This weekend while walking Bo & Floyd, a young border collie/bernese mountain dog (my guess, of course) stray hooked up with us. I've never seen him in the neighborhood before and he was SO skinny and dirty, also very nervous but desperately wanting to play with us. He followed us home and Bo & Floyd let him into the yard, where he stayed all day. I put up signs around the neighborhood, but so far, no one has called to claim him. We think he may have been dumped, as that happens often in the rural neighborhood that we live in (an atrocity that I can't even fathom, but that's a story for another day). We gave him a bath, some Advantage (he was COVERED in ticks) and a nice big meal and he's like a new dog! We've named him Ripley in the hopes that he will become our third forever dog. He's a darling boy and VERY affectionate. He looks to be about 6 months old and not fixed. If no one comes to claim him by the end of the week, I'm going to take him to get fixed, chipped and get his shots. If someone does come to claim him, they're going to get a stern talking-to about the values of collars and tags and how to take care of a dog!! =) I will post photos soon...as soon as I can get him to hold still!!
Jenn in CA