Yup, they are smart as a whip. I have a small female about 48 lb. She is a Blue Merle, but with faun color instead of the typical white.
Cori will do anything for the ball....

I saved her from a puppy farm She was 8 month old and UGLY! All lanky and skinny and she had the mange. But she a a beauty now.
The other Dog is Boo or Aka "Ferdinand The Bull", 'cause he like to smell flowers...really he does...it's weird.
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