Let's get personal...#2

[Ali01]

So I was browsing through old posts and came across one with this title originally posted by Bocobutz over a year ago.

http://www.allbordercollies.com/forums/T...t=personal

Since then however there have been LOTS of new members so I thought it'd be interesting to do it again.

Soooo my turn

My 'real world' name is Alison Adams, though I have gone by Ali ever since I can remember. I have been married for just over a year to my amazing husband who I've been with since I was 16. I am now 24, no kids (yet), I have my degree in Family and Child Services. I have loved dogs all my life and have two amazing canines! Loosie is a beagle, and then Nitro our BC puppy. I live in the great state of Alaska and have all my life, though I will be leaving May of 2011 to move to Portland, Oregon. Mmm....that's about it I think.



(Nitro and I. We got professional portraits done on August 21 so these are the previews, hence the lovely logo)

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[tase]

My name is Tracey Rudwick Orginally from England..born in London lived there for 5yrs and then we moved to Brighton where we lived for 10yrs My mother is Finnish and after she married again we moved to Finland in 1988..Here I have lived ever since..I was married to my first and had 2 girls with him they are now 18yrs and 14yrs Now I'm engaged to my second..we have been together for 10yrs now, we have 1 daughter 2yrs 6months and another due to be born 17.12
My profession is a laboratory technician..work situation over here is bad though at the moment We live in the countryside in a small town called Jämsä in middle Finland We have Arttu BC 4yrs, Rocky labrador 3yrs and our little cat 6yrs Arttu passed BH a year ago and has been to 2 dog shows, got a certificate from the first and "good" from the second. We also do field tracking and hopefully at some stage we will compete in that too Agility is just for fun due to his paw problem..Rocky has bad epilepsy, so he is just our little guard dog at home luckily the meds have worked and we haven't had fits for 6 months now he also does agility for fun and obedience

[RockysMum]

I can't believe I missed this thread first time round... My name is Anne and I've been married to Iain for 20 years (where does the time go)? and I live in Glasgow. I trained as an RN years ago when the training was all hospital based, just recently I went back to Uni part-time and got my degree specialising in Diabetes and Health Studies, I work in a surgical ward.
Rocky has been my first dog. When my son was small, he saw a film called My Dog Skip and after that kept pestering us for a dog, as my hubby had BCs growing up and loved the breed, we got Rocky - did I ever get a shock?
I could go on and on but realise it's just meant to be a short intro,
looking forward to hearing about everyone else.

[joanne/shads]

hi im Joanne Holmes 46 divorced twice, 2 kids and 5 grandsons. i've lived in and around Matlock a small town in Derbyshire for 26 yrs, its just me and my son (23) at home now. I grew up in Sheffield with golden retrievers , first had bc after i married the first time and fell in love with them straight away. Ben (our 3rd bc) became my dog by default he died 4 yrs ago age 16 me and the kids were heartbroken and i didnt get another dog mainly because my 2nd husband didnt really like dogs. I've been a part time Adult education tutor for 5 yrs but currently unemployed looking for admin work. Ive been single a year now I got Shadow 6 weeks ago he is my first dog that is not the family dog where training is my decision and if i get it wrong my fault, yikes, which is why im here I want to get it right

[Iona123]

I'm Iona Mackay, I'm 27 and I live just outside Stirling in Scotland. I was born and brought up near Glasgow but moved up to Stirling in 2001 for University and I've been here ever since. I've been married for just over a year to the lovely Craig who I met at Uni and have been with since I was 19.
Skye is my first ever dog as growing up my family were more cat lovers, but Craigs parents used to train the guide dogs for the blind, so growing up he always had Labs. The ones who "fail" their final exam get put up for adoption so they've had a few over the years. Their beautiful golden lab Kirsty had to get put about 3 years ago at 14 after suffering various problems with her hips. V.sad as she was like my first dog.
I currently work as a swimming teacher and lifeguard as the job sitation here is quite awful just now, but my long term plan is to go back to uni and do a post grad in primary teaching.
I'm also very outdoor-sy, which is great for Skye! I adore climbing, hill walking and downhill mountian biking. I'm currently trying to save up for a new bike... which is going to take me a looooong time!

