Border collie lives on in 100 stories
Most dogs are man’s best friend, but Annie Laurie the border collie was something more.
Annie Laurie, canine co-author of a book with Mt Barker resident Kym Afford, will be remembered in a new work he is compiling.
Her black and white face was recognisable wherever she went around Mt Barker with her owner, artist Kym Afford.
Together they co-wrote a book, The Mad Thing
Annie Laurie died after a short illness last month, but her memory lives on in the more than 100 stories Mr Afford wrote in his canine companion’s voice.
They are being compiled into a second book, telling of her life in the Hills.
“I started writing a diary some time ago and she started talking to me through that diary in her own voice,” Mr Afford said.
Annie Laurie was a familiar face in Mt Barker, having attended the Klever Kanine School and worked alongside Mr Afford in his part-time roles on a sheep and cattle property at Macclesfield and the Mt Barker polo ground.
“I think she’s taught me a lot,” Mr Afford said.
