Some things in life are not easy to do and saying goodbye to a trusted friend and companion of over 17 years is one of them. Maggie enriched my life in so many ways. She never failed to make me proud. She loved to show off in the conformation ring. You can check out a beautifuI show picture of Maggie by going into the Bearded Collie Club of America's web site. Click on National Specialties and the year 2000. Maggie is pictured on the top left winning Best Of Opposite Sex from the Veteran class at the age of ten. I will always remember her relaxng in the lake with her long silver coat floating in the waves.  My mother loved Maggie and Maggie loved her.  After my mother died Maggie would cry when she saw someone in a wheel chair.  Maggie loved visiting the nursing home where mom lived. The nursing staff encouraged her to run up and down the halls.  She visited each room many times and brought joy to many a senior citizen. Maggie you are gone from my hands but you will never be gone from my heart.

Maggie is pictured here at the age of 15. She is with Ivy and Molly two of her great grand Beardies who are Ellie and Conor daughters. Photo by John Fairweather Photography