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| Liam Farley of 'FoxCreek FarmCollies' was born at Amy Dorsch's 'Good Shepherd Farm' on June 6, 2000. Liam came to 'FoxCreek FarmCollies' at age 5 weeks old and became one of the puppies being nursed by our Felecia. Liam passed on to 'Rainbow Bridge' on Easter, 2002. This page is written in loving memory of Liam. Liam was a very sweet-natured dog. One of the two favorite names we had for Liam was 'our Little Collie-Heart' . His other endearing name was 'Marshmallow'. In the picture above, Liam is keeping his 'master's' vacated chair warm until he returns. Liam thought it his special duty to do this for every member of the family. He would grin a comical grin at you when you came back to claim it from him and roll on his back for a tummy rub. Liam had many jobs on our farm; herder, guardian, and hunter. His hunting job was to find all mice, rats, moles, snakes, etc. and kill them. Even when we no longer had the larger livestock for Liam to herd but he still made himself useful by being the first to exit the house before another human or doggy member and gently herd the chickens away. (he must have felt that the chickens were pests that needed to be kept from bothering us). Liam made it his job to monitor all goings-on both inside and outside; daytime and night. There was nothing that escaped Liam's notice. He also had a specific type of bark for each alert he gave (i.e. human visitor; stray dog on property; wildlife predators; wild pheasants; deer; mail lady, etc.) Liam felt it is his duty to be the first to the door to inspect and greet each arriving visitor to the farm. Liam also ensured that he escorted both humans and dogs when they ventured outside the house to protect against any unforeseen problems which could arise outside. One felt very safe with Liam along. When Liam was not working, he was playing with his many, many toys from his toybox. If you wanted to play with Liam, the rule in the house was that you had to name the toy and tell Liam to get it. Liam would then rummage in his toybox until he found that specifically named toy and would then bring it to you to be thrown for him to catch. Another name we had for Liam was, 'Dust Buggy Buster'! How did he get that name? Liam felt it also his job to rid the house of any bugs......even the dust mites floated in a beam of sunshine from a window! Very comical, That! Talk about a smart dog! Liam was that, and master game player to boot! Jake and Chief both loved Liam. I think Jake felt Liam was very bright and reveled in trying to outsmart him....often to no avail....Liam was just more cunning and of quicker foot, and Jake would just grin at him in good humor when he was outsmarted by Liam. Liam also outsmarted my husband, Jerry in the mornings. Liam slept on the floor by the bed, when he awoke in the morning he would jump on the bed and pester the heck out of Jerry, making Jerry think he needed to go outside for relief. On they'd head down the hall, only to have Liam draw up short, turn abruptly and fly back onto the bed, plop himself on Jerry's pillow and snuggle up to Mommy, grinning away in doggy fashion at Jerry in the doorway......what a funny little dog! To view some of Liam's pack members and his puppy pictures, click here To view the home pages of Liam's parents, at Good Shepherd Farm, click here To view some other male farmcollies at FoxCreek, please click here A collie registry group devoted to preserving the working skills and gentle temperment of the Working Scottish FarmCollie breed. Index of 'HWCA' (Highland Working Collie Association) |