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Dog of the Day
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Blade, the Dog of the Day
Name: Blade
Age: Seven years old
Gender: Male Breed: Border Collie
Home: Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
   This is Blade a.k.a. The Blade Runner. Blade is my first Border Collie. But he is my second herding breed dog. I have, Cricket, an Australian Shepherd, that I did flyball with. We enjoyed it so much I decided to get another dog for flyball and decided on a Border Collie.

    Blade is my Guardian Angel. He knew I had a heart problem before I did. This last winter He would sit at the side of my bed and howl every night until I woke up. Then he would rub his face next to my face and chest and then lay down next to me. I didn't know why he was doing this.

    About a month later I found out I have cardiomyopathy. A virus had hit my heart. He sensed when my breathing wasn't right during the night. I thought it was just my asthma acting up with all the cold weather we had.

    I did wonder why he was waking me up at night. I thought there was something wrong with him. It wasn't until I went to the Dr. and she wanted me to go for an echo gram right away. Only 10-15% of my heart was working so he did save my life by waking me up. One night I stayed by a friend's house and I woke up gasping for breath. That was scary. I will always have him with me now at night. I guess he is like my service dog.

    Blade loves to compete in flyball racing. He is one of the top pointed dogs in the North American Flyball Association. All Border Collie love to work, and he thinks this is the best job ever! He is my best friend, my partner, and my teammate. He is my heart and soul dog. I love this boy!!

Blade, the Dog of the Day
Blade, the Dog of the Day

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