Good dog...

A little Yorkie likes Max and tagged along but her owner wanted her to return. The Yorkie wasn't having any of it so I sent Max to the owner. Problem solved.

Of course we all love our pets but, for me, that was just a bit special.

That is very unforgettable experience.

It's not the first time he has done it. A couple of neighbours' dogs have been led back home when they wouldn't respond to the owner's recall. They shout at their dog and I don't think that's right. Dogs can hear pretty well.

At two an a half Max is still quite a young dog. I can walk for an hour or more with little or no instruction required. He is off the lead and runs in and out of trees and bushes. I lose sight of him from time to time but I don't worry. He watches me.

Now and again, I wait for him only to find that he is up ahead looking back to see where I am.

He is a joy.

Max sounds a lovely dog. The beauty of the herding breeds is that they tend to want to be with their owner, working as a partnership and a team, rather than some other breeds of dog who enjoy (and have been selectively bred) to range further afield and work independently.

and a joy to own, he sounds lovely. Besoeker

Thank you for the kind comments. He is lovely But he can have a sense of mischief/fun. He'll take one of his balls to the top of the stairs and pushes it off so it bounces down one step at a time....

Currently, he has a marrow fat bone. He chucks it down in the kitchen laminate floor to see how much noise he can make.