I'm the smartest pup pup around and extremely talented in noticing when ANYTHING changes. I like to let everyone know when something looks or sounds different, and I use my outside voice just to make sure everyone can hear me - even if they're outside or in the neighbor's house. For example, the tree branch moved this morning and that seemed important to share. And I spend the day napping by mom's desk, and making sure to periodically announce important changes (though sometimes the changes were only things I could see in my dream, but no matter). I live with two brothers my mom calls "cats". I don't have the heart to tell her she's mispronouncing "little tiny sheep with long tails". So I make sure to chase them and herd them around the house, but mom hasn't caught on yet that she's saying it wrong. It's kind of cute, actually.

I also have BIG goals. I'm going to be a top-level agility competitor. This year's Westminster agility champion was an all-american dog like me, so I know its possible. I'm not even 9 months old yet, so I can't do too much (to protect my growing joints blah blah blah), but I am training my mom to use the right cues for me to quickly and easily run a course. She's smart too so it's pretty easy.