In October I wrote about my dog, Stella.
Stella had performed some tricks and I caught it on video and posted it on YouTube.
I titled the blog item “Stella for posterity.”
That ended up being kind of an ironic name as a couple of months later she disappeared. The videos are about all I’ve got to remember her by.
The animal rescue community responded robustly at the time, with people physically searching, sending notices out over the Internet. One lady even checked with the animal shelter on a daily basis to see if she showed up.
She never did.
I really miss Stella. She was a beautiful animal. She was a chocolate Lab mix with a white blaze on her chest. She was smart and I had trained her to do some basic commands, including sit, beg, stay and come. She had about halfway learned “lay down” and we were working on her leash manners when she vanished.
I hope she’s OK and living with someone who will love her.
I’ve since gotten another dog. In my search for Stella, I saw a picture of a dog that superficially looked like her. When I went to check it out, it turned out the dog was NOT Stella, and in fact, did not look at all like her and was little more than a puppy. All I can say is it wasn’t a very good picture.
She’s part Shar-Pei, part something else. I call her Wrinkles. The Shar-Pei part is all on her head and she can get some pretty amazing expressions on her doggy face because of all the wrinkles. Her head is silky soft. Her body is not. The hair, while beautiful and sleek-looking, is kind of coarse.
I haven’t spent much time training her. She’s not as smart as Stella and doesn’t respond to the promise of treats the same way Stella did. She tends to bury dog cookies. Weird.
However, she is as sweet an animal as I’ve ever encountered. I’m absolutely crazy about her.
I guess I better take some videos of her.
For posterity.
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