RustyNumbat

G'day, a pleasure for the chance to ask a veteran questions -

Did you learn to speak French or German fluently at all during the war for your operations? The movies would have you believe all soldiers either didn't care at all to learn anything at all, which seems crazy given it might save your life!

Amen, I'll take thick black bush fly clouds up north over having to be limb-aware for those biting terrors down here...

Now border collies have this very unique behavior that ive never seen in another breed of dog. When they choose to willfully ignore a recall, they will turn around and taunt you.

Oh mate, that's one of my collies to a tee. She's intelligent enough and knows what's asked of her, but too slack (and lacking the eager-to-please of a good working dog) to actually follow the command a good deal of the time! Giving you that side look that says "really boss? you want me to actually have to do that? nah" Good thing it's a "hobby" farm and nothing that counts of work is asked of her...

Thanks very much for the response!