Meet My Faithful Sidekick--the Queen B.
Given my January 7 post about horse people who are dog people, and seeing as how I just ran across this photo, I thought I'd introduce you to my faithful 12-pound sidekick, Miss Button B. Barksalot--Schipperke companion, watchdog, and roadtrip buddy extraordinaire. Here, she's got her doggy-bag and best bone packed and ready, waiting to go somewhere with me in the dually.At home, during my wordworking hours, the B-dog snoozes under my desk--except when it's time to sound the alarm over the UPS or FedEx drivers, who're generally the only other people I see after Ed leaves for his job in town. Of course, she goes on the regular walks up to the barn throughout the day, and so does Squeeker, aka Squeeker J. McFuzzy. He's Schipperke No. 2. (I'll have to give him his very own blog spot someday. But in the meantime, he appears in the tractor-snow digout photo from a few posts back.)
On road trips, Button B. never lets me out of her sight. She ran off and got lost overnight on a camping trip, back in her puphood days, and seems never to have forgotten it. I've often wished she could tell me her impressions of being lost, out alone in strange woods--cuz they sure did give her the closest thing to humility that a Schipperke could accept. (You've heard of the big-dog-in-little-dog-body concept? Any self-respecting 'kee accepts that as Code of the Breed.)
So here she is--this horse gal's other kind of four-legged friend.
posted by Juli Thorson @ 4:39 PM
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My sidekick is a 5yr old blue heeler named cory. She is my selfapointed bodyguard and is constantly in my shadow whether its riding in the back of the truck or sitting at my feet under the computer desk. Even though she's smaller than most cattle dogs(being the runt) she would take on the world for me. I love your articles and blog, keep'em coming.
My dog buddy is a Border Collie named Nick, and I am privledged to drive his truck. He would go into hell itself to defend me!
Can't beat a good dog friend!
Juli! I found you after all these years! Hey, My five Jack Russells LIVE to bark at our horses through the fence. But once they get out in pasture with them, they're off in their own world of digging, running and playing! Floyd, my 18-yr.-old JRT, still likes to sniff out back, even though he is nearly blind and deaf.-Candace Taylor, Rio Linda, CA
My best doggie friend is my Pomeranian Jazmin and although she enjoys trips up to the barn every now and then, she much prefers to lounge in the yard with the wind blowing through her hair. If you pick her up to let the horses sniff her, she tries to bite their noses!
We also have two rescue dogs - one looks like a flat coated retriever and the other is a black lab. The lab goes with my husband to work every day at the resort where he is in charge of the horse program. Everyone loves her and one month she even got votes for Employee of the Month! LOL!
Candace--
The world seems to have shrunk. Or something.
Hope you're well.
My best friend is my German Sheperd, named Sherman. He would do anything for me and have fun doing it, he does have a bit of prey drive and has gotted kicked a few times but he learned !! He is also my therapy dog, He goes to work with me to visit the residents at the assisted living center for Altzheimers patients. He truly makes their day!
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