Aha - I thought right away of the CORGI. The Cardigan is a little more laid back than the Pem. However, seeing the Sheltie mentioned I dearly love these easy to live with and very very easy to train as well. Then, as a person who has, very unexpectedly, lived for TEN YEARS with a Toy Poooodle -- have no idea why I have this --- but the absolute JOY this sidekick of mine has given both my late husband and me has been worth a book in itself. Paper trained so I take her as a carry-on in a BAG - (bag lady) even on plane trips. They really are super smart but, like so very many of our FUR KIDS- tune themselves in on YOU. Randy, I know Terriers of all kinds as well and I'm not really sure you'd want the - action - of them, tho the ones mentioned by others on Da List are not too bad. J. R.s are as active as they come and you need to be "active" as well with that group! Fun, but a bit much for this 71 year old - except when I'm boarding one and it'll just be a short short. Da List KNOWS ---- Corgi - yeah Buddy, I've lived with them and they are soooo neat too. Shelties, yes indeed, great dogs and look - both are herding group small pkgs. Norma & the critters Siamese Cat -- no --- Gerbil -- Aha - don't get me started on that or I'll be laughing too much. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================