To a take a break from facts and helpful hints about taking care of pets and animals, here is an inside look at a dog named Skye. Maybe you will be able to relate to a few of the stories.

Skye is my friend’s dog who is a seven year old black lab border collie mix. She is black with a white crest on her chest and in the sun her coat sparkles with a red tint to it–making her absolutely gorgeous. She is a short haired dog, but she has all of the typically collie tufts on her ears, tail, and legs. She loves to run outside, but above everything else she is a sucker for attention. Pet her once, and you will have a new best friend.

Skye is a smart dog. For instance, she has this sense in which she always knows when there is something wrong. If you are having a bad day, she will be right there, resting her head on your thighs, just looking up at you with those puppy eyes. If you have a cut, her instincts will lead her right into taking care of your cut– though that might not be the most sanitary way of cleaning out your cut, but hey, it is cute that she cares.

Here is a funny story about Skye– she has the ability to herd other pets to places that you want those pets to go. If all of my friend’s cats are downstairs when they are supposed to be outside, she will get them all together and herd them outside. My friend tells me that Skye does not go after cats, but what she does do is playfully threaten the male cat if he is harassing one of the female cats.

When I asked my friend about what he would do if he did not have Skye, he said that he would cry. He doesn’t know what he would do if he came home from being away for so many months and was not greeted by Skye bounding towards him. She is his best friend, and he wouldn’t want to lose her anytime soon!