[Den]

Four years ago, we had a border collie. He was with us for fifteen years, and he was such a good dog. Sadly, some bad dog food made him sick, and we didn't realize that that was what was going on... and in April of 2012, in the wee smas, he died suddenly.

Since then, we've done a trial run with one other dog, but that was a few years back... and now I'm really not sure about the dog we're doing a trial run with, because he's actually strong enough to pull me off my feet, which is really worrying. I don't have the stamina or the strength to keep up with him and walk him as often as he needs, and he chases the cats.

I think I liked the idea of him... either that, or I wasn't expecting to become so stressed out that I've been using tactics I use whenever we have company over and I don't feel like socializing.