[mmercier]

RCP has a good link to some working military dogs.

I have always kept at least 2 mutts. The happiest dog is a dog with a job.

Just put down a 12 year boarder collie. Bastard child gave me 24 stitches and a scar for life a few years back.

Smarter than some of my friends he was.

[nathanbedford]

I too had among other dogs a border collie, he was the randiest damned dog I ever encountered. He was so smart he could find 10 different ways to break out of the house in the middle of the night and go after a bitch in heat miles away.

He identified a job to keep himself occupied, to improve the breed.

He was a great dog though.

[Mercat]

Mr. Mercat manages our rentals and works on our little farm. Our two dogs are always with him. They are sure that they are an essential part of the team. I guess they are.