Deb, I'd never doubt for a moment that you'd throw yourself wholeheartedly into the role of caring for him, treating him as if he was a member of the family. I can see you letting him sleep on the bed, and sit on the couch beside you, and he'd always be first in line for special treats. You'd take him everywhere you went, and take every opportunity you got to show him off to your friends and relatives. He'd be your special little man, and as loved and and cherished as he could be.

Woof - woof - Ecar.

Well, that's one thing you could say.

I don't know yet, whether he will be an inside dog.    

Coming from a working dog background, he'll probably be out and about with me at Agility Trials.  

DEB 

Don't go letting him think that just because he's at home, he can have a little holiday.

Bad habits can set in, that way. You have to be firm but fair, that way he's always ready to perform when you want him to.

As long as he knows who his mistress is, he's not going to go leaping the fence and causing trouble with the neighbours.