much agreed K9, as a person involved in BCs I can say that without a doubt a dog that grew up working sheep or cattle or whatever will NOT be happy with just companianship. working dogs often live in kennels when not working, and they are not deprived of anything. if anything those dogs have the most fufilled lives of all, they LIVE to work, not because the handler wants him too, they live to work because they WANT too, give a BC thet works for a living the option of remaining a kennel dog that works every day or being a companion and they will choose the kennel every time.