Thats awesome!!
We had a blue Heeler we got at about 1 year old from an elderly couple that took her from their neihbor. They would leave for weeks at a time leaving the dog in the yard with a big bowl of food and a kiddie pool with water!!!!
They (the older couple) just couldn't keep her cuz she loved to run and chase rabbits and such and were worried shed drag them off out on their daily walk. we had her for 5 years then my son came, didn't have any time for her so we gave her to my great uncle. Her like her and she liked him alot. He has cancer now and the dr.'s say by having her now (he's all alone" it's probly giving him something to live for.