Had to put down my border collie Annie down two weeks ago. So lost without her after twelve years of love and laughter. Hope to heal and find another border Collie to share my life with
10 seconds of this video go by and I’m already in tears. I lost my Border Collie, Borre, a few months back. I’ve never cried so much in my life. She started having problems in her legs stopped responding. She couldn’t walk. Her organs started shutting down. I grasped the last few moments with her seeing as her eyes closed slowly. I miss you, Borre. My baby...
i had my border collie "sam" nearly 17 years, a massive stroke claims his life ... it felt like i had lost my son, that was 15 years ago and i think about him every day .. i wasn't his human though, i was his dad !
I get it. 'never thought I'd call me daddy to my Blake. Damn if he doesnt get into daddy's tools, wood scraps, gloves...found my carpenter's pencil in the back yard this AM...no way I can get mad with a straight face. Makes laugh and tear to think of it.🙂
Same between me and my best bud, Cody. While we had to put him down due to bladder cancer in 2019, I STILL miss him so much. No other dog is like the BC. They transcend most humans.
Beautiful story of a beautiful dog. I know my Meko, who looks just like Zeta, is coming to the end and I cry every time we walk. He rescued us 9 yrs ago and don't know how old he is; but he inspired me to become a therapy mother. He has been my partner to schools, hospitals, libraries, trauma units, and hospice...my sweetheart...
Beautiful story. Little Zeta won the dog lottery when she came to live with her human family, and her humans also won for having a border collie to remember.
Nothing like a Border Collie or a Golden or Lab or a Shepherd or a Rottie, You get what I'm saying I hope ! What a beautiful person and friend Zeta is. Our dogs, ask only for a little attention, some food and water and give back 1000 times more. They are truly an amazing animal, But I prefer best friend as a description.
all i can say is if god ever made a jewel of a dog then the border collie is the diamond and if you have one you are not an owner but a guardian of a precious soul having looked after several border collies in my life i have been blessed to have had there love ,companionship and friendship and huge loss and grieve at there passing but knowing there memories will never die
When you look into the eyes of a BC, you see right into their soul, because they have no guile and will do ANYTHING for you. I lost my best friend, Cody, on Oct 29, 2019... and I still miss him every day.
@@maxbacon4828 BCs are SO special in SO many ways... much more than just a dog. If there is a doggie heaven, then my hope is for Cody and Tilly to meet up and have tons of fun together.
I had a rescued Border Collie and she was an beautiful dog called Maggie . When her elder owners went to a home they could not keep her so the dog was given to someone who chained her to a big tree where she laid day and night. My friend unchained her and drove 2 days to give her to my family. He called us and said "I have a dog for you" OK bring her along and she lived with our other 3 dogs one being a Border Collie puppy. Maggie nurture the puppy for 3 years until she died. She had a happy life with us. I have 3 dogs now and I miss Maggie still.
I totally get this. I am on my third border collie. After my other two past,I was heartbroken and for a time I told myself no more dogs. Life was just going on but I was just wondering and thinking about collie's and missing my two girls and our adventures. I needed to find another dog. I was kind of lost. And so I found my now new best mate. Murphy. A blue merle boy border collie. He does not replace Jess and poppy. They were special. But so is he in his own fantastic way. Collies are very special indeed. I want to spend most of my time with my best friend because before you know it the time will go.
I'm sitting at work, just want to go home and give my three BC's a hug. The ending,... my forever BC, Skye, died a few years ago, much too young, due to severe seizures. Her bright life made me a better human and she's within me every day. Thank you for the beautiful video.
@@DownhillAllTheWay your dog is the 96th smartest, so way down on the list with Border collie being listed at number one. You do have a fast dog if that means anything for a domesticated pet.
@@allaboutroofing2 Oh, I'm under no illusion - he trains quite well, and can has learned what to do when - but he's not the brightest. As you say, he's fast, and I enjoy watching him run, which he seems to do just for the pleasure. He's not the most loyal or obedient either - but he's mine, and I love him.
My beautiful Border Collie, Maggie, died 11 months ago. I can't get past it yet. This video helps me so much. It's hard to quit crying. Thank you so much. What a beautiful love story.
Hi Howard, I also lost my Border Collie Liela last September and she was the best companion for the 14years we shared, extremely smart girl and I still miss her to this day and always will. After 8 nearly 9 months without her and an empty feeling home, 3 days ago I welcomed and rehomed another Border Collie into my life, 11month old pure bred pup named Gypsy, she already in such a short time has brought so much joy again in my families life, just like Liela had.
