Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Hi Jim, Just thought I'd drop you a word for an update on Fly (Crystal x Bandit Dec 05)- She will be 18 months next month and will start in her first agility trial (can't start until 18 months of age). Pretty exciting! She is already doing Elite courses and is very fast and definitely very agile. Also, she has started herding, and will start trials this fall. She can work goats and sheep, can do outruns and is starting on the whistle- I'm a novice there so we are learning together. She is just an awesome dog, loves to work and play and loves to have a job! Thank you again for everything Joanne

May 16, 2007 Jim, I just wanted to follow up on what a magnificent dog Spense has become. He is large for the breed, and has a magnificent coat and a wonderful disposition. He lives happily with our other collies, works well with our llamas and Boer goats, and is a devoted companion to us. He has an obsession with water, which our other dogs are picking up, getting in it whenever and wherever he can (besides, plenty of troughs, we have two lakes and two creeks so he has plenty to fool around in). One trick is to pick up the large trough full of water that he swims in and flip it over! While he plays with all the other dogs and is clearly boss of the girls, he never bothers the two male Great Pyrenees, our Rottweiler/sherpard mix, or our other collie male. What a dog! We look forward to his puppies in the future. Best wishes, John

Sat, May 26, 2007 Just wanted to let you know that Riggs (his original name was Mate) is doing great. He's the smartest dog in his obedience class and he's going to be an agility dog. Attached are some recent pics. Chester and Tiffany