There's been little hints here and there throughout various threads that there's a few dog lovers among us. I thought it might be nice to start a thread devoted to our furry best friends.

My dog is called Mable (my wife spells it Maebelle ). She's a Husky/Border Collie cross. My avatar is a poor photographic representation of her. Mable enjoys long walks, chasing balls, catching frisbees, stealing other dog's balls and making them chase her, and brutally (and without mercy) chasing down and killing the hares that populate our property. This latter ability has prompted the neighbours to dub her "Mable, the Hare Slayer", and she is in great demand for vegetable garden protection services.

We have had her trained in the ways of obedience. However, I'm glad to say that she retains an independent and indefatigable spirit. That said, she has taken on board the basic tenets of the heel, stay, drop, and so on, and, I strongly suspect, gives her full in-principal support to these concepts, which she endeavours to demonstrate for treat-type remuneration.

James.