Chloe came over to say hi

Lady and I were alone on the little-dog side early this morning (Monday), but Bonnie soon brought her Chloe in with us.

They pretty much ignored us, with Bonnie throwing a ball to Chloe, but something interesting happened. For the first time ever, Chloe came over to say hi and get a few pats. I was pleased. I've petted very few dogs that have a ball in their mouths.

Chloe, a black-and-white border collie or Australian shepherd, and Bonnie left before we did.

We saw several dogs we recognized on the other side, including Willow, Tilly, Buster and Scooby.

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More entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2015)

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a steal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

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(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

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• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

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• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!