Deb and Ed my Collies have been older and the obedient kind. This one is 97 percent of the time. He has learned to stop at the curb, street is a no in three times of being told no.
As long as no foods out there's no counter-surfing. No part of my counter is out of reach. When he stands on his back legs he is about eye level with me.
Had some friends over last weekend grilled some burgers and brats. I want to socialize Cooper so he is part of the festivities as well. When I was done cooking I just turned off the grill and left the meat to keep warm. Cooper seen that any time we needed burgers or brats we got them from the grill. While we were eating Chris seen him try to raise the lid to the grill. So he does pay attention to details. Mikko and Cooper did receive 2 grilled sirloin burgers each when we were done. Cooper managed to pilfer a additional brat from Chris's plate when he wasn't looking. Marcia his wife experienced no losses.
