Meet Honor; handed in as a stray over Veterans Day weekend. The animal shelter sent us her mug-shot and we were waiting to spring her from jail, as soon as her seven day stray-hold sentence was up.
This is Honor, below, bathed and brushed, waiting for the vet to check her out.
Honor is two years old, healthy, happy and we know she was never spayed, because she came into heat. She will be returning to the vet before Christmas to get that taken care of.
Honor is a very blond collie. She's a white-factor sable with most unusual blue eyes. We've been calling her Honor Monroe (nod to Marilyn) and teaching her some basic manners. Last night Honor's presence was requested at a Red Carpet event.
The fund raiser for the Humane Society was a screening of "Lassie Come Home" co-starring a young Liz Taylor. Rescue collies were invited, with a parade and introduction during intermission. There were three dozen collies to meet and admire. Honor was one of the youngest and, for a dog who didn't know how to walk on a leash a few weeks ago, she was a real star. "Sit" is one of our new achievements, especially with so many distractions around.
The bag-pipes added to the Scottish flavor of the evening. I don't suppose he's used to taking second billing to a troop of canines. There was another actor-type dressed in a muted tartan, Rob Roy/Braveheart persona. Just enough bear grease in his hair to be convincingly heathen, and keep his locks from his chiseled cheek bones. Note to costuming: no matter how handsome the legs; no matter the latest fashion trends, no man should wear a kilt that far above the knee; especially if he plans to run up the theater-aisle in front of us!
