James,
thanks for the good wishes to Sundance. The more things we ask him to do, the more he impresses us. It's fun to watch people who are afraid of him when they first see him -- like the CERF doctor -- suddenly soften when Sundance puts his paws on my shoulders and his cheek against mine and asks to be held while we're waiting.

But for me, the most fun was watching Michelle. She's so mature now yet, like most teenagers, so fragile. She placed 4th in a huge Juniors Class and was crying afterwards because she wanted to impress Linda and me. She did. More than she could ever know. And we told her so.

Jim