We welcomed a new member of the family yesterday.

[MontanaMama]

Her name is Maybee…like maybe I’m nuts for getting a puppy. She’s a tri-color border collie born on a working cattle ranch. I lost my 14 year old border collie and hiking buddy in August and I miss him terribly. Hitting the trails isn’t nearly as fun alone. Maybee can’t do trails until she’s fully vaccinated but It’s going to be one heck of a spring once she’s ready to go.

[Heartstrings]

1. She's adorable!

Welcome to the du family, Maybee!

[MontanaMama]

5. She's a pistol!

Thank you.

[SheltieLover]

2. Congrats!

She is beautiful! Nope, you aren't crazy. There is nothing that can heal a broken heart like a puppy!

Happy Holidays!

[MontanaMama]

6. I forgot what puppies are like!

They’re craaazzzzzy.

[SheltieLover]

16. Lol

Guessing I forgot, too. It's been over 20 years...

Frequent zoomies?

Enjoy your sweet new baby! I hope you will post more pix of her for those of living vicariously.

Happy Holidays!

[highplainsdem]

3. Awww, can't look at those photos without wanting to hug her. And I love her name.

Congrats on the new family member!

[Phoenix61]

4. She's a cutie! Definitely not nuts. nt

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. She is precious!

[femmedem]

8. Lucky Maybee! Lucky you!

It's going to be a great Christmas for all of you.

[Stuart G]

9. Thank You for posting...K and R....Beautiful Pictures..

[niyad]

10. What a little beauty. Looks like she is snuggling right in. May you be blessed with many

years and happy trails together.

[keopeli]

11. I see the love in her eyes, and gratitude for your Christmas gift of a new forever home and family!

[Danmel]

12. She is just the cutest!

Have fun with her!

[ironflange]

13. Awwwwwwww!!

[irisblue]

14. I am SMITTEN. 😍

[Tikki]

15. So cute...she is going to love being your friend and outdoor's buddy.

Tikki

[Delmette2.0]

17. She is beautiful. You are so lucky to have her.

I have new neighbors with a 6 month male Border Collie. He got out on his own when they were moving in and he came right to me. now he knows that I love to see him and will give out pats and rubs any time.

[MontanaMama]

23. They're so dang smart.

She will definitely keep me on my toes. Merry Christmas neighbor.

[wnylib]

54. Yes, border collies are canine geniuses.

Smartest and best all around dog that I ever had was a border collie. As I recall, mine was a handful, getting into everything and chewing everything until he was around a year old. But it was worth dealing with.

Maybe is a beauty.

[luvtheGWN]

82. Border collies are the BEST!

So smart! So protective! So much fun! So loyal! All in one absolutely adorable package!

[wnylib]

85. Yup. All true. I would have

another one in a heartbeat, except that now I live in a city high rise apartment where it would not have enough freedom to run and get exercise. Plus, I am getting old to walk a dog in all kinds of weather. Not like when I had a fenced in yard and could let the dog out on his own.

[2naSalit]

18. So CUTE!!

You'll have fun this winter! What a pretty girl!

Congrats!

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

19. Wonderful!

Congratulations!

[PatrickforB]

20. What a beautiful pup! Those border collies are amazingly intelligent.

She's going to be a great friend, companion and working dog.

[MontanaMama]

25. She's already herding my chickens.

I’ll need to work with her right away so she doesn’t hurt them.

[underpants]

21. Second Christmas with our boy

He’s probably 4 now. I didn’t want a dog or any more cats but I love him. We’re best buddies.

[gademocrat7]

22. Adorable pup!💙

[KT2000]

24. Keep up on the daily vitamins

and B-12 for an energy boost because she looks like she is a lot of fun and adorable too.

[MontanaMama]

26. Excellent suggestion.

I’ve got 5000 steps in already today just in my back yard.

[Donkees]

27. 🥰

[MontanaMama]

34. This! She's already doing this

to our Labrador and my chickens. I’ve had border collies my whole life and I’ve never seen one here so young…7 weeks.

