Thanks for the comment on my happy hound
He is just a treasure, and we consider him a blessing. We looked for two years for the right dog (we have always had Shelties, it was just a matter of the next "right" one coming along).
He is a joy to live with, and we are almost ready to compete in obedience, and some of the advanced agility titles (he is great at both, but is what we politely call "handler impaired", which means that I tend to get stage fright and freeze up when competing...leaving him wondering I am sure if he can rent a good hanlder somewhere!).
I cannot even watch him in the breed ring with his breed ring handler...I have to leave the room.
So you can see how difficult it is for me if *I* am handling him, as the options for leaving are limited to the length of the leash!
I was not aware that the web page would be posted with my notes. Interesting feature.
http://shetlandsheepdogs.org/brat/index.html