I lost my Dutchess a week ago today. She had been with me forA little over ten years. She was my companion and friend. She had the softest ears that I would rub before we went to sleep. She displayed the shepard part of her linage on a daily basis. She would corral my other dog Chiona to keep her from going places she shouldn't or to bring her to me when I called.Chiona comes into my room every morning crying...she never did that before. She was my little girl and will be missed