Moss, 14‑Year‑Old Collie Buried After Snowy Night
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- Andrea Meanwell does her final farm rounds at 8:30 pm, checking sheep as darkness falls and noting two sheep near the railway line.
- Moss was a 14‑year‑old border collie bought from a Lancashire farm in 2012, who died during the night and was retrieved in snow.
- Moss had a reputation for loving walling, sunbathing, and winning rosettes at local shepherds’ meets.
- Andrea Meanwell buried Moss in the farm’s dog graveyard by the River Lune, where she has interred six dogs over the past nine years.
- The Archers played on her phone while she dug, a habit that comforts her and her remaining dogs.
- Andrea Meanwell still cares for four other dogs, including Moss’s daughter Foxy, highlighting the ongoing companionship on the farm.
Why it matters: The farm loses a trusted companion, Moss, whose death removes a 14‑year‑old helper and morale booster for Andrea Meanwell, while the burial ritual reinforces her connection to the land and the remaining dogs, preserving continuity of farm life amid personal grief.
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