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Briarrose Echo of McKay - Echo
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Echo was our second Collie. She was purchased while Michael was out to sea. We were planning to buy a second Collie as a companion for Lance. Michael said to wait until he returned from his deployment. Cindi found a six month old collie for a very good price. Her owners didn't want to keep her any more. So Cindi bought her.
At first, Echo decided to eat the entire house. She chewed on the house siding, plants and furniture. She chewed up our couch several times. We got it fixed once and she promptly chewed it up again.
Echo did a great job as a companion for Lance. She was very upset and lonely when Lance finally died. So we ended up getting our first Smoothie, Carson, to keep Echo company. This did the trick. She pulled out of her funk and was a happy girl again.
She loved to dig under the bushes in our yard and lie in the cool dirt. She used to do this right up against the house.
We grew very close to Echo and took her everywhere with us. She was even the Costo Dog Bed poster dog for one year!
As she got older, she started to have a hard time moving around. We think she had Hip Displasia and Arthritis. We tried several medications and finally settled on Deramax. We were aware of the possible side effects but her pain was so bad that nothing else helped.
Finally, at the end, she fell apart all at once. She was fine one day and unable to move the next. This was possibly due to the Deramax or maybe just due to old age. She was 13 years old.
Michael wrote a poem about Echo to commemorate her death.

News
8/1/08 We visited Costco on one of our normal trips and found the wonderful photo of our Echo has been placed back on the dog beds. A wonderful reminder of a wonderful dog.
1/10/06 Echo passed away. You can read a poem about her here.
2005 Echo is the Costo Dog Bed poster dog!
11/16/01 Echo earned her Canine Good Citizen title
11/16/01 Echo earned her Certified Therapy Dog certificate

Photos

Alix and Echo
She liked lying in the snow

Any food in there?
With Lance in Georgia

Relaxing on a couch
At a family photo shoot

The snow was a lot of fun
Looking very pretty

What a smile - she liked flowers
I can see you around the corner

Lying in the grass
The famous Costco photo shoot

One of Echo's last photos
Out for a stroll

Echo playing video games
Getting a belly scratch

That treat tasted good
A good sit

Lying in the woods
Echo liked the water

Statistics
Breed: Rough Collie
Color: Sable
Distinguishing Marks: White spot on her nose
Birthdate: December 30, 1993
Sex: Female
Awards: CGC, Certified Therapy Dog
Training: Obedience
Status: Deceased

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