Hangin' With BadMsM

Moe is a border collie who came into our lives nine years ago from a family at our church. He used to live with his brother, Curlie (note the 3 Stooges theme here- we don't know what happened to Larry!). Moe was trying to play Alpha dog, and when he bit through Curlie's ear, he was out, so we took him in. I had a border collie growing up- smartest and coolest dog I ever owned- so I was thrilled.

He had a lot of weird behaviors, and I saw evidence in the way he acted that he'd been abused. He didn't bark for a week after he arrived, and he was scared to death of men, even my husband, dog's best friend.

I was a month away from giving birth to our youngest daughter, and our house was in the middle of a massive remodel due to a broken water pipe. From the start Moe was very protective of me and he LOVED the kids right away. Since he had no sheep to herd, he ran my kids ragged. All this was great, except he suffered tremendous separation anxiety (chewed up several door jambs trying to get in or out of wherever he thought we were), and used to head butt the back fence so often, my neighbors thought he might knock himself out.

We took him to obedience school, which helped some, but it wasn't until he took it upon himself to play catcher during one of the kids impromptu baseball games, that he settled down. Moe jumped, the bat connected with a terrifiying thud, and he went and sat under a tree in shock. I took him to the vet who told me things were fine, Moe mellowed out and all the behaviors disappeared.

Life goes on and Moe just celebrated his 14th birthday in March. Despite some mild health problems, including a mild stroke, he is doing well and we really enjoy his company.

I think he feels the same way about us!

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