Until We Meet Again, Belle of the Ball

Said a very tearful goodbye to my sweet girl today after she battled with neuropathy for a few months. Miss Belle was the ultimate working dog, herding everything from grasshoppers to cattle. She was a team player, worked well hunting with the barn cat to take down rascally rabbits. She was a distance dog, running for hours and hours at a time with me and Miles while I was on horseback on the trails. She was a quintessential fetcher, be it tennis balls, frisbees, soccer or basketballs, or even pieces of fencing. She was the matriarch of the neighborhood, keeping all the neighborhood dogs in line and behaving themselves when they would come over to visit.  Belle was truly a working dog and partner to be admired. I know she'll be waiting for us at the ranch in heaven.