Puck Was a Good Friend

Good morning,

Today, I am not going to talk about sad things about Puck. He was Missy Linda's faithful friend for fifteen years. As a matter of fact, he was born in July. He was a tri-colored Shetland Sheepdog. Although his parents were both registered, Puck did not want to worry about things like that----he just wanted to have fun and be a friend.

When he was a puppy, Puck was very shy. He did not want to be petted too much, and he definitely did not want people to hold him. The vet said that the family should just hold him and pet him until he learned to like it. He finally did learn to like being petted. As a matter of fact, he could be a little bit of a pest about it. Puck and Button were litter mates, so gregarious Button took the lead in social situations.

I have heard Missy Linda tell the story of how Puck and Button were heroes to the lady next door. I believe I have told you the story of how the neighbor recognized that their barks were urgent and went to check on what was happening. Just then she heard someone cutting the screen on one of her windows. The police were there in just a minute, and the bad dude was arrested. It turned out that he was a really bad dude with lots of things that the police were looking for him about. Puck and Button did not even mention the incident to Missy Linda. The neighbor lady came and told her about it in a few days.

Many people thought that the fact that Puck and Button ate green beans for their treats was unusual. A vet told Missy Linda about how green beans were a really low cal snack that many dogs liked. Button has arthritis, and she needs to keep her weight down, so that's how that got started. But they did enjoy their beans, straight out of the can.

Missy Linda was always glad that while the dogs were young, they lived on a big acreage where they could run and run and run. They had many adventures there, some of which required short hair-cuts afterwards. There was a lot of wildlife for them to chase and keep away from the house. When they moved to this house with a small yard, Puck took as his responsibility keeping the squirrels out of the bird feeders.

One thing that makes Missy Linda love Shelties so much is that they are so-o-o-o loyal, and they frequently love women more than men. Wherever Missy Linda was, there were Puck and Button----frequently annoyingly close, as in right at her feet. She figures that having dogs lying in the middle of the kitchen floor when she was cooking gave her good skills for when she has those five little girls over because they are frequently under foot also-----which is not a bad thing.

Well, Missy Linda will have some pictures for you all in a few days. There are pictures of Puck, but they aren't in the computer. Also, remember, he was a shy, unassuming dog. He will be missed a great deal at this house.