Bridgie is a dalmatian/heeler x.  She is the most obedient dog I have ever known...EXCEPT.....that she will not let me leave without her during the day.  This wonderful friend is never more than 10 ft. away from me.  Alwyays close enough to keep an eye on me - but never so close that she gets in the way.  At night she has a job to do, making sure that all my ducks are safe from local wildlife and she takes her job seriously.  She shares a kennel (which does little to contain her unless she wants to be there) with her best friend, Munchkin (a 150 lb. goat).