Since we no longer have a dog, we give our attention to my brothers dog Baxter.
He was the best Border Collie ever.
He was my husbands best friend.
He was with us many years and was well loved.
We are "dog people" so not having a dog is hard. We have no plan to get another dog.
The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was dogs.
Perfect! Chance is ever so patient with me…although sometimes he gets a little bored.
Snow makes a perfect background for Border Collie photographs! Have a great week everyone.
Congratulations Sunday Stills you are five years old..good job Ed and Linda too!
The challenge this week was pets.
Of course that means Chance.
I took this just a little bit ago. December 8, 2013 It was snowing just a bit.
Chance goes along to get the mail every morning and on Sundays he has to go for a long walk. He has a routine and likes to follow it every day.
He is my constant companion outdoors.
He is my husbands best buddy…they do everything together. However Chance draws the line at chainsaws and chains, if my husband gets out a chain Chance comes to the house. One time my husband was in the truck pulling stumps and Chance didn’t like it at all. As for the chainsaw..Chance doesn’t like trees that fall over.
When you see Chance a ball is never far away!
Chance is a great dog. He was nine years old in October. He gets a little gimpy some days in the cold weather. He is a house dog…and is well trained, if he has to go out he will pester you or whine quietly. We love him very much and cannot imagine life without him.
Have a good week everyone!
The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was to take one photograph of our favorite subject.
Well I bet you all can guess who my favorite subject is??
Well Chance our Border Collie! Surprise surprise! Here he is at an old bridge trying to hide from my camera.
Have a good week everyone:)
The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was pets. Well at this house that means some serious Border Collie time.
Sometimes he gets real bored with me.
“What do you mean ears up and no frowning..who is frowning?”
“Yes I can smile!”
He loves the snow.
Chance is eight years old. On December 26..he will have been with us eight years. He is a wonderful companion and buddy. In his old age..he is more insistent that he be fed exactly at 6PM and the mail must be picked up every morning at 10AM..and he doesn’t understand Sunday and why the mail isn’t there. He has a schedule..and we are on Border Collie time:)
This weeks Sunday Stills Challenge was to be from the heart.
I don’t know if you have ever noticed..but Chance has a heart.
This is an old photo from 2008. He had just been groomed!
I took this photo January 06, 2012.
It was a rotten week ..however Chance is a patient model and last night we got a few photos.
I think this may be his best side! He is a dog with a big heart who loves everyone he meets, my husband and I Heart him very much:)
This weeks challenge was to use nature to frame something. My trusty model and I went out to find something that would work for our photo shoot.
I have a patch of Little Bluestem that is in the yard. It was a little windy.. and Chance was getting bored.
Really bored..
We moved over to a different spot..
I managed to accidently frame part of his face with a weed. Have a good week everyone:)
Congratulations to Sunday Stills on three great years! The challenge this week is pets. Of course I took a photo of Chance!
December 10, 2012 Chance was seven years old back in October.
He can show off that intense Border Collie stare while waiting for me to throw a ball!
One front foot is held up ready to go!
As you can see we don’t have very much snow.
Chance and one of his favorite kids our Granddaughter Madison. He is a much loved dog.
I took this photo Thanksgiving Day it was 50 degrees..I kinda like global warming:)
The Sunday Stills Challenge this week is Canine Companions.
This is our Border Collie “Chance” he is 6 1/2 years old. We got him when he was an eight week old pup. We just went to “look”..and one little pup just walked right up to my husband and sat by his feet. My husband picked him up..and never put him down. My husband always wanted a Border Collie..they are best friends. We hardly ever leave Chance alone, he goes with us everywhere. He is very spoiled. He is very friendly and he loves people..especially children.
Some places in the yard are melting..Chance loves the ice cold water.
My husband and I have always had dogs, we both grew up with dogs. Before we got Chance we were dog-less for three years. We took the death of our last Sheltie “Captain” very hard and neither of us knew if we wanted to go through that again. ..that has been the only time in our lives that we have not had a dog. Chance has been a wonderful addition to our lives:)
The challenge this week was to use our archives to come up with shots of spring and summer. Chance is a very photogenic dog..and needless to say I take many photos of him.
June 28, 2010 Chance with our Grand Dogs Miney and Little Elvis. Chance is a Border Collie, Miney and Little Elvis are both Shetland Sheepdogs. Miney is a Sable color, and Little Elvis is a Tri-Color.
Chance enjoying the water July 25, 2010.
Chance in the flowers June 15, 2010.
Chance and I both long for the warmer spring and summer days with green grass, lakes that are not frozen and flowers that are blooming:)
I am not much of a cook. However Chance usually eats well…in fact he eats pretty darn good. He eats his main meal the same time we do at suppertime..his kibble is usually enhanced with Science Diet canned food and some kind of vegetable..peas, carrots and spaghetti squash are some of his favorite vegetables. This is a sample plate of his favorite dog foods/treats. 
He gets a special custom mix of Science Diet and Purina Pro Plan which is Lamb based. Custom meaning we buy a bag of each and mix them half and half! He gets a Milk Bone Dog Biscuit every morning.
After he eats his supper..and he will not touch his food until we both say “Amen”..anyway after supper IF he cleans his dish..then he gets some bacon looking formed thing that makes him drool. The little bone things are extra treats that were in his drawer. Yes he has a drawer in the kitchen..it holds his treats and his grooming supplies..and he has been known to lead small children and some of his favorite adults to the drawer.
Most dogs we have had in the past have eaten their food with no problem. Chance must be coaxed to eat. He has a dish of his kibble available night and day..and the only time it gets touched is when other dogs come to visit. Sometimes he refuses to eat until you throw his ball, after it has been thrown a few times he drops it next to the dish and finishes his supper.
No, he did not eat everything on this plate..he was only allowed the bacon thingy, the milk bone and one of the little bone things ..and he turned his nose up at his real food.
Check out more Sunday Stills meals here..perhaps you will find some real cooks:)
This is my same old grain bin, this time shot from a different angle, in different weather! The last time I photographed this grain bin for a challenge it had ice dripping from the roof on the other side. The vegetation is Lonicera x brownii or Honeysuckle Trumpet Vine leftovers from last summer. I might have to prune it back a bit this year.
This is Chance, he always looks good in black and white..cause that is his natural color! Happy Mothers Day to all the Mom's out there..not a Mom..have a great girlie day then! :)
In this one he is smiling and two feet are off of the ground! 
This was the best action shot of the bunch I took, it is not perfect, but shows some action!
Check our more of the Potluck photographs at Sunday Stills:)
