Border Collie Would Make a Great Vice President

Ringo's family included an elderly Dachshund named Trixie. She would have liked to spend her remaining time in peace and quiet. Ringo would try to herd her when she was walking, sitting or sleeping. She did not like it. As far as she was concern, Ringo was a pest. Trixie did not have the patience for Ringo at first. The only way to get him to understand that she needed "leave me alone time" would be when she snarled at Ringo. If that didn't work, then it was time for a little nip. Ringo eventually showed Trixie the respect that she deserved. After all, she was the Alpha dog until her passing on to dog heaven more than a year later.

(By the way, all dogs do go to heaven. After all - what is god spelled backwards?)

Unlike another party's Presidential Candidate, who didn't know how many homes he had (was it nine) Ringo admits to having two homes. His family has a home in the city and one in the country, where they have a farm. It has been too long since he has been to his city home. He is busy all day on the farm herding 63 beef cows and 13 cats.

Being in the country, allows him to direct his energy to his farming work. His owners no longer feel like they have to give their constant attention to him either.

Ringo is a young adult. He has harnessed good habits. He has a dogmatic personality, but not arrogant. Like his cousin (through human family) Buddy Boy, Ringo is a loyal, obedience member of society. He is a true leader, who leads on command. As Vice President, he will be able to step in where he is needed.

Come November, vote for the candidates "Who bark the truth and sheds no lies!" That is more than you can say for the competition. Be the first to vote for honest politicians. Wouldn't it be a howl to see a landslide of write-ins for the Canine National Party?

Ringo's running mate for the Presidential nominee is Buddy. He is a German Shepherd. He is also my cousin through our human parents. To know more about Buddy go to any of these lens:
History of the German Shepherd
Dog Gone Missed Opportunity
German Shepherd Would Make a Great President
To find out more about our party, go to the Canine National Party website at http://embracethehill.com

To get to know me better, you must know about the history of Border Collies and what makes us lick or what makes us tick. History of the Border Collie

Update: Our campaign began late this summer. Hardly enough time to get to know us as a loyal and honest politicians. Therefore Buddy and I will continue to campaign until the next election of 2012. I will be a lot older and wiser. Please read my concession speech on this lens

Update: If you need a little help with your dog or cat, but don't know who to ask, here is some great information from an expert trainer.
Dog Obedience Secrets
House Training
Cat Training

Leash: A strap that attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your owner where you want him or her to go. Make sure that you are waiting patiently with leash in mouth when your owner comes home from work. This immediately makes your owner feel guilty and the walk is lengthened by a good 10 minutes.

Dog Bed: Any soft, clean surface, such as a white bedspread, newly upholstered couch or the dry cleaning that was just picked up.

Drool: What you do when your owners have food and you don't. To do this properly, sit as close as you can, look sad and let the drool fall to the floor or better yet on their laps.

Sniff: A social custom to use when you greet other dogs or those people that sometimes smell like dogs.

Garbage Can: A container your neighbors put out weekly to test your ingenuity. Stand on your hind legs and push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right, you are rewarded with food wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume, moldy crusts of bread and sometimes even an old Nike.

Bicycles: Two-wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards. The rider swerves and falls into the bushes, and you prance away.

Thunder: A signal the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling, panting, rolling your eyes wildly and following at their heels.

Wastebasket: A dog toy filled with paper, envelopes and old candy wrappers. When you get bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all over the house. This is particularly fun to do when there are guests for dinner and you prance around with the contents of that very special bathroom wastepaper basket!

Sofas: Are to dogs like napkins are to people. After eating it is polite to run up and down the front of the sofa and wipe your whiskers clean. If there are people sitting on the couch just include them as a handy wipe.

Bath: A process owners use to clean you, drench the floor, walls and themselves. You can help by shaking vigorously and frequently.

Lean: Every good dog's response to the command "sit," especially if your owner is dressed for an evening out. This is incredibly effective before black-tie events.
Love: A feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction, shared by you and your owner. Show it by wagging your tail.

Thank you for supporting us at the Canine National Party http://embracethehill.com
It was a fun ride. I was able to stick my head out the window and campaign for the Canine Party. As running for Vice President elect for 2008, I will not go into a big concession speech. I will leave that to Buddy http://www.squidoo.com/election_dog

We will continue to run our campaign and in 2012 we will herd the people.