On Saturday, I went through the horrible experience of having to put my dog, Baylor, to sleep at 9 1/2 years old. It has been the single hardest experience in my 33+ years I have been alive. He was the perfect dog for me. We (me and my girlfriend at the time) got him at the Humane society here in town 9 years ago. Knowing very little about dog breeds, we found out he was most likely a Border Collie and Australian Shepherd mix, possibly having a little Blue Heeler in him as well. Whatever he was, he was the most loyal, energetic, and smartest dog I have ever come across personally (I'm not saying that just because he was my dog, lol
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I'm not just ready to jump out and get another dog just yet, but things are too quiet and depressing for a single guy like me around here and I feel that I will be ready for one quite sooner than I originally expected. So I have come to the conclusion that I would like one of the same breeds as Baylor, hoping that he will be smart and loyal (maybe not quite so energetic, but I won't complain if he is).
How do I go about finding these breeds? I don't have much luck using Google, and I would also like to see the dog rather than having him shipped from somewhere and only getting a picture beforehand. I live in Columbia, MO and can drive a couple of hours or so to find one. I fear that I will have to wait until one just magically pops up at the humane society. That might take longer than I want to wait.
Here is a picture of him at about 1 1/2 years old. I miss you much little buddy
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I'm not just ready to jump out and get another dog just yet, but things are too quiet and depressing for a single guy like me around here and I feel that I will be ready for one quite sooner than I originally expected. So I have come to the conclusion that I would like one of the same breeds as Baylor, hoping that he will be smart and loyal (maybe not quite so energetic, but I won't complain if he is).
How do I go about finding these breeds? I don't have much luck using Google, and I would also like to see the dog rather than having him shipped from somewhere and only getting a picture beforehand. I live in Columbia, MO and can drive a couple of hours or so to find one. I fear that I will have to wait until one just magically pops up at the humane society. That might take longer than I want to wait.
Here is a picture of him at about 1 1/2 years old. I miss you much little buddy