[Vicky]

My name is Vicky i am 22 (am i the youngest on here) got my first dog when i was 19 would of had one before but landlord said no Bella is my first dog, i was looking for a bc thought i got one but turns out not, so along came Holly my first bc i do love bc's but i also love my Lurcher Bella wouldn't swap her for another bc, i have 2 sisters one is 23 she has a little boy called Liam who is 2 and a half very clever starting pre-school this Tuesday, she is also having another baby she is very lucky as she lost a baby and had one of her tubes removed so why wait she may not be able to have another child after this one, i also have a younger sister who will be 18 on the 21st of this month, i don't have any kids just spoil my nephew and my dogs instead.

[GreensMom]

Ali and Alanna our pictures are so sweet!
however they make me feel old

[jocap]

Didn't realise I was the old lady on the site!
I'm Jo, born in Yorkshire, where I trained as a teacher, and eventually joined an Anglican convent as Catherine Joy.
Some years later, having left and living the high life which I'd missed whilst inside, I met Gavin, who'd given up a well paid job in the City of
London to become a vicar. Ah well....never wanted diamonds and pearls...
We make a good team, although I have to watch my mouth and be respectable at times.....which comes quite hard...
Recently described as one of the village's eccentrics.... Great!
Retired to a village near to our final parish, which is part of the nuclear coast, next to the vast site of Sellafield.
Famous for having a dog, Cap, who survived 9 weeks down a cave.
Now have Sally, a runt of a farm litter turned out by the farmer.
Usually cheerful, noisy and lacking self control when it comes to eating, drinking and the sly cig outside the pub....
Happy Jo.

[Vicky]

Alanna you are younger then me i was 22 in May, forgot to add that when i was younger i walked my neighbours dog for her little thing it was, i also looked after a border collie while her owners were at work that's how i got hooked, oh yeah and i am single too the man has to like my dogs and also Bella would have to like him she can be funny with men but is much better then what she was, they way i see if she doesn't like him there must be something wrong with him.

[joanne/shads]

(09-02-2010 02:35 PM)Vicky Wrote:  Alanna you are younger then me i was 22 in May, forgot to add that when i was younger i walked my neighbours dog for her little thing it was, i also looked after a border collie while her owners were at work that's how i got hooked, oh yeah and i am single too the man has to like my dogs and also Bella would have to like him she can be funny with men but is much better then what she was, they way i see if she doesn't like him there must be something wrong with him.

i totally agree dogs have more sense and better judgement

[LadyDaniela]

Ok I'll do a better one

I'm Daniela, 26, of California. I've lived all over the Californian Coast, all over Western Washington, and in South Eastern Arizona. LJS1993 and I have married for 2 years (3 in April) and have no children yet. I am initially trained as a pastry chef however I do not work.

I am a full time student majoring in Nursing. I am currently working on my general education requirements and will be eligible to apply to nursing schools in another two semesters. My goal is to ultimately work in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). I have worked in everything from debt collection to restaurants to a shelter veterinary clinic.

My husband and I live on and maintain the family 11 acre working produce ranch in the Southern California desert. As you know, our dogs are Freckles who will be 4yrs next month, Tucker 3.5yrs, and BennE who will be 3 yrs on Christmas day. We also have two ferrets, Shrahn 3 yrs and Kiwi ~4+ yrs. Freckles was my first pup. When I am not studying or out with the pups I enjoy belly dancing.

[GreensMom]

This is a great picture of you two! I didn't know you were a pastry chef. I always thought I would like to do that.

[Iona123]

Oh, i forgot to add a pic!
Here's one from my sunny wedding last July

[Gadfly]

I don't do "personal" on the internet so I guess that makes me a little old-fashioned. Anyway, what is clear from this thread is that the best looking gals go for BCs. I call Jess my "babe magnet" since she is sure to draw attractive young ladies from everywhere. They come over to us and strike up lengthy conversations with me... just so they can get to know Jess! (I'm just the joker who happens to be walking with such an adorable dog!)

[bocobutz]

i think we ought to put this up as a "sticky".....yeah?....then peeps can add to it as we go along and it doesn't get lost....

and, just a reminder....

me? i'm 49, married 21 yrs, 2 sons/3 grandkids, was born in WI but grew up in CA and CO--came back here by way of MN, have had dogs around all my life and my own since i was 17...learned along time ago i can trust me and my dogs and that's about it, so they are very important to me......