Why is litle Declan called "the Little King?" This Sheltie, although the smallest mature one that we own, rules the pack; he bosses all the other dogs, including our full grown Collie named Dougie, as if he was, well, the King.

This evening, I invited Declan (a.k.a. Deckie) into the living room and snapped away with my digital camera. Here are the results our abbreviated photo session:

After the shot above, Deckie decided to look toward his right-hand (er, paw) side:

Finally, Deckie posed in profile for the camera:

He's the alpha dog of the Presto Dog pack, in no uncertain terms letting the other four dogs know that when he's around, they better tow the mark.

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