurt at losing your friend. My Stella was a Boxer that we brought out from England. She was only 7 when we lost her 2 years ago - I still shed a tear for her.
ReplyDeleteDarls, so sorry to hear she died. She was such a happy, laughing dog and I know that she meant so much to you.
ReplyDeleteI know fist hand from our very recent loss of our much loved 16 year old Berry, how hard it is to recover from such real grief & loss.
ReplyDeleteYou only have to look to your family for support they are the best cure.