My husband and I call Rachel, "Our Treasure"...she came to us when she was two years old.  She is the litter mate of our first sheltie, Bailey.  We first laid our eyes on Rachel at the Shetland Sheepdog National specialty show in Valley Forge, PA.  Rachel was just over a year old...she was timid and very thin, but so beautiful...her eyes were so beautiful.  I remember telling the breeder how I wished I could scoop her up and take her home that day, but we were meant to wait another year before she became ours.  In October of 2000 we made the trip to New Jersey to bring her home and every day since has been a joy...watching our "treasure" blossom into a happy, confident, cuddly member of our family.
Rachel is pictured with her "best friend", a very tattered soccer ball we've had for years.  We tried replacing it, but I guess there's no replacing best friends!