A ‘Failed’ Sheepdog’s Beautiful Recovery From Trauma

My border collie spent six years locked alone in a farm shed. Now, he is fulfilling his destiny (with the help of my rescued chickens).

Murf in his portrait shot. Photo provided by Geraldine Murphy.

Murf was a “failed” sheepdog. In Ireland, failed sheepdogs don’t live long. Usually they are taken out behind a barn and finish up with a bullet in…