We have specially planted our garden to welcome any creatures to share our space.
We put water out for the birds and bees.
We are entranced with the variety of wildlife that descend on the flowers.
…even though I have a preference for the bees.
However, yesterday morning while we were having breakfast with the doors open – a border collie bounced into the room. I immediately got up and shut the doors, expecting the owner to follow straight after. However, no one came.
She was not in the slightest disturbed to stay with us and eventually Kourosh went in search of the owner in the neighbouring hamlets and talked to as many of the nearby “doggy” people he could find. After that it was the Mairie and the gendarmerie without result.
By this time we were firm friends and she had completely trained us to give her plenty of cuddles. However, delightful as she was, in the afternoon we took her to the local vet who read her tag and was surprised that she had an appointment for a vaccination in one hour’s time!
So her owner was telephoned and turned up to claim her. Her owner lives in a hamlet two kilometres away. We discovered our little collie was called Stella.
It was rather difficult parting with her and I wonder if she will ever visit us again.
a french garden 
Stella looks like a sweetie.
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She was and very difficult to part with. Amelia
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Hello Amelia,
How lovely and what a strange coincidence – last week we had 3 garden visitors, and as they were half way round the garden, I heard yapping from the tyre garden and 2 young labradors bounded into view. No collars/leads. Thinking they might belong to guests staying with our neighbours who have dogs, Fiona took them down the hill. They didn’t recognise them either, and after keeping them in overnight, via a message on social media the owner was located – about a mile and a half away. This has never happened before here in all our years living here. I must consult the stars…
Best wishes
Julian
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How strange! Obviously these dogs were extremely well suited for sniffing out beautiful gardens. Amelia
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What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing.
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I think we all like stories with happy endings. Amelia
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What a lovely story! I am so glad you found his home, but I am sure it was hard to leave him as border collies are so intelligent and personable !
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It is amazing how quickly you can become attached to such cute creatures. Amelia
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Lovely story ! Maybe she ran away to avoid her vaccination !
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I never thought of that! She did look a smart little puppy. Amelia
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Oh, Stella did not want to get jabbed.
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She is a smart pup and we miss her. Amelia
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A charming story but I also liked your pictures of the birds and insects, especially the swallowtail.
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Thank you, I think it was lucky for us that we found Stella’s owner relatively quickly. Amelia
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Oh that doggie is so adorable! How lovely to have her to visit and feel so comfortable in your home.
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She was very comfortable but her owner must have been worried. We could not have a dog anyway because it would make the tortoises jealous. 🙂 Amelia
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How lovely…. BCs are lovely dogs…. I trained mine so that it wouldn’t interupt a photo…. by bounding across as I was trying to take it!
I recognise those expressions…. I now have this mental picture of a BC if you got one trying to herd your tortoises.
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How useful one would be! The collie would be super fast to find the tortoises before we cut the grass. Amelia
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Fabulous photos, especially that first one.
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What a friendly collie! Maybe she sensed a vet visit and decided to find sanctuary quickly!
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She was certainly very smart! Amelia
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