I was not a dog person. I had dogs when I was a kid, but I never bonded with them. But my kids kept bugging me to get a dog.
Four years ago I gave in and we bought Ziv. It was my first time as an adult owning a dog. Now I can’t imagine life without her.
She’s the best part of my life. We got a border collie because my husband always had them. They are incredibly intelligent, they’re loyal and they have beautiful natures.
She comes to the park twice a day for an hour each time and that’s all she wants. And the rest of the time she’s happy to sit at home and just look at you While border collies are extremely smart dogs you still have to make an effort to train them. To get the results we’ve had we have had to put a lot of work in.
But it has paid off. She’s just beautiful. We bought her four years ago from a breeder.
She was eight weeks old and the runt of the litter. So she got pushed to the back and bullied. We brought her home and she was just thrived.
We bought Ziv for the kids but she’s become my dog. It is something I didn’t expect. She has transformed my life.
Taking her out for walks every day allows me to de-stress. All the emotions and all the tension that has built up during the day, all the demands of family and work just drain away when I take Ziv out for a walk. You come home after you’ve had a bad day at work and she makes you forget about it instantly.
When you are with her you forget about everything else. Ziv has become so much part of the.
