I've grown up with dogs, my parents were partial to Golden Retrievers! I've trained Australian Shepherds for agility and tracking, but also just to be lovely family dogs. So I thought when I was told about a 'special' Border Collie what could be any different. Well it's been a roller coaster ride! Any thoughts that I may know what I was doing as a trainer have constantly been dashed! I've told everyone I wouldn't have another. She's pushed all my buttons, I can love her and hate her at the same time, and now she's been diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma on her back lower leg. Is it just Border Collies but they get under your skin? They start offering a behaviour before you've shown them anything, then they cock their head to one side giving that look, yes I knew what you wanted. However now I have to make difficult decisions about her future.