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Living on a sheep farm for 55 years meant that
there was nearly always a new pup around
hopefully learning the tricks of the trade.
This Brandy and yours truly in early 1988.
Brandy earned himself the nickname of
‘Six Milllion Dollar Dog’ (after the television show),
because he would work anywhere and only for me.
And he could always be found sitting
on the back of my farm ute waiting patiently
until I was ready to find some work for him.
This was taken through our kitchen window.
Brandy is on the left.
The Master and the apprentice.
During middle age, Brandy had an eye infection.
Darkened quarters, no scratching (the eye)
and two or three times a day ointment had to be applied.
During this six to eight weeks,
Brandy was renamed ‘Buckethead’
During his thirteen years Brandy only ever sired one litter
of pups and he died suddenly a week or two
after they were born.
Ginger was one of these pups.
Ginger never had to work as hard as Brandy.
However, she was as loyal as Brandy and
accompanied me all the time.
Ginger even grew to enjoy a visit to McDonalds
where she enjoyed a junior burger.
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This is a fabulous post, Woolly. So touching and genuine. Your love and devotion to Brandy shines through.
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Thank you Patti. He was one in a million. And something I didn’t put in my post was that he chose me. He ran out of the litter onto my foot and that was it. I did look at his siblings but Brandy didn’t move and I broke all my rules and came home with a male puppy. Ginger was similar. I used to sit outside, pick up all six pups and place them on my legs/lap. I Ginger was last, she would ferret her way down through her siblings, until she was next to me.
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What a remarkable dog. :). I love it.
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🙂
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Great photos, great story. Well done.
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Thank you, John
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Lovely photos and story, Wolly! Clever dogs those. I saw several of them working in NZ. Sorry Brandy had only one litter when he was the best! Why?
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Thank you, Leya. Brandy only sired one litter that we were aware of. I had up to four bitches, one of which never showed any interest in a (male) dog…not that I wanted her off-spring.
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This post really touched my heart! That pic of Brandy on the ute, he knew you were there! Ginger, is a sweetie! Thanks for sharing! Made my day!
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Thank you. He was without a doubt the best sheep dog I ever owned. 🙂
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Ah! that’s heart warming to hear.
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Thank you. 🙂
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They are our precious babies.
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No arguments from me 🙂
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Two beautiful and smart dogs. Wonderful stories of Brandy and Ginger. So sorry to read about Brandy’s eye. Glad to hear Ginger enjoyed Hamburger. Our Evan was well fed, too. 🙂 🙂
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They were wonderful dogs and working companions. Brandy’s eye healed…he was not the best patient…particularly when it came to putting his head through the bucket. However he got used to it. 🙂 Was sad the day he died. Still don’t know why. Although we thought Ginger had several years left and she also died suddenly around 13 years of age.
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What a sweet story – you must be very liveable Wooly!!
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Thank you Tina 🙂
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