They are such incredible dogs, aren't they? Every day Juno amazes me. My other dogs are smart, but Juno takes it above and beyond. She's not just smart and easily trainable, she actually *thinks* about what she is doing - something I have never seen in my hounds.
I thought I had the dog thing all figured out, for the most part. I know how to get reliable behaviours. I understand my dogs. But with Juno I feel like I'm a complete dog newbie; she pushes me to learn new things, to move past my comfort zone, to think about training in a different light. Her emotions are much more complex than my hounds', she's so much more sensitive and intelligent, and she reminds me more of a child than a dog.
Needless to say, since Juno arrived, I've grown and learned alongside her. I don't foresee future dogs being anything but Border Collie
