Daily Cute EXTRA: Australian Shepherds, Hockey and Knee Surgery.

One week from this very moment, I will have my hospital gown on, an IV in my arm, and will likely be completely unconscious with a camera and little cutty-scrapey tools inside my leg.

I like to imagine  I'll look a lot like this during the whole procedure:

Though I'll probably look more like this:

Last summer, I was playing with my dog, and we tried to defy common practices of physics as we tried to occupy the same space at the same time. Shoutout to the guy who said that it's not possible to do that, as well as the guy who came up with the idea of inertia, because they were both totally right.

It looked like this hit, only no pads, no skates, and involving a lady and a dog instead of two hockey players.

(For the record, I would be the guy in white.)

I've been in a whole lot of pain since this happened, and Im finally getting it fixed a week from today. I wish I could be mad and blame her, but I have to tell you, I just can't. Sometimes, this is what happens when you have a big, strong working dog.

I mean, Aussies do awesome stuff, like persuade goats to get back in a pasture:

 It doesn't just start and stop with goats though, oh no. Aussies will herd anything in their path, from ferrets to ducks to cattle to chihuahuas to children. They're a bit obsessive about it: All like things must be in a group at all times. As someone who tries to be orderly, I respect this.

They're also fantastic at frisbee:

And at agility:

For dogs that look at you with their iceblue eyes and direct, creepy stare,

 ... they have the cutest pups ever.

They're not afraid of  anything, from angry cows and Bad Guys...

..to being grinning clowns in front of the whole world.

So yeah. I guess I could be mad, but it's just not worth it. She's a wonderful dog, and despite the collision, I heart her.  I'm sure that more times than not, I'll open my eyes during recovery to see this kind of face:

And who could be mad at that?

Wish me luck, and if you have a moment and a few extra bucks, please consider donating to your local animal shelter. They could really use your help.