Our dog Cane is 8 years old today!

He is such a good boy. He herds our children and our chickens. He is ever patient with the youngest of little ones and is always there when someone is feeling down.

Having a hyperactive border collie, dalmation (bodacion) mix is always entertaining. Male dogs are a bit more wild than females, and I wasn’t sure if he would be as patient with the kids when they were born as the female dogs I’ve had, but he is more so.

To my great dismay, and lots of work to try and prevent it, he’s had his ears pulled, his eyes poked, and his tail used as a handle, but through it all, he has remained the loving pup he always was. His heart will never grow up. Which works out for my inner child.

I hope he lives for 800 more years, but we’ll take at least another 8 at the very least, if we can get it.