I am a very active Aussie.  I love to boss my family around a lot.  My sister Sophie just tells me where to get off.  My Mom just ignores me.  But that doesn't stop me from trying to bring us all together.  I get very excited when I have company and I wag my butt.  You see I don't have a tail.  Not to worry, that's normal for us dogs from down under.  I love to go camping and especially love it when I get to run threw the woods with out a lease.  My friend Freeway and I are lots of fun to watch as I am 50lbs and he is 12.  I have to crouch down to play with him but we make it work for us.  We love to run all over the trails and make lots of noise.  My sister Sassy died last year and I miss her.  We use to play a lot together and Sophie would yell at us.  She always thought we made too much noise and her and Sassy never did get along.  Me, I like everyone.  Sophie is a cocker and she thinks she is all that and a bag of chips but she really isn't.  Sassy was a collie-lab and beautiful.  She was soooo regal.

hi, my name is Sophie.  I am a black cocker and beautiful.  Just ask me.  I have recently learned to cuddle and allow myself to be touched.  I use to hate to have my belly rubbed but I am finding it more and more enjoyable.  I lived in a very stressed household for most of my life and learned to find comfort in that.  Now, however, there is no stress.  All I have to do is eat and sleep.  I love to get on my sister Fancy's nerves.  She is bigger and younger and really is a pain.  She wants to play all the time and I am too old for all that.  I just growel and snip at her and she gets all worked up and starts jumping around and barking.  It's all quite trite.  She is great company though.  We love to camp and walk the grounds.  I really get excited when I see my Mom packing up the camper.  I know we are going somewhere special and I get to see all my friends.  Of course I can't let them know I am excited to see them.  They might get the wrong idea.