The agility people are breeding a Border Collie that's what hunters call a "switch dog" -- throw the switch and they are ready to herd, throw it again, and they'll drowse in front of the fire. I've seen only one so far, but he's a VERY nice dog!
My young crazy dog.
My well-trained older dog.
I hate to think of what would happen if I fired a shotgun near my dogs. They will tolerate loud noises if I insist, but they don’t like it. Of course, they don’t believe in retrieving either. They seem to figure, “If he WANTED the ball, why did he throw it away?”
But a good Lab is a thing of beauty to watch, particularly in motion.
Leila wasn’t exactly a switch dog. She would tour the house, checking on each person and every room. Then she would check again. And again. And so on, until we went to bed.
Then there was the time she got loose during a kid’s soccer match...
