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Well, meet the newest resident of the Faulkner homestead . . . this is Daisy's littermate, Dixie.
It was two years ago this month that I received a call from my aunt saying they had a litter of pure breed border collies and would we be interested in one. We had been without a dog for three years since our last border collie had passed on. We thought about it, and then my youngest son and I made the trip to my aunt & uncle's farm in Mississippi and picked Daisy from the litter and brought her home with us.
No long after we'd gotten home with Daisy, a friend of ours from church called me.
"Hey Faulkner, this is Dwayne. I hear you got a border collie pup."
"I did, she's a beauty, we named her Daisy." I said
"I've been looking for one, where'd you find her?"
So, I told him the story about my aunt & uncle told him when we left their farm they still had several more in the litter that were not yet spoken for. He asked for their phone number so he could give them a call. My aunt called me next day saying she'd talked to Dwayne and was looking for a character reference from me since he said we knew each other. I gave my aunt the thumbs up and said Dwayne and his family are good folks.
The following weekend I get a call from Dwayne letting me know he'd just gotten back from a road trip to Mississippi and brought back his new puppy, Dixie. I told Dwayne that was great and we needed to get the two sisters together at some point. Unfortunately, we never did. Even so, I would see Dwayne, and his wife Georgia, at church and we'd compare notes about Daisy and Dixie's progress. When Daisy went missing last year with the "rescue" people, Dwayne was one of the folks that came out and helped us search for her.
Roll forward to about 4 months ago and Dwayne got the COVID and in less than 10 days was gone.
This past weekend I received a call from his widow, Ms. Georgia, asking me if I could stop by next chance I got. I told her I was free and would come right over. When I got to her place she and Dixie were sitting on the front porch swing. I got out of my truck and walked up to the steps of the front porch and kneeled down and Dixie jumped off the swing and came to me.
"Hey Dixie, aren't you a good looking girl," I said as I patted her head.
Georgia said, "I'm glad she took to you, I've got a terrible burden I need some help with. I love Dixie with all my heart, she is such a sweetheart, but she was Dwayne's dog. He worked with her and trained her and Dixie went with Dwayne most everywhere with him. Unfortunately, she's too much for me. Lord knows, I've tried, but it's not working out for me or Dixie. I don't know what to do with her."
"Ms. Georgia," I said, "I completely understand. There is no way Ms. Faulkner could handle Daisy if something were to happen to me. Daisy dotes on her and is protective of her and will curl up in her lap when she wants Daisy to, but Daisy is my dog and that's just how it is."
We visited for a while longer and I could see and hear the distress over the situation in her face and voice. I can't help it, I have a soft spot in my heart for widows, and as a LEO and knowing there is always a chance things could go bad for me on the job, I pray there will be people who would support and aid Mrs. Faulkner.
Finally, I said, "Ms. Georgia, why don't you let me take Dixie home with me. We'll see how she and Daisy get along and I've got plenty of space. I'll give it a fair trial for a while and if it doesn't work out I will take the responsibility to find her a home that Dwayne would have been okay with."
Bless her heart, the tears flowed openly and Dixie ran back over and jumped up on the porch swing and Ms. Georgia pulled her in for a strong embrace. "This is so hard," she said, "It's like giving up another piece of Dwayne."
"Ms. Georgia, if you want, I can come back tomorrow and pick up Dixie, or I can take her now. I just happen to have Daisy's carrier in the back of the truck."
She looked up from her embrace and said, "take her now. If you come back tomorrow I'm afraid I won't let her go."
So, I loaded up Dixie and brought her home. I can tell you that Daisy by herself can make the Energizer Bunny look like a whimp. Daisy and Dixie together for the past few days is sensory overload. Man they're full of energy! I'm going to give it a couple of weeks before I decide if Dixie is going to stay permanently, but right now they both seem pretty happy with their sister's reunion.
Daisy (left) and Dixie (right)
It was two years ago this month that I received a call from my aunt saying they had a litter of pure breed border collies and would we be interested in one. We had been without a dog for three years since our last border collie had passed on. We thought about it, and then my youngest son and I made the trip to my aunt & uncle's farm in Mississippi and picked Daisy from the litter and brought her home with us.
No long after we'd gotten home with Daisy, a friend of ours from church called me.
"Hey Faulkner, this is Dwayne. I hear you got a border collie pup."
"I did, she's a beauty, we named her Daisy." I said
"I've been looking for one, where'd you find her?"
So, I told him the story about my aunt & uncle told him when we left their farm they still had several more in the litter that were not yet spoken for. He asked for their phone number so he could give them a call. My aunt called me next day saying she'd talked to Dwayne and was looking for a character reference from me since he said we knew each other. I gave my aunt the thumbs up and said Dwayne and his family are good folks.
The following weekend I get a call from Dwayne letting me know he'd just gotten back from a road trip to Mississippi and brought back his new puppy, Dixie. I told Dwayne that was great and we needed to get the two sisters together at some point. Unfortunately, we never did. Even so, I would see Dwayne, and his wife Georgia, at church and we'd compare notes about Daisy and Dixie's progress. When Daisy went missing last year with the "rescue" people, Dwayne was one of the folks that came out and helped us search for her.
Roll forward to about 4 months ago and Dwayne got the COVID and in less than 10 days was gone.
This past weekend I received a call from his widow, Ms. Georgia, asking me if I could stop by next chance I got. I told her I was free and would come right over. When I got to her place she and Dixie were sitting on the front porch swing. I got out of my truck and walked up to the steps of the front porch and kneeled down and Dixie jumped off the swing and came to me.
"Hey Dixie, aren't you a good looking girl," I said as I patted her head.
Georgia said, "I'm glad she took to you, I've got a terrible burden I need some help with. I love Dixie with all my heart, she is such a sweetheart, but she was Dwayne's dog. He worked with her and trained her and Dixie went with Dwayne most everywhere with him. Unfortunately, she's too much for me. Lord knows, I've tried, but it's not working out for me or Dixie. I don't know what to do with her."
"Ms. Georgia," I said, "I completely understand. There is no way Ms. Faulkner could handle Daisy if something were to happen to me. Daisy dotes on her and is protective of her and will curl up in her lap when she wants Daisy to, but Daisy is my dog and that's just how it is."
We visited for a while longer and I could see and hear the distress over the situation in her face and voice. I can't help it, I have a soft spot in my heart for widows, and as a LEO and knowing there is always a chance things could go bad for me on the job, I pray there will be people who would support and aid Mrs. Faulkner.
Finally, I said, "Ms. Georgia, why don't you let me take Dixie home with me. We'll see how she and Daisy get along and I've got plenty of space. I'll give it a fair trial for a while and if it doesn't work out I will take the responsibility to find her a home that Dwayne would have been okay with."
Bless her heart, the tears flowed openly and Dixie ran back over and jumped up on the porch swing and Ms. Georgia pulled her in for a strong embrace. "This is so hard," she said, "It's like giving up another piece of Dwayne."
"Ms. Georgia, if you want, I can come back tomorrow and pick up Dixie, or I can take her now. I just happen to have Daisy's carrier in the back of the truck."
She looked up from her embrace and said, "take her now. If you come back tomorrow I'm afraid I won't let her go."
So, I loaded up Dixie and brought her home. I can tell you that Daisy by herself can make the Energizer Bunny look like a whimp. Daisy and Dixie together for the past few days is sensory overload. Man they're full of energy! I'm going to give it a couple of weeks before I decide if Dixie is going to stay permanently, but right now they both seem pretty happy with their sister's reunion.
Daisy (left) and Dixie (right)
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