Since we're just picking one to describe, at random so to speak, then no favoritism is implied at all, right? Don't want the Murph Dog or the Gull Man to feel left out, because they are just as loved. Hear that guys? So with that disclaimer out of the way, I'm going to chose Oz to describe.

I stumbled across a litter of Smooth Collie puppies on the internet. I did a lil' research on the breeder and liked what I found, so I emailed her with interest in a couple of the female Blue Merle puppies. It was a litter of 9 I believe and they were all spoken for except for 1 Sable Merle Male and 1 Sable Male.

I talked to the breeder in length about the puppies and her breeding program. I really liked her and based on her description of his personality was drawn to the lil' Sable Merle puppy. His name was Cosmo at that time. I found out later he had the most gorgeous blue eyes. What all those people were thinking to pass him over, I do not know. Boy, they missed boat.

I named him "Whizzer of Oz" to go with my 2 lil' Toto dogs. He fit in immediately and it was obvious from the start that he was special. My Mom, who's not a dog person at all, fell in love with him instantly and commented on how he was always staring at me, just waiting for me to give him something to do. He's always been alert to me and everything around him, soaking it all in and analyzing it. He knows what I want and how things are suppose to be, so that if anything's amiss, he's right on it, letting me know. I swear he's the closest thing to Lassie, I'll ever hope to have in my life.

He's been in many training classes over the years and I've had several instructors comment on how intelligent he is and what a wonderful personality he has. In fact, they fondly referred to him as the Infamous Oz, sort of akin to being the Great and Powerful Oz, I guess.

He truly loves everybody he meets, man or animal, so he's a joy to take anywhere we deem to go. I know I make him sound perfect and I know that's not really true, but boy he's dang close. I just can't ever imagine having a dog again that's this incredibly special.

My Grandmother has had dogs over the years that she has dearly loved and her children and grandchildren have had many dogs over the years that she's liked. I've had 4 myself. Yet, the only dog's picture that she has displayed anywhere in her house, is this picture of the Oz Man. No one is immune to his charms.



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