This would be like one of our boys ; the only thing he cares about is a ball or some other bouncing rubber toy. LOL
In our house our dog Ditto, aka "emergency meat" rules the roost. Family would put me down before him.
Watch it Dave. I may have to report you for those words of blasphemy . How true. I was raised with hounds and they are somewhat like cats. You can call them and they know darn well what you want, but turn and walk away. They will come if they want to. Just like cats. When I need another beer I ask the wife to get it for me. "What's a wrong with you getting your arse out of the chair." "Kitty is on my lap and I don't want to wake her up;." My wife calls our dog "Zoey" I call it "damm it dog". She comes to either call. I am another one in the Do not Get Me Started on PETA camp. ASPCA is another one. They do wonderful things in the cat and dog arena, but when they want to stick their noises into farming they have some really radical ideas.
Changing our language is a serious political ploy that tries to not only change the way we live but in the end tell us how to live.
I once knew a deeply pro-PETA lady... after the berating over my meal choices, I looked down at her leather sneakers and asked “where did that outer layer material on your sneakers come from?” .........Crickets..........
Nice to meet you! I had an amazing ShepX that lived to age 16 Bone Head looks like a great dog. That said just keep an eye on his nose and if those patches get bigger ask your vet about "Collie Nose", they have great meds for that now