baxter.

My neighbors, by coincidence (or by FATE!) have an Old English Sheepdog! I used to see the woman walking her dog (without a leash, the dog running up ahead of the owner but never leaving her behind) when I drove to class in the mornings during my residency. Sometimes just looking at the dog would almost bring tears to my eyes- I miss Chlo Ann so much! One evening a few weeks ago, I saw her walking her dogs and I worked up the nerve to pull over and say Hello. I am so glad I did! Robin (the owner) & her husband (never got his name) were super nice! I told them I had an Old English Sheepdog back home and that I've seen her walking her dog on my way to class in the mornings. She said "Well get out & meet him!"...I didn't hesitate! His name is Baxter and he is a rescue OES (I still haven't gotten the full story). He's super sweet. I gave her my phone number and told her if she ever needs a dog-sitter to call me up! She and her husband told me to stop by the house anytime to say 'hello'. After work this morning, I was on a walk and saw some lawn workers in the yard and the door open, so I decided to stop in and say Hello. Robin was on the phone when she answered the door, but happily greeted me by name and told me to come on in. She went and got Baxter out from the backyard and told him he had a visitor. Baxter greeted me with a paw shake and a couple of kisses. I felt a little awkward because Robin was on the telephone and I didn't want to bother or intrude, so I loved on Baxter for a few minutes and then snuck out the door. I'll stop by again another time, and hopefully take him on a walk. They live in a super nice house just up the hill. But anyway, Baxter is super sweet, just like my Chloe. It's funny, because I rubbed his ears and he let out a sigh EXACTLY like Chloe does. I think that Chloe would be absolutely smitten if she met him. I took a little picture of him (because I knew Mom would want to see!), but it's not very clear because all I had was my iPhone.