Thanks for the feedback guys! Love all the dog pics and stories you shared. Darcy got left out but we all know her pretty well! Natty, your labs are gorgeous. I recall seeing them in pics of yours before. They sure found a good spot to lay. Chummer, the griffs look real distinguished and at home there with you in your snuggie. Pat, your boxers look awesome and have very similar coats to two of our old dogs, mutts Mack and Jake, who I'll share a pic of as well. They were put to sleep 4 and 2 years ago. Gone but not forgotten. I'll throw up a pic of our Sophie who we said goodbye too in early March. She was my wife's dog before we met, and would've turned 15 this summer. Though not always a soft mouth, she had a soft heart. My son gave her a tribute.
I think we're going to pass on the brother pup at this time. Not many downfalls of just getting the one, but we can see a few potential problems with two at this time, just for our own situation. I think she's sad, but she'll get over it. We'll have our hands full as it is, and then in a year or so we can look at getting a companion for the dog. I do feel the pros of two dogs outweigh the cons....the puppy thing just stressed me out a little. This breeder in downstate IL Mattoon has two remaining smooth coat males if anyone is looking. You don't see many smooth coat collies. My wife did her homework and found a good breeder. I've always been partial to rescuing, but I've learned that it doesn't exactly feel like rescuing when the highly desirable dogs at shelters are almost always gone before their pics hit the website. The seniors, pits, and emotional baggage dogs are pretty much what need to be rescued. I'm not taking any chances with the kids the ages they are. Thanks again everyone.
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