A Sad Sad Story

**wombat2u2004** · 04-27-2007, 06:50 AM

I took a trip out to a farm today to do some new work required by a farmer. I had lunch there with the farm manager, the same guy who gave me Bear (my border collie) as a pup. He was telling me that he was glad that I took Bear at the time, as Bear being a chocolate coloured border collie does not suit farmers too well, as they actually kill the chocolate coloured pups because of their colour....evidently trying to maintain a black and white border collie colour. It seems that this is normal practice around here with the farmers.
On talking further with him I learnt that the only other pup (a black and white border) which he had kept for himself from the same litter as Bear, was shot last week....the reason ??? Because he wouldn't work !!!!! And therefore was not worth feeding.
I drove home today from work, a little stunned. I can't believe for the life of me why this is going on....... VERY upsetting.
Wom

**pitc9** · 04-27-2007, 07:13 AM

It's so upsetting to know that there are such cold hearted people in this world.
To kill a living being just because it's not doing something right.

RIP B&W BC.... Your death sentence was carried out by a human with no heart, probaly someone that's never felt loved or cared for in his life. I can only hope and pray that one day you come back to this earth and are spoiled rotten.

Wom, I'm so sorry you had to sit there with that farmer and hear, first hand, what happened to Bear's litter mate.

**elizabethann** · 04-27-2007, 07:49 AM

Poor pup. RIP sweet doggie.

If a tractor rolled over that farmer, I would not be sad.

**chocolatepuppy** · 04-27-2007, 07:55 AM

RIP little Border Collie. How very sad.

I'm sure someone would have loved to had that dog as a pet.

**Freedom** · 04-27-2007, 09:40 AM

I' shocked and a bit surprised! When I've attended border collie sheep trials, there have been about 1/4 of the dogs where brown and white, the others black and white. So the color isn't eliminating them from the sheep trials in New Hampshire.

I am so sad to hear about that poor little dog. Hugs to you, wombat, for having to hear this sad story.