She waited until the hustle and bustle of the holidays were over, but on January 1, 2010, our old dog, High Tea, decided that her time had come. We arrived home from the New Year festivities to find that her back end was paralysed and she had stopped eating and drinking. Being a holiday, we couldn't get a vet to come out and see her, so the next day, we scooped her up and brought her in and stayed with her as she passed.
Born Melita High Tea of Simi, bred by Jean Richland, she was a beautiful show dog, and became a champion Bearded Collie before she was two years old. She came to live with us when she turned two and bore two litters of 10 puppies each during the next few years. Many of her puppies became AKC Champions as well, which earned her the title of ROMX.
She was a great dog, and had a long, great life. She tolerated my taking embarassing pictures of her, like the Schnooze photo above. The other one is her and Pepper getting ready for a bath. She would have been 13 years old in March. Cheers, High Tea. You will be missed by your partner in crime, Pepper, and the rest of your family!
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