Anyone who has never been owned by a boarder collie would not understand a wonderful short film thank you it made my day and made me think of my dog that has been gone for ten years now and i still think about him every day enjoy every moment with ZETA
I lost two sons very young age,realy This movie make me cry...i have Border collie now i love My life again.. thank You man for This trouth story obout dog,life...
what an incredible little dog. this made me cry, not with tears of sadness, but with tears of happiness that zetas life was so fulfilling and that she very clearly brought so much joy to those around her❤️
I cry every so often about the day our Border Collie girls will die and try to treasure my time with them and make their life good. It was about 20 years between accepting another canine companion into my life after losing my best friend through high school, he was a mixed breed, but very much like a Border Collie.
🙋♂️ if life was long you wouldn't enjoy it as much. When you are young time goes by so slow I wonder if dogs experience time in this way. It's hard to find videos of cats that do anything meaningful. Realy hard
update: last Christmas we took the leap and adopted a tricolor Australian Shepherd pup we named, Tuco. My border, Albert, had died just before our first child was born. Now Tuco came into our family with our two daughters to love him to pieces every day. He turned one year old last month.
Zeta was beautiful ! What a great video. My Border Collie Kari lived to be 17. She was my best bud. I took her everywhere. She was the smartest dog I've ever seen.
BC are the brightest dogs I hear. I'm really happy you shared your rescue BCs life with us. Zeta was amazing. They say BCs can be reserved around strangers, which is interesting because I have only once seen that. Thanks Zeta for making a better human!
My brindle twice abandoned border collie is 17yrs ,1 yr mourning her lab life partner also abandoned. She perked up when we brought home a leggy,energetic shepherd?lab mix from shelter who has taken over protecting me from squirrels,brings me my socks and shoes when it is time to go out. When I was in my 20's I thought a good dog was the breed, the raising. I was wrong.The love, the soul of a "rescue" dog shows in their eyes, no matter the breed. Magnificent video
This could almost be my story. For 8 beautiful and happy years I was the lucky and proud owner of a border collie called Samba. He truly was the love of my life. My true soulmate. I loved more than anyone or anything. When he died I was absolutely destroyed with grief. Nearly 4 years on I still miss him so much. But after he died we got another border collie called Shilo. I called him Shilo after the Neil Diamond song because it was a song about a friend who came when no one else was there and Shilo was there for me when Samba was gone. It took a while, but Shilo taught me to be able to love again and now I love him so much too. But Samba will always be the special one. I hope I see him again someday.
Really wonderful, moving video. What a tribute. Lost my “Jewel” 18 months ago and the loss pains me every single day. Typical collie she was and gave me once what I consider to be the funniest sight that I have ever seen. We were out in the front garden, me working and the dog snoozing in the sun. Post van rolls up and postman gets out, sorts the mail within three metres of Jewel then walks past her within a metre to deliver it. Up she jumps, runs through two open gates into the back garden, round the house, in through the back door and through three rooms to arrive in time to bark at the mail as it drops through the letter box. Need to bark at the offending mail, you see, not the mail man. Miss her
Erlo Brown Thanks. She was! LOVE this video of yours. Watched it now a good few times. Love, honour, pathos and remembrance all in one watch. Well done.
I just had to reply to your comment. I had my mate for 17 years, he's been gone now for 7 :( Thats him in my avatar. One day I went to visit my brother, and his garden was divided in half by a fence with a gate in the middle. Whenever I visited my brother Mr Dog would run ahead of me to the gate, and my brothers four legged friend would be waiting on the other side of the gate, and there they would both bark and wimper excitedly until I arrived and opened the gate for them. On this particular day my brother had removed the fence entirely, but the gate was still standing all on its own in the middle of the garden! I'm sure you've already guessed what happened. They both stood on either side of the gate barking and winpering with excitement, desperate to play. Mr Dog did at one point realise he could run around the gate, and he did, but then he quickly ran back to the other side so that he could continue barking through the gate. I tried to make them realise that they could ignore the gate, but in the end I had to open it for them. Have you any idea how stupid a human can feel when forced to open a gate that has no purpose? :-) He was such an intelligent dog and sometimes living with him could be described as mental warfare. For example - I was a trcuck driver and Mr Dog went on all my journeys with me, and he got to know most of the people where I delivered. One day I didnt have time to let him out of the cab (where people normally fed him treats), when I got back in the cab he sat there looking at me with his cross face on. I said sorry to him then got the truck running and started the journey home. After a few miles I became aware of the smell of oranges, and the smell was getting stronger. I should mention here that Mr Dog was an expert at unscrewing bottle tops! As we drove down the motorway I happened to glance down at the tray which held all the paperwork for my deliveries, and it also held my phone and a camera. The tray was awash with orange juice!!! Mr Dog had taken the top off a whole bottle of orange juice and emptied it into the tray. My phone and camera were dead, and the invoices and cash were sodden. I looked at Mr Dog and his expression was so clear - "That'll teach you to not let me out for my treats" I laughed so hard I had tears rolling down my face as we drove down that road :)
My wee scottish mother rescued a Border Collie, (which she named SAM) which had been tied out with a collar of barbed wire....tearing its neck and chest hair....Sam and my mom became inseparable and each credited their long and health life to their mutual affection and love for each other....bless them both.....when I close my eyes I can see both of them walking side by side along a path leading to the park near my mom's home......I dearly miss them both but know that they are still inseparable.....thank you lord for them both....
