As I was donning (what an old fashioned word....I love it) all the cold weather gear to take dogs outside to play, I was watching Dreamer, twist and twirl, jump up straight, twirl and land straight, run get his kong, knowing just where he left it, nudge me, then twist and twirl, talking all the while. Moxie, lady that she is, gave soft little barks and went to see what she could knock over. Anything standing around, and she aims for it. Takes a gentle paw and...... knocked over my snow boots, went for a present under the tree, but I intervened, over to the fireplace to her basket of soft toys, over they went. Finally I was ready and Dreamer knows he has to sit and be quiet (or he hurts my ears!), Moxie is out the door first, then Dreamer rushes out with permission, letting the neighborhood know "I'M OUT! I'M OUT!" Fire and Yo have different techniques. As I go to let them out, they wrestle around my legs, both competing to see who gets to herd me to the door. Impeding me all the way, naturally. I'm shuffling along, pushing the two of them ahead of me. Who's herding whom? Then YO has to get out the door first, so that when Fire gets out, he has half a chance of tackling her before she gets under him with a quick flip. Then both dash off to the yard, and YO dashes back to me for a full body rub, then off to Fire again. I love these dogs Stormy In 8 degree snowy Colorado BUT, HEY, the sun's out.....45 tomorrow! *^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================