Jessie Jane and Josie

Yesterday my sis, that would be sis #3, came to to my place of employment with Jessie Jane. Who just happens to be my only niece, at least for the time being. Sis #3 also brought Chinese food and that was an added bonus!

So, my employers have a great short-haired Border Collie named Josie. Josie is famous for her ball rolling techniques! I'm talking some people walk in the front door and ask for her immediately. One family made a special trip here to see her and she was on vacation. Bad deal!

Josie loves kids and grown ups, but mostly she loves her ball! She's very accurate with her rolling also. I guess it's very unusual for dog to roll a ball back to a person when the person has kicked the ball to the dog. Get that? Jessie Jane met Josie for the first time yesterday. Jessie Jane is 14 months old. She loves dogs! Every time she sees my dog Spring she starts jumping and gets all excited. The things about Josie is she's very particular about which ball is being used. There are several laying around the shop here. There's even a stuffed reindeer from last Christmas. If she brings a ball to you for you to kick, that's the one she wants. If you try to fake her out with another one it won't work. Jessie Jane didn't understand this. Yesterday the ball of choice was a small hard rubber ball. Ya know, the typical dog ball. There's also a couple of larger lightweight balls around. Jessie Jane decided she wanted to play with one of those. It was easier for her to pick up one handed and toss. Well, she thought the ol' ball in the mouth thing was a good idea. Once or twice I caught her trying to put the ball in her mouth like Josie. YIKES! I ran and got a baby wipe and cleaned her mouth out. I told my dad, her Papa, about this. He had a fit.

Now, my question is this, I don't remember him giving a rip if we put a ball in our mouths! I remember vividly him puttin gasoline on his fingers to get bubble gum off of my face when I was little. Maybe that's why my skin on my upper lip is a weird red color now. I hadn't thought of that before!

Yes, I know, things are different for the grandbabies!!!