That was a BEAUTIFUL VIDEO and a BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE to your BELOVED DOG, ZETA. May she RIP, knowing how much she was (and still is) loved, and may she enjoy the happiness of the continual romp on the beach in heaven.
They are such scruffy and average looking dogs, with the capacity to completely capture the hearts and admiration of their humans. Mine only has one eye now, and his back legs are not so good, but he is still has that puppy look and spirit and totally rules the household.
This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Buddy was my very special Border Collie. He helped me to keep going after my husband passed away. Then 20 months after his death, Buddy and I were on another road trip and he passed away in the back seat of the truck. My hand was on him as he took his last breath. Buddy gave our family great joy, great fun, great love. Unconditional love was given by Buddy. "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anabole France
My border collie is 8 yrs old and I deal with the fact that one day he will be gone and I feel that pain. That pain will help me deal with the day it comes but it will not stop the tears, for they come when the thought of that day is to be.
Beach Bum -many thanks! If you can, listen again to the first 25 seconds of this film. It surprises me that such a young guy has this kind of insight. I've never heard his comment before, although he ascribes it to provincial wisdom. IF in the NDE, we have the privilege of a life or many-lives review, this principle of infinite waves generated by our thoughts, words and deeds radiating out in all directions is what we come to know first-hand. The film could end here and we'd be all the richer for it. I wonder if growing up in some place like Cape Town, while spending so much time outdoors, is a key to Erlo Brown's insights. Living in Newport Beach, California, you'd rarely-if ever-meet someone like him, his girlfriend, his brother and parents. Amazingly, you would meet numerous dogs, cats, squirrels, crows, raccoons and opossums on Zeta's level of enthusiasm and open heartedness. An interesting dichotomy.
And now I’m sobbing...thinking of Sterling, my border collie mix, and how I’m certain this is exactly how he thinks too. Such gentle souls...I don’t know how I’ll ever manage when i’m no longer able to see his smiling face every day, so plaintively asking “So, now what? What should we play & discover next?” True unconditional love can only be had from a dog.
Great comment. Have a collie called Paddy (yes he is Irish) he is getting on in years now. But loved your observation about ‘ok so what now’. The collie stare is like a si~fi death ray……in a nice way. Have retired now and he keeps me very active and through him I have met and talked to so many people with their dogs! When the time comes for us to part company, while it will break my heart, I have enough good memories of our time together for the rest of my life. Clever, beautiful, active and empathetic dogs.
Our BC RAFA would have loved to know ZETA... RAFA is also always travelling with us (10 countries and counting) and going on adventures (paragliding, Canyoining, etc...) please acepct our respect and love for this true amazing tribute that you have made. 🤗 Hugs, 😘 kisses and 😛 licks Pedro, Sara e RAFA
Her humans is right, they dont belong to us, we belong to them; I now have 5 Border collies, they are my world. I never learned to love, so God taught me to love through my Collies.
A beautiful short. I cried watching, having recently lost my best friend, Rossi my Alsatian-mixed BC, my "Schollie". Two days later, I had to get a BC pup - not a replacement - nobody can replace Rossi, but Scott, as is the new puppy's name is the next best thing.
Beautiful dog, beautiful humans, beautiful journey. Add them up and you get so much more then the sum of the parts. We just got a BC rescue 5 months ago, very unexpected, and he has stolen our hearts already. As soon as I see a patch of grass on our next walk (not easy in NYC in Feb, but we'll find one) we will work on rolling around. In honor of Zeta and her humans. Thanks for posting this.
