Rico the border collie...

That's what makes them unsuitable as house pets. Like, who wants a pet that thinks they're dumb.

Anyway, how is Rico on spelling? Huh?

he's very B-A-D at spelling...

hamburger just sent me the same story through a VOA link. Can't say I'm surprised. I've had to change how I talk about a lot of things with Setanta, so that the dogs don't twig.

why, yes, the canines and i will be promenading.

i think we'll sashay by the waterfront.

i'd considered using the vehicle to do that.



They're smart little furballs.

Wow, amazing.

Then again, Chewbie picked up "down" really quickly, after maybe two or three repetitions.

If we could only get their furry little paws to either take up knitting or work the remote control, I think they'd be a lot less bored while we're all at work.

At one time, I had a German shepherd that learned down, sit, and heel in amazingly short time. Somehow, she never mastered "stay." I never pinned down the size of her vocabulary, but I'm sure it was over thirty words - mostly nouns.