He’s a proud dog, always full of expectation. Expectation that I’ll take him along wherever I’m going, which I often do. He’s not one for pets and fussing over so his other expectation is that I refrain from doing so, which I often do not do.
We accept each other in a way that makes for a very solid relationship. It’s not like this with every dog. With other dogs there is a subtle, mutual annoyance about our faults always casting shadows over our relationship. He’s the only Kelpie that was born here so we’ve known each other since that day. I don’t have enough experiences rearing and keeping puppies on to know if those first eight weeks of being with a pup make that difference or if we’ve just hit it off. Lucky for me either way.