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Sky the Sheepdog

Sky the sheepdog's Recovery Our young sheepdog Sky, arrived in mid October 2007. She is a...

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Sky the Sheepdog

Sky the sheepdog's Recovery 

 Our young sheepdog Sky, arrived in mid October 2007. She is a  trained tricolour border collie. Her job on the farm will be to work with farmer Edward and the sheep. She has settled in well and is already rounding up the sheep out in the fields. She will also help with the lambing when it starts in February 2009. She has'nt learnt to make the farmer a cup of tea yet !

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Sky's Accident

 Unfortunately, Sky was involved in a very nasty road traffic accident a few weeks ago. She was transferred from our local vets to a specialist vet clinic in Swindon where she had two major operations and emergency blood transfusions. After two weeks she has now come home and has lots of serious rehabilitation to do. She has one leg in plaster with lots of nuts and bolts helping to mend her legs. The good news is that she is expected to make a full recovery although she won't be chasing any sheep for a good few months. Watch this space for updates on her recovery.

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Sky's Progress - December 19th

Sky has just returned from her 6 week check in the specialist vet clinic in Swindon where she had her two operations. Some of the external bolts holding her leg in place have now been removed although she still has 4 more bolts inserted. She is beginning to put some weight on the leg. Her next appointment is in mid January when she hopes her leg will be fully healed and all the bolts and metalwork will be removed. She hopes to be up and running to help farmer Ed during lambing which starts on Febuary 6th.

January 16th 2008

 Today saw Sky's final trip to the clinic at Great Western Referrals in Swindon where she had the last remaining external bolts removed from her leg. The break has now healed so with luck and physio, she will regain use of her leg even though one of her toes is missing. 

 January 20th

Sky is now officially a sheepdog again. She helped farmer Ed move 60 lambs this afternoon and as soon as she realised that she was allowed to run, remembered all the commands as if she had never been away. Quite Amazing !

Summer 2008

Sky is now flying through her training although she still wears a protective boot. The farms sheep definately know who the boss is.

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