Pete lifted his grizzled head to examine the faces of all outgoing customers, just to be sure he didn't miss his person-of-importance. He turned down my offer of a treat, sighing as his head sank back to a rest. Not Christie...why give precious attention to a person who is leaving? No. She's not Christie.
Not being Christie is mainly what I remember from Ukiah, Oregon.
sweet, sweet, loyal pup...
ReplyDeleteAaahhh, poor Pete. I hope Christie comes soon.
ReplyDeleteIt's a such a sweet story about a loyal dog. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
Man and dog fall in love. Man falls out of love. Dog doesn't. Bye bye man.
ReplyDeleteWhat a loyal darling. I suspect that Christie is a good person.
ReplyDeleteAww...what a wonderful story. I too have an aging border collie mix, and he's been the most loyal dog.
ReplyDeleteOh my, what a precious story. Such loyalty and that looks like one of those working shepherds who are so loyal to one person.
ReplyDeletetwg: Isn't he a sweet ol' boy?
ReplyDeleteRebecca: I think he had to wait for hours. But he was committed to doing so.
Cuban: Thank you. I also like the way you write vignettes.
Ellen: Ha. That's a perfect summary of the situation.
Hilary: I think I met her for a second, and she was certainly that. I think she came out and brought me a Pepsi.
Linda: I have a soft spot for all old dogs, but I can imagine that you have one especially for old border collies. :)
Tabor: He does have that look to him, and given that we were in ranching country you probably hit the nail on the head. A working dog.
Don't you wish you could have met Christie? You know she was an amazing person to be so loved by Pete.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat trip! Will have to make plans with Eugene son to visit these places. Hope Pete's still there when we go and that we get to meet Christie!
ReplyDeleteGA, I agree! I bet she's a really good person. And I imagine she loves this old dog equally/
ReplyDeletePauline, pretty sure The Thicket will still be there for you. And likely so will Christie and Pete, whose names I actually changed when writing this.
What we are not is sometimes more important than what we are. Also, I love Ellen's comment!
ReplyDeleteHe looks so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteStephanie, I was envious of Christie for a minute there, after being rejected by her dog. But I quickly came around to the realization that I would not trade places. Then I got in the car & left.
ReplyDeleteLL: A peaceful, focused old dog.
This is why I love dogs so much: their complete and utter devotion. Great post and a well-deserved POTW!!! Congrats, Kerry!
ReplyDeleteMe too. That's why dogs are the best. Thank you.
DeleteThanks TWG!
ReplyDeleteOh, this tugs at my heart! Lucky Christie, to have such a devoted friend. Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara!
DeleteSo sweet. I love how you presented the story.
ReplyDeleteThanks, BF. It's funny how a couple of pics and maybe 10 sentences is close to my limit of story-telling. I could never write a book. I would write 400 pages and then look at it and subtract 375. It would end up being 3 chapters. A start. A middle. An end. Not a book.
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