What a lovely tribute to what I can imagine was a beautiful bond. Border collies are nothing but happiness! so friendly, so active, so playful and so loving!
I lost mine 5 days ago. Lucy, the BC, was 16 1/2. She had heart problems and got worse and I had to have her euthanized. I stayed with her, my hands on her. I felt like she was telling me to stay with her. Her tin box of ashes are ready to be picked up. I'm go glad that I can keep her near me. I haven't stopped crying yet.
I just ran across this video. Wonderful. I raise Border Collies. Just put 3 puppies to bed. My time to be quiet. Hill Country Border Collies was the best thing I ever did.
That was a beautiful story - Thank You. Dogs are magical friends and I believe they have lived wonderful lives in the past and their brief life with a wonderful owner is a reward and a short break before they get back to work. This beautiful dog must be doing very special work - Thank you for sharing her story
This is the most beautiful and, true celebratory summary of dog and human relationships I have ever experienced. " Dog humans" alone know the depths of incredible dogs can be. You, like Zeta have a truly beautiful soul. Thank you for this film, Muffy from Oz (Australia)
Beautiful video.Thank you for sharing. Hard not to cry but what a great life you gave her. It's not about how long we live but what we do with our time that counts
Oh Boy I am dreading the day my boy leaves me to cross the Rainbow Bridge . I always say I will not rescue another, but my heart knows differently .. I adore Border Collies they give us so much love .Three rescued to date and each time when they leave it breaks my heart more .
BCs are sensitive, clearly they are bright, they can be dramatic... wonderful tribute to a special dog / special breed. My previous BC went into a funk when my mother’s cavalier passed at 14. Our dog was nearly 14 when he passed. They were great buddies. Born a year apart and died a year apart.
Hit me right in the feels man. Beautiful video. I just got a border collie puppy and I'm starting my journey with her. My last dog passed away September 2019 and my mother passed away January 2021. Dogs, and people too sometimes, do not live very long. It takes humans a long time to realize the things that really matter.
@@ErloBrown1 Hey Erlo your video mentioned you took dog backpacking for a long duration at 5 months. What kind of challenges did you run into with the dog doing this? I'm curious because I also want to take her backpacking. Did you find your dog was fine off leash at this age in the woods or did you keep her on leash at all times? Any bits of advise for someone interested in making that attempt? This breed is certainly challenging but so worth it!
@@jeremyvanpelt5097 I would say that it has more to do with your individual dog and your ability to "train" it than it has to do with the breed. Our walk was 10 months long (3200km) and when we started she was about seven months old, a puppy. Dogs are great at moving as a pack, that what they are, pack animals. For the first month or two I had her on leash, thereafter I had her off leash more and more. By the end she was capable of staying on my heal in literally any circumstances. From walking next to a highway to walking past barking street dogs. Consistency is key, I also treated her like dogs treat each other, respect and consequences. Collies are highly sensitive and need little more than a firm look to know when they have gone out of line. As long as your dog is by your side and knows that you are it's pack leader you can pretty much go anywhere with it. Also, dogs are way, way tougher than humans, so don't be too soft on your furry friend.
@@ErloBrown1 You were ABSOLUTELY correct in the way you trained her to stay with you. Most humans don't recognize importance of time and patience with the kindness of training you gave her. In the process, she became PART of you... So to be "off the leash" was actually her being CLOSER to you than when she had been at the beginning. BCs transcend levels of understanding that most humans can never understand or appreciate. But they certainly pave the way.
Oh! We never get over losing our best friend. Gandhi the Wonder Dog was a BC mix. A man from Saudi Arabia we met once told us that he was the most elegant dog in the world. He was a beautiful, gentle soul. I never thought I'd be able to get another dog until Gandhi, who often came by in spirit, showed us a bouncy B.C. pup, still in spirit. Miraculously (we live in rural Mexico) we found a purebred B.C. whom we are sure is him. According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, a wise teacher will come back to continue the relationship with his/her students. They are called the Tulcos.
I got my Boarder Collie Luke when I was 8 years old and he died when I was 25 years old. He lived a beautiful life. We were fortunate to have him in this world and im certain we will see him in the next
Zeta and her human's mother will be rolling around on the grass together right now of that I'm sure. When I die, I hope and pray all the best friends loved and lost will be there to meet me. All of us together like that...an absolute casserole of nonsense.
I have 2 of them (mother & son) & I wouldn't have NO other dog in my life other than the Aussie that is another GREAT breed just as much as the B C they are 2 of the MOST SMARTEST dogs to have.
