Zoom fail.

That's better. Bowie and Cooper.

Cooper zoom. More Bowie here.

Cooper and Holly.

Cooper and Paisley.

More Cooper and Paisley here.

"...a long strange trip it's been..."

...but we're getting close to home.

This is the Australian Cattle Dog you are looking for.

"Let me see your identification."
You don't need to see his identification.
"We don't need to see his identification. This is the Australian Cattle Dog you are looking for. "Yes, this is the Australian Cattle Dog we are looking for."

Today at the dog park.

left to right: Cooper, Zeus, Paisley, Iris, and Phoenix. Iris, Cooper, Paisley, Zeus. Iris, Zeus, Paisley, Cooper. Cooper, Paisley, Zeus. Zeus, Iris, Phoenix, Paisley, and Cooper.

Over at Governor Nelson State Park...

... we hiked in the woods, looking for new green shoots, leaves, and flowers of early May. "What if we run into Cooper again? Wouldn't that be cool?" And it was!

Cooper in the woods.

Cooper is a 3 month-old blue merle Australian Shepherd.