Terhune’s Lad

He was the hero of many of Terhune stories and had three books about him.  What did the real Lad look like?  In the above picture you see starting on your left, Bruce, then Wolf, the Lass and then on the far right Lad.  Yes, that is the real Lad.

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In this picture in the front is the real Lad again. Behind Terhune is Bruce and standing up is Wolf.

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Another picture of the real Lad.  To me he reminds me of our Anya in his face and ears. His fur reminds me of my Trevor and big Hallie with long curly hair that is thick. 🙂 So, this is the real Lad of Sunnybank, the collie who was the bravest, smartest and most heroic of them all.  As you can see he is not a perfect show dog, but more the old farm collie style…..   His line ended with Wolf who died a heroic death.  Lad lived to be over 16 years old, a nice long life for a collie who had so many adventures.  He has been gone for around 95 years now…  You can visit and see his grave at Sunnybank to this day.  Terhune liked to relate that once a General of the US Army, apparently a famous one, came to Sunnybank to see Lad’s grave.  I remember Terhune saying the General stood at attention and saluted Lad and said that Lad was the greatest soldier of them all.  At first it doesnt make sense, but think about how the stories of Lad he fought for good and for Sunnybank loyally and with true dedication all his life.. yeah, General (Pershing?) had it right. 🙂