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I just wanted to start this post by thanking everyone who reached out and left condolences about the loss of our perfect boy. I needed to take a little break, as this blog was started in celebration of our collies, when Ryder was still a puppy. He was a huge part of our lives and I miss him so much. And he was always the star of our Fall collie pictures, it won’t be the same without his beautiful face in the pictures. Ryder was my only boy, and my only rough collie. We do have Rosie our rough girl, but right now she lives with my daughter. She will eventually come to live with me, but not until my daughter is finished showing her and she earns her championship title. We also have our new puppy boy, Nolan. But Nolan also lives with my daughter, so for the first time in over 20 years, I don’t have a collie boy. I love my girls, they are each special in their own way, but there is nothing sweeter than a collie boy. So from time to time, I’ve decided to share some of my favorite Ryder stories and memories.
But we do have some good news to share, and the first is that my Addison has become an AKC Canine Ambassador for the collie breed. So she and I will be promoting collies, purebred dogs and educating about responsible dog ownership. We haven’t decided where we will start, but there are many possibilities. And she will be going to the big Meet the Breeds event in NYC again this Winter.
And speaking of Meet the Breeds events, last week we attended the Big E fair with the collies. The Big E, or Eastern States Exposition, is a 2 week long fair here in New England. And each day members of a different purebred dog breed are in attendance, to introduce them to the public and educate everyone about the breed. We brought Addison, Nolan and Rosie; and 3 members of our collie club brought their collies as well. Of course, with handsome Nolan being a friendly 9 month old puppy, he was the star. It was a fun day, and we were able to hang out with the other animals in the agricultural building.
As we have said before, Ryder was just stunning
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Western Massachusetts for 37 years before moving to the Midwest. The Big E was an annual fun event for us, both as children and also when our own children were growing up. Loved all the animal exhibits, the rides, the games and prizes, the Big Slide, the food, the shows, the rodeo, Storrowtown (where we held our wedding reception at the Tavern), the Avenue of States. It has probably changed a lot since we were last there. Great memories
Big healing hugs. It's so hard when they leave us.
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Ryder was such a handsome boy and congratulations to Addison! For years, we went to the Durham Fair and loved it. I've never been to the Big E.
ReplyDeleteI know it has to be so tough losing precious Ryder. Hooray for Addison though, that's terrific!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Addison on being named a breed ambassador. It looked like that was a fun place to show everyone off and see some other animals too.
ReplyDeleteRyder was amazing. I'm glad you got to go to the event, it looks like a good one.
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "Our Dada says he understands! When Dennis—"
ReplyDeleteChaplin: "Our beloved brother!"
Charlee: "—left us in 2018, it was the first time in 20 years that Mama and Dada hadn't had a vizsla."
Chaplin: "We still don't have a vizsla, but Mama and Dada say Bean has a lot of vizsla traits, so he will be our vizsla for now."
Charlee: "Does that mean you're going to cuddle him like you did Dennis?"
Chaplin: "Not likely!"