I have a new blue heeler as of June 2018, probably 3-4 years old, and she came with a set of skills that we are still learning about. She walks beautifully (ala Cesar Millan's training), sits, she now waits to eat like the other dogs, and she fetches! Wholeheartedly! I have two dogs that fetch and have worked out a system so they don't steal the bumpers from each other (she usually takes it from the larger Labrador retriever).

The holidays are coming and I have a few ornamental figures (wooden soldier nutcrackers) that are put on the hearth. This year I think they'll go on the mantle, to keep them from being dragged out the dog door like she does with some of the rugs, towels, and household objects she finds.

Her name is Pepper.