[Donkees]

39. ❤️ Looking forward to reading about your adventures :)

[patphil]

28. Time for a whole new set of memories to complement the ones from your previous collie.

[slightlv]

29. Congratulations!

She is such a sweet looking darling! We lost our border collie 4 years ago last Thanksgiving. He was 14 and the love of our lives. We ended up with a rescue hound who weighs nearly as much as I do and comes waist high on me. And has NO idea how to "dog." First thing I thought of once I got done oohing and ahhing over Maybee was telling hubs, we STILL needed a border collie to teach Lexie how to "dog"! (LOL)

Many happy trails to you and Maybee... I see many wonderful bouncy years ahead of you!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

[MontanaMama]

63. 14 seems to be the age

when border collies leave us. I was devastated when my boy, Tag, passed. He was a part of me. I didn’t think I had another dog in me…and here we are.

I totally support you getting Lexie her own border collie.

Merry Christmas to you, hubs and Lexie.

[Rebl2]

30. So cute!

[pazzyanne]

31. Congratulations on your new addition!

What a cutie. You two will be best buds in no time!

[LoisB]

32. That is one beautiful puppy. Congratulations.

[70sEraVet]

33. Years ago when I lived in Rhode Island, I had a border collie

He would try to herd everything.
Glad you got that sweetheart.

[cilla4progress]

35. Awwww! Lucky pup and lucky you!

Our Border Collie, Howdy, lived to 17! He was a character. Great at helping us round up our chickens! Loyal to a fault.

❤

[MontanaMama]

67. 17? That's amazing, cilla.

Another chicken herder…my boy Tag was the best chicken herder ever. Gentle but firm. Maybee started herding today…she’s rough around the edges at only 7 weeks but she sure shows promise. My girls didn’t know what to think of her but they went right in the coop when she gave them the “eye”.

[cilla4progress]

80. Wonderful!

Happy day (stay warm)!

[BigmanPigman]

36. You gave each other the best gift possible.

Enjoy the many years to come, together.

[jaxexpat]

37. Maybee

A poem

I've seen quite a few.
With big paws to fill.
You let her, she'll teach you.
Good dogs often will.

[MontanaMama]

64. I love this so much.

You made my night.

[hermetic]

38. Aww, she's SO cute!!

Love the name, too. What a great way to celebrate Christmas, with a puppy! Have a very merry one.

[Chicagogrl1]

40. What a beauty!

Congrats!! 🐾

[NurseJackie]

41. Lucky you! (Lucky Maybee!!!) A wonderful life is in store!

Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos. Take care of each other! Merry Christmas!

[MLAA]

42. Looks like she has made herself at home and loves her new home and person!

[Chellee]

43. She's so cute!

Congratulations to you both.

When I was a kid, we had a dog named Sooner. Because when my mother, sister, and I brought him home, my Dad said, "Sooner or later, that dog's going to shit on the carpet and I'm not cleaning it up." It was sooner. As a matter of fact it was almost immediately after he said it.

[MontanaMama]

65. I remember a movie called

A Dog Named Sooner…back in the 70’s. Great name! Yep…sooner or later they’re going go to leave a gift on the carpet…or hardwoods.

[Nevilledog]

44. Squee!

Enjoy the puppy breath wrote you can.

[livetohike]

45. Beautiful!! May you have many happy trails together.

Everyone needs a hiking buddy .

[MontanaMama]

66. Oh my gosh!

You get it. Love your DU handle. Maybee and I will have many good miles in front of us, I hope.

[Wild blueberry]

46. Wonderful gift!

You're going to lose sleep for a while, you're going on all sorts of adventures, and you're going to have a whole lot of fun!
My girl, now 8, led me on quite the merry rides. She's Aussie Cattle and Border Collie, and is certainly smarter than I am.
Best dog of my life!
Congratulations to all of you!

[calimary]

47. Awwwwwwwwww! Pretty baby!

[liberalla]

48. Awwww! Merry Christmas MontanaMama! She's so precious... You have a Happy New Year coming your way!

So so SOOO cute!!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

49. What a princess!!!

I'd adopt her in a heartbeat! Well done you.

