it's the Brianna & Kirra morning show

Every morning our two babies (BCs) have their own little ritual (to Michael's displeasure it's 6:45 am). Check out the two clips of their fun in the sun.
Ciao, Ellen

The Growing Wolf Pack

You'll never believe it....Michael and I had a new "baby." Our three little ones (Slinkie who will be 14 next month, Daisy and Hugs) form one "pack" which left Brianna alone. As we all know, Brianna is a very active Border Collie and she was quickly training Michael and I to be her playmates...so...we decided that she needed her own playmate. Fortunately I found this website (http://www.mokanbcrescue.org/) and searched for Brianna's sister. Of course, Michael and I had to be particular as we wanted her sister to be black and white + have the perky ears like Brianna. We found her!!!!!!

Little did we know....there is an extensive process to adopt a Border Collie (I am very impressed with the process they have established in order to insure that each and every dog is placed in a loving home that fits the dog's personality). Brianna's sister is Kirra, a 2-yr old purebred Border Collie and, of course, black and white with perky ears. Brianna's nickname is 'baby girl' and Kirra's is 'little minx.' They are so adorable together, and they play so well together....best of all, they get each other tired!!!!!

We decided Kirra's birthday is 11/7 since that was the day we gave 'birth' (i.e., picked her up from her foster mom, Laura). Brianna has definitely taken the role of big sister (aka alpha dog), and is in the process of showing her the ropes of manipulating mom and dad. Kirra has been with us almost two weeks and is pretty well "settled in." So...probably next week we will start with some training (she already does a perfect sit/wait at the back door before going out). Once Kirra learns the basics, she will start learning agility. Michael thinks that he and Kirra can beat Brianna and I in agility competitions (of course, we all know better than that!!!).

As you can see from the pictures, Brianna and Kirra love playing with the ball - any kind, the red ball as shown or any tennis ball. The Border Collie alone with the ball is Kirra.

The more that Brianna and Kirra's mom learns how to do this web/blog posting stuff (I'm so technical) there is no telling what type of info you will be seeing. So until next time...ciao!