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[HisElk]

Thanks to the OP for this thread. My husband and I met through learning how to fly single engine planes; we even got married at our local airport.

That said, I knew that Pilots for Paws existed and they do wonderful work. Thanks for the link to their site; I just ordered one of the 2015 calendars for hubby.

Kachina, you have one beautiful dog. She's a very lucky girl!

[Kachina624]

Her name is Cassidy. The Smoothies are popular in the hotter states, especially Arizona. They've been very much favored by AKC judges in shows the past few years so breeders are breeding more of them. I can give her a good brushing in 30 seconds. She has the sweet, loving collie disposition. I'll enter her in herding instinct testing in May and see if she's any good at that.

[emmysmom]

On 12/2/2014 kachina624 said:

You can work with animal rescue without being a pilot. You can work directly with the animals which is immensely satisfying. I've been involved with collie rescue for almost 12 years. I've fostered and transported dogs, brushed out matted coats and bathed dogs, done home visits, have picked them up at the pound and other places, you name it... you can make some nice friends and the dogs love you too.

Our group just participated in the placement of about 150 dogs seized from a hoarder situation in the Houston area. We sent two vans over 800 miles to pick up 11 dogs from Houston Collie Rescue, the guardian of the animals. I fostered one of the dogs and just finalized my adoption of her. She became extremely ill about her third week here and almost died, but pulled through. This 50 lb. hunk of love has been on my lap most of the evening. All the dogs craved any human attention.

I think Houston Collie Rescue may still have a few dogs. Rocky Mountain Collie Rescue in Pueblo also has some, including some puppies if anyone is interested. Both groups have Facebook pages where you can get more information. The dogs are mostly Smooth (short haired) Collies, a variety recognized by the AKC.

Here's a picture of my little sweetie.

Kachina, you are my hero, would love to be near you and help..your collie is gorgeous..You can see the sweetness, thank you for all you do. Animals have always been my passion..I hope to get involved someday. Please give your beautiful baby a hug from Emmy and I!!