THE Artsy Fiend
I've got an Australian Shepherd, she's really smart. haha.
aw, I have an aussie too! they're one of my fav breeds along with German Shepherds and Shelties (a.k.a Shetland Sheepdogs)
unfortunately, our blue merle female, Sierra, didn't seem to get the characteristic Aussie intellectual brilliance, she's not the smartest dog to be honest, but she is very sweet and you won't find a more trustworthy dog to have around cats, she loves 'em to death.
4laugh I also have a relatively small German Shepherd, Roxie (she could be crossed with another breed, making her smaller, but she's predominately Shepherd) while Sierra's more attached to my mom, I think, Roxie's kind of bonded with me - I took care of a lot of her training and I'm her primary handler when we take her anywhere. she's 9 years old and just recently passed her CGC certification I'z very proud of my baby!
whee (she had passed it before when she was younger, but paperwork wasn't filed so we had to retest to make it official)