It was love at first sight 19 years ago. My friend called and ask if we could foster an aussie until we could find her owners. We found her owners and they did not want her. She was too difficult. I asked them if they could come and look at her just to make sure that this was their dog. They did not want to do that but they did describe her perfectly and they said her name was April. We had already had her about 1 month and our daughter and her friends had already fallen in love with her and named her Freckles. She was a beautiful Blue Merle and so happy to be loved. As I was talking to her owners I got a bad feeling. I called her by her name and she coward down and turned her back to me. My instincts were confirmed and I asked her if we could keep her and very quickly was told yes. We were told by our local Vet that he had treated her several times from people that had found her and brought her in to be treated. She was a runner and was wildly active and would obviously run away. Oddly she stayed with us and was the love of our life. She died at 18 years of age July 3rd 2010. We did not think we wanted another aussie, but as fate would have it we are now the proud owners of a Red Merle that is 16 months old.
