Happy Holidays!

 I can’t believe how quickly 2024 has passed, only one day left of this year and we will be celebrating the arrival of 2025.  We ended this year with so many new titles, and some wonderful memories, but 2024 also brought sad times with the loss of our sweet Kori.  

For 2024 I brought back a tradition of bringing the collies to a local Nursing Home, to watch a Lassie movie with the residents.  Unfortunately only one other Therapy team were available to join us this year.  One year I was able to get 8 collies, it was so much fun!  But I am so grateful to Finn and his partner, Steve, for making time during the busy holiday season to join us.  Steve just recently had Finn tested to become a therapy collie, his wife had done visits with Finn a few years ago, before COVID.  

Finn is a collie I bred 8 years ago, he is the littermate of my Maizie and Sophie, which makes him Addi’s uncle.  He is also one of Kori’s sons.  It always makes me smile, when I see how he loves and remembers me.  They never forget the person who loved them first.

I’ve written so many posts about Lassie, and how the beloved movies and television series touched so many generations.  So it is the perfect movie to celebrate the holidays with the residents, as the seniors all grew up watching her.  I plan on doing this next Christmas too, and hope I can get at least 4 collies to join us. 

Do you have a holiday tradition with your dogs or cats?  Leave us a comment!