A few days ago, I posted two shots of Deckie (our little apha-boy Shetland Sheepdog) squinting 'cause the sun was apparently too intense for him. Well, lo and behold, I was looking through our vast library of picture at the Presto Dog media center and came across yet another one of the little tyke squeezing his little eyes shut!

One Sheltie Squinting

So, can you find the squinting Sheltie in this picture? By the way, in order, the picture shows Lily, Lyric and Declan (a.k.a., Deckie).

And, notice the shadow of the semi-world famous Presto Dog photographer on the right side. Now, this guy isn't vieing for a Pulitzer prize or anything like that, but he hopes, all the same, you enjoy the shots he posts here for our readers.

Hi! My name is Lyric and I'm the senior statesperson for the Presto Dog pack. There's a total of three sable and white Shetland Sheepdog living in this house: me, Lily and Declan; you can read my comments about the latter two dogs down below. We're part of the herding group and best exemplify this by trying to chase the humans who care for us around when they move from one room to the other. We take special pleasure herding our Mom, the bride of the Presto Dog webmaster, whenever she gets up out of a chair. We can be real pains at times!

My job as statesperson is to hold the other dogs in check; they can get so disobedient at times! I've also been called an "alpha-wanna-be" and the "chief of police" in my house. I guess that because I always try to boss the other pack members around. But there's another dog named Declan who's proven to be the real alpha dog in our pack. He's smaller than me but tough as nails. From day one he established himself as the dog with the meanest bite. But that's O.K. Whenever he's preoccupied with one of the other dogs I usually manage to get a shot in on him; he never knows who hit/bit him when I'm around! I'll explain exactly how I do this in a minute or two.

There's yet another dog in the pack named Douglas. He's quite a bit larger than us Shelties 'cause he's a Collie. He's a full 70+ lbs. That may not seem like a lot to you but imagine trying to play or stand up to someone who's about three and a half times bigger than you! That means if you weigh 150lbs and are five feet tall, you'd be messing with a person who's 525 lbs and 15 feet tall! Think that might be a problem? Thank goodness he's only about a year and change old and a real goof; if he was an alpha-wanna-be I'm afraid we'd all be going to the vet a lot more frequently than we already do (which is much too frequent anyway if you ask me).

Lily's a real cream puff. For the first few years I was around her she was a real push-over; I could get away with whatever I wanted to do with her. It's only been lately that she's been exerting herself & not letting me nip her or boss her around. Guess she's grown up these past couple of years. And, from my point of view, she's really good at the sport of canine agility. She clears those jumps, weave poles, courses through both closed and open tunnels and springs through the tire jump like a real pro! I sure wish that  I could jump like her.

Finally, there's Declan. Ah, Deckie, as he's so affectionately called. He & I have gotten into a few tussles over the years. Any such activity is usually interrupted by our human friends but I'm what's known as  "street smart" and have been around other dogs long enough to realize that since he's small, he's the one that gets picked up when we have a disagreement. As he's getting carted off I usually jump up and try to bite his fat little Sheltie a**. The humans seem to have caught onto this little trick of mine but I still try to walk away with a tuft of that brat's hair in my mouth when the fur settles down. In case I forget to mention it, Deckie is my son!

We all get along well, are a fine pack and wouldn't change the life we have for anything in the world. We really love each other and our humans...especially our Mom! She takes such good care of us.

By the way, at one time I was a show dog and actually have one point toward my championship rating. I gave up the ring a few years ago because I just didn't have the heart to perform in front of the judges and other handlers in the ring. So, I'm retired and enjoy life on the farm as they say. My human friends still take me on occasion to dog shows but I really dislike the trips; I've been known to head for the nearest crate whenever I can to hide just in case someone wants me to show my stuff.

Come back to Presto Dog soon! My human friends have told me I can use their site as a forum for my comments, observations and ramblings and Im gonna take 'em up on their generous offer.

See ya!