Chrissy, a 1-year-old border collie and Australian kelpie mix, was found as a stray in December and brought to the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services shelter.

On New Year's Eve, Patsy, a 6-year-old kelpie-border collie mix from Corryong, Victoria, faced the raging fires to herd 900 sheep into a safe enclosure, her owner told Australian broadcasting ...