Wallie

Wallie was my 3rd birthday present and I can't possibly think of a better present that I've ever received in my entire life. I wanna do a post devoted to him later but for now I just want to list the things I loved about him.

- He was insanely protective

- Loyal

- He loved unconditionally

- He loved cat food

- He and Peaches, my cat, secretly loved eachother and didn't like the whole dog chases the cat business

- He loved Sierra until the day he died, and she will always love him

- He's always taken care of me or tried so hard to

- Hot boggy dog breath in the backseat of the car on long trips

- The sloppy nose prints all over my back windows 

- The cone of shame

- The way he would lock himself in the bathroom every 2 seconds, I'll miss that more than anything.. and he actually figured out how to get out like last week.. 

- His sad eyes that could get him anything he wanted

- His willingness to do whatever you wanted him to do

- How he always ate the cat's food if it were ever in reach

- The way he'd pop his nose under your hand to make you pet him

- His long long nose

- When little kids on the beach would tell their parents that their was a "lion"

- His sneakiness when stealing food

- His willingness to give his pillow to Sierra even though he was in pain

- His attempt to mask his pain and hold on just for us

- He and Sierra playing in the snow in Spartanburg

- The way he greeted me at the door 

- His dislike of swimming and water

- The way he wandered aimlessly, checking on everyone in the house

- How he stayed up all night guarding us and then slept all day while we were away

- The beacon bark

- How he would follow us all the way across the farm, when he could

- When Cleo was lost all we had to do was walk Wallie down to the woods and he would run out

- When Grandma hugged me too tight once and he barked at her until she stopped

- The time he ate the corned beef that took forever to cook

- The click clack of his nails on tile

- He was a fighter

- Never in all his years did he ever catch a piece of food thrown to him because his nose was just too long

- How he would walk right next to you and never stray, or you could open the door and he wouldn't walk out until prompted as well as back in

- His complete innocence

- The way he would tattle on himself or Sierra, he could never hide guilt and he felt guilt

- He was my playmate, my love, my sibling, my bestfriend, the light of my life.

- No matter how mad I got I could never stay made at his sad eyes

- He would smile at people, with his mouth and his eyes

- He could tell a good person from a bad one

- He could sit and stay and shake 

- When you'd give him baths and his poof ball hair would deflate revealing his little rat body :)

- The way he knew when something was wrong

- The way he tried to comfort me

- As much as he hurt in the end he still pushed himself to walk and keep up with us, and fought not to let go

- Again, he was a fighter.

- His hair looked straight but when he shed it, it was tight crimped looking curls

- The way my back would ache because he took so long to bathe

- How he would lay there and let you brush him for hours

- His calmness

- The way he loved children 

- His tolerance

- His gullibility

- His trust

- Cheeto legs

I need to try and get some sleep, but these are just a few reasons why I will ALWAYS love Wallie the collie..

Wallie, the sheepish collie, Wallie, he's always tryin to be a wild and wholly collie. Wallie the sheepish collie.

Wallie wherever you are, I hope you're running.. I hope you feel no more pain and you can jump and chase squirrels.. I love you so much Wallie, I miss you already..