Our sweet Ian left my arms for the last time. We were so bonded to each other. He said to me it is time to say goodbye. Ian came to us years ago. Mn Shelties Rescue saved him from a puppy mill. He lived and slept in the dirt. A hand never touched him. He came to us very scared. He was very curious about everything. He liked dog beds, eating, running in the grass, and going to the MNSR reunion. He had a strict schedule he lived by. I never had to look at a clock. 

Over time he learned how to walk on a leash. The first day we went out in the big world for a walk, he was double harnessed. I was afraid of losing him. I said ‘let's go smell the world, because that's what dogs do on a walk.’ He smelled everything; it was all new to him. I never thought I would see the day he would come to me. But he did. He was losing his vision this year, but he could still find me. I was the first he looked for. I was his world. He was loved. 

Waiting at the rainbow bridge for him was Willow, Bailey and Abbie. Rest now with your friends, sweet little boy.