Here's the deal - who would like an extremely handsome, large, very long coated black and white male border collie (lots and lots of white) he is an excellent house dog, very obedient and loving. Am looking for small, very, very short coated (prefereably bald) dog in return. This swop dog must not, however,take delight in rolling in newly pig manured fields especially after several days of heavy rain. This swop dog must also refrain from returning immediately to me when recalled (although this is a good thing), with a stupid grin on it's face suggesting' That was great....look I'll do it again for you' then immediately repeat the exercise (not a good thing).
Yet I love him dearly.
scruffbag you have my sympathy - although neither one of us has a broken arm therefore I guess we choose our beasties in the full knowledge of their coat lengths! - and of course we love um. It's the pig manure bit I'm really not fond of, mud I can handle. Ah well, we have a hose pipe so all is not lost. Stay well scruffbag.