PICO

My dog Pico is now one year old. What a year we have spent together! Pico is a male border collie with a short haired coat. I named him Pico because he has a lot of dots on the nose and on his belly. You have to know that in Quebec, where I'm from, "picot" is a slang word that means dot. Pico was born on a farm in Claresholm, a small town, 2 hours south from Calgary. I bought him for my birthday last year. At that time he was so small, just like a cat, and it has been hard for me to choose one puppy from the 8 cubs litter. I choose the cutest one! But to be sure he was a good puppy, I grabbed him and hold him for a minute in front of me while looking into his eyes. To my relief, he stay still and didn't moved: He was a beta! Beta dogs, contrary to alpha dogs, are more obedient, they don't try to be dominants. My dog is very intelligent and playful. He loves the snow and chewing on balls and on wood sticks. Every morning we go to the off-leash park just in front of my place to walk a few turns and play a little bit. It makes him happy and it provides me the exercise I need to get my day started. Pico is my best friend, my best confident, my best hiking mate and I wish that you are as happy with me than I am with you. =)