VM8054 Veterinary Histology

Meg (May 10, 1996-)

Meg (a/k/a"Westover's Meg" ABCA, FD, FDX), is a Border Collie, and anyone who's ever had one knows what that implies. Like all Border Collies, she's nuclear-powered and never runs out of energy. She was born on a farm in Gordonsville, VA on May 10, 1996, and came to me at the age of 7 months through the kindness of the late Dr. Bernard Feldman of the VMRCVM. Bernie knew everyone in the Border Collie World, and he owned Meg's sire, Burkett's Lad, a national sheep trials champion. Lad is a dog of whom sheep speak in hushed tones among themselves. Her dam is Sandy Keg's Kate, a working sheepdog and field trial champion in her own right. So even though Meg looks like the average Cairo street mutt, she actually has impeccable bloodlines, being descended from many generations of Border Collies of distinguished heritage in Wales and Scotland. Well, being Nobility doesn't mean you have to be beautiful: just look at the British Royal Family.

To her parent's disappointment, and to my great good fortune, however, Meg hasn't a lick of interest in sheep; she opted out of the traditional family sheep-chasing business in favor of a career chasing Frisbees. Her sole interest and ruling passion in life is THE FRISBEE, and she'll chase one until she drops from exhaustion. Her complete dedication to catching a Frisbee and her disdain for those wooly things in the pasture led to her not making the cut for herding and coming to me instead, in December of 1996. Now that she's getting up in years we try not to tire her out, but she still does 20 or so Frisbee runs per day. She'd do more if we let her.

For a while she played Flyball as a member of the New River Express team. She enjoyed it, and earned two certifications, but made it clear she'd like it better if it involved Frisbees. When she quite Flyball I took her through basic Agility training but she got bored with it. Chasing tennis balls is OK, but again, she regards them as only a pallid substitute for the Real Thing.

She has two speeds: Sound Asleep and Flat Out, nothing in between. As is true of most Border Collies, she's as crazy as a bedbug, utterly single-minded, and somewhat timid. But she loves people, I think because she regards them all as potential throwers of FRISBEES. Whenever someone new visits she gets hers and brings it to them with an invitation to play. She is the sweetest and most loving dog I've ever had, without exception. If you click on the image at left you can see her in action.

Dr. Caceci's Bio Sketch

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VM8054 Veterinary Histology