Here’s ‘the other’ Meg.
She was found running loose, abandoned in a field as a very young pup. She’s a natural farm dog, patrolling the land around my dad’s house and keeping all the animals in order.
She has never been trained for it, but if my dad should forget to let the ducks or chickens out she’ll remind him. If it’s wet and the donkeys want to come in, she’ll tell him. Every evening she trots off at dusk to herd the running ducks in to their shelter, and lies in front of the door until dad comes out to shut them in.
Above all she’s been the perfect companion for my dad since my mum died suddenly last year.
Dogs are just ace.