Frankie, 8 weeks old
Frankie, 8 weeks old
This is Frankie, our new baby at eight weeks old, a rescued Black Lab Border Collie mix. She joins our old girls Dancer (13 1/2 years) and Tilli (12 1/2 years), the youngest of our original four SitStay Dogs. Kari and Bruno passed on a few years ago and it had started getting kinda quiet at our house…well now, we can’t have that, can we!
Frankie must have been a Ninja in another life. I’ll be watching her here, blink my eyes and then she’s over there. Good grief! How do you move so fast, little missy?
in january, we adopted an 8 wk old puppy who was described as a “lab/border collie mix” from the local animal shelter. she and her litter mates were found discarded in the garbage bin, and brought in to the shelter. we named her HOPE because she has a hopeful future with a family who loves her. i wasn’t sure if she was a lab/boder collie as she looks more like a black lab. she has about five hairs of white on her chest area. her siblings were all black and white and we thought she might not be of the same litter. anyway, your frankie confirms it is possible to have a lab/border collie mix who looks more black lab than border collie. hats off to you for rescuing a dog.
kim
May 5, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I have a lab border collie mix and you will Love this dog very fiercely! I couldn’t be without Ripley, my 2 year old puppers.
smart as a whip, this mix is. Frankie will learn quickly and once she understands, you’ll only need to show/tell her once. Good thing you’ve got her doing agility so she’s not trying to herd everyone *grins* . I’m so happy for you!
Wolfie
May 6, 2009 at 7:31 am
How wonderful! Enjoy your new baby. She looks like so much fun!
Sidney
May 6, 2009 at 7:44 am
Congratulations! When my husband and I were just starting out , as soon as we got a house, we went to the humane society and brought home an 8 weeks old Border collie/lab mix we named Auggie. He turned out to be the best dog in the world, he seemed to just know what we needed from him with very little training. He helped us raise our two little girls, he was their nanny, they even took naps on him on the patio on hot summer afternoons and he was constantly by their side as they explored the neighboorhood (the police had to stop them a couple of times to gently remind them they needed a leash). He lived to be 17 and we cherished each and every year we had with him. If your little girl is anything like our loyal guy, you are in for a wonderful life together!
Sue
May 6, 2009 at 11:32 am