Amos was also a foster dog but we kept him as Mark’s friend Bill’s dog because we felt they would be great for each other. Well, Bill lives in the South and had to cancel his planned trip to Idaho. Meanwhile Amos lived with us and Mark grew to like him so much that he adopted him. He used to be rather touchy when the other dogs went near him but he has improved a lot. His one big drawback is that he can be very rough with cats and almost killed Scribbit once, but now that he knows that our cats are forbidden fruit he will sleep next to them and generally leave them alone. As a companion dog he is great because he is calm, sensible, and naturally well behaved... you wouldn’t think he was a border collie mix....! He may not appear very smart when he just stands there and looks at you but he learns how to open doors and gates from watching you, and he often learns what behaviors are rewarded from watching the other dogs. Some family really didn’t know what they had.