It is with a sad heart that I have to report that my beloved collie Rocky - the one who inspired the beginning of Collie Dog Owners - has passed away. He took ill over a week ago and he spent a week in the hospital. The doctor thought he was better - and he did seem to be improving, but he suddenly went down hill yesterday and passed away through the night. We believe he had a stroke, but the doctors really didn’t know for sure.
I rescued 4 year old Rocky and his sister Daisy from the Pets Inc. animal shelter in my hometown in February of 2002. My first beloved smooth collie I had had since childhood had passed away a week before - and in my heart I new I had to have another collie. And there they were - Rocky and Daisy - the most beautiful creatures in the world. I vowed to learn everything I could about collies, so my search on the internet began. However at that time, there was not a lot of collie information to be found online. So, I opened the Collie Dog Owners MSN group to fill that empty collie void and began recruiting other collie owners to join me! I figured, if I couldn’t find the information I needed, I would get it to come to me. And thus, the Collie Dog Owners was founded.
Rocky was a great dog. You can see his black and white photos on the top of every page on our site - and he was the inspiration for many designs at the CollieShop.com.
Rocky, my love, you are greatly missed. I’ll see you again one day, my sweet Rocky Top, and we’ll once again “play ball”. 
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