My New Sister

Please note, this post (except for the last line) is Sam's perspective on our new addition to the Ark (aka, his new little sister dog).  The humans in the house are a fair bit more enthusiastic about the new arrival :)

Sam says, "Since she appears to be here to stay, I guess I should tell you all about her.   Her name is Allie.  She's a Border Collie mix - emphasis on the mix.  Some people say she looks like a harbor seal.  What do you think?  This is her running in the snow from last week...

Sometimes she steps on me and sometimes she knocks me down, but all in all, she's okay, I guess.  She likes to lie down next to me, which I could do without.  Well, maybe it's not THAT bad.  She keeps me on my toes and she can be rather entertaining, I suppose.  Who would have thought that I would have to train another sister dog at my age? 

She likes to chase the cats which is good since I can't keep up with that task as well as I used to.  As you can tell, I'm getting used to having her around and looking on the bright side (more treats, more trips to the barn).  She also occasionally thinks about stealing my dog food, so I've been hustling right into the kitchen for meals. 

I have to admit that she's probably added a little pep to my steps over the last couple of weeks.  We went and picked her up on March 7th, the first night she didn't eat much or sleep very well, though since then she's been settling in to our routine.  She's kind of small, only 26 lbs. and she's almost 2 years old (she told us her birthday is April 13th, 2009).  Her full name is Allison Mary Margaret when she's naughty - thankfully that's not very often.  Sometimes she likes to lick my head...

I suppose she'll grow on me...  I've never been the most demonstrative guy, so that's about as snuggly as I get - especially with a youngster... 

You're never too old to make new friends, right?"

That's my Sam, always an optimist...