[SWTXBelle]

Just yesterday my mom took in a dog that wasn't being abused, per se. He was fed (not enough - he's very skinny), but that was about it. He's been left largely to his own devices . He's a 7 month old border collie. If you know border collies, you know they are very intelligent and need "work" to do - if they don't have it, they invent it. Poor Spark is so sweet - but scared of his own shadow. Luckily, he and my boxer Kaiser are great buds. Kaiser is showing him the ropes, and Spark seems to be relaxing a little bit.
I waited years to get my dog - waited until I had the time to give to a puppy, and researched breeds so I knew what I was getting into with a boxer. I bought him from a family - and I got to see his mom, his aunt, and some cousins. He came from a home much like the one he would have with us. My daughter had actually wanted a border collie, but I knew I didn't have the time to train and work with one like I should. What was the guy who bought Spark thinking, indeed.