[Bluethroughu]

50. What a snuggle bunny.

[ailsagirl]

51. Darling!!

[Rhiannon12866]

52. K&R. What a wonderful Christmas present for both of you!

Such a little cutie, I love puppies! Happy trails to you both - and congratulations!

[Demovictory9]

53. Cutie😍

[Hekate]

55. My late mom had a Border Collie from when she was a toddler. Her memories of him were wonderful...

She told me how at the age of 3 or so she’d hang on to Jack’s scruff and wander all over with the being she thought of as her actual brother, without human adult supervision. ❤️ She always felt utterly safe with that dog.

He had a nice long life, I do know that. Her dating life was punctuated by Jack persistently inserting himself between her and anyone else sitting on the sofa for a visit.

Happy healthy new year to you and your pup, with many years of companionship.

[Sanity Claws]

56. Border collies are so smart

She’ll keep you on your toes.

[FoxNewsSucks]

57. What a good girl!

I don't know what I would do without my Border Collie

[woodsprite]

58. She's a beauty!!!

I'm sure you'll have tons of fun taking her on adventures!

We lost our almost 14yo GSD, Noelle, in February (combination of degenerative myelopathy and organ failure). I've been trying to talk hubby into getting another one, then life got interrupted with my cancer journey. I'm done chemo. I'm done surgery and am getting back to normal. He said we could get another one once I get through radiation (daily from Jan 3 through mid-February). He did say that he would want it to be a smaller dog - one that we could pick up and snuggle with and would be able to RV with us easily. Noelle didn't like the car and wasn't a snuggly dog - she was happy keeping our family in her site and laying close by.

Hope you have a great holiday with your new pup!

[MontanaMama]

68. I'm so glad to hear you're getting to a place

where a dog would be practical and possible for what you have going on. I didn’t think I could have another dog after Tag died….Maybee is helping mend my broken heart. Animals are angels on earth.

[waterwatcher123]

59. Congratulations - Hard to Resist that Cutie.

She will most certainly be game for hikes and for keeping order (in their view, the world and everything in it should move at a much slower pace). Enjoy every minute with your new friend.

[Picaro]

60. Gorgeous

What a pretty little girl.

[Texin]

61. She is absolutely precious. Good for you!

Happy holidays.!

[StarryNite]

62. Gorgeous puppy.

[MustLoveBeagles]

69. She's very cute

[Akoto]

70. Super cute!

[3catwoman3]

71. What a precious face.

And the name is a hoot.

[cate94]

72. So cute!

Love border collies. Too old now, they need work and I’m not able for a pup. Jealous though.

[llmart]

73. Now I'm jealous.

I just love black and white dogs. I lost my last companion over two years ago and not a day goes by that I don't think of her. That last picture makes me want to have another, but I no longer live in a house with a nice big fenced yard and am getting older. My last dog was 16 when she died and I'm almost 73 and live in a cold climate. I'm being realistic about starting over again with a puppy.

As someone else upthread said, I'll just live vicariously through your pictures and tales. Enjoy your sweetie.

[brewens]

74. Cute puppy! I named my buddies Jack Russell terrier puppy. Mista Bone. Get it?

That's a Great White song and Jack Russell was their lead singer.

[smirkymonkey]

75. Awwww! She is just beautiful!

What a little angel!

[AngryOldDem]

76. AW...what a SWEETIE!

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Give her a scratch behind the ear and a pat for me!

[CrispyQ]

77. She looks very soft & oh, so loveable.

I see many, many treats in her future!

Enjoy your new family member! She's gonna be so much fun!

[Duppers]

78. What a beautiful girl!!

I had 2 BC's in my life & loved & appreciated them so. 💕
They are such intelligent, sweet dogs, as you well know.

May you have many yrs of joy with Maybee.

Looking forward to the tails/trails pics.

[malaise]

79. Adorable

May you have wonderful hikes

[mdelaguna]

81. Precious! She's perfect!

I love border collies!

[seta1950]

83. Sweet pup

🥰😍❤️

[electric_blue68]

84. Oh, she's beautiful! Enjoy the trails in Spring 2022!