The photo is one of many of Cutter, a Border Collie, who came from a rescue near Lexington, Kentucky, when he was a few months old. He is seven now and has been a wonderful friend. Some Border Collies are working dogs, some are more campanion dogs. Cutter is a companion dog. His favorite activities are walking and playing catch.
Early on, we would play and he would go, go , go until he would flop down, telling me it was time to quit. But since the end of May, 2005, when he went down during the night and couldn’t get up and was a short time later diagnosed as having Addison’s Disease, our play times have been much shorter.
His adrenal glands don’t function and he is on a daily dose of cortisone, with supplemental prednisone every third day. Cutter is susceptible to stress from heat, exertion, and noise and commotion. I care for him and try to protect him without treating him like an invalid, which he isn’t. In fact, if you didn’t know of his disease, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell.
Cutter is my true friend. If you could meet him, he would most likely be your friend, too.
He’s a beautiful dog.
He sounds like a great dog, and companion. I told our cat about all of the qualities your dog has, but she was too busy begging for treats to get the message.