I'm not going to say he was Clifford or Captain class, but he was a darn good dog.
"Chico"
Lost him at four years old to an ulcer.
He was a real good catch dog, companion, and he LOVED kids. He had a very calm disposition. He caught hard but was easy to break off. Just lift on his collar and say "caught hog" and he'd let go. I used to break him off a hog with one hand while I was kneeling on it and then just let him go, never had to worry about keeping him off it once he was loose. He was good enough on a lead that I'd let my son lead him to the bay sometimes. I kept waiting to get pups off him thinking something would show up that I didn't like and then he got sick on us and died. I sure wish I'd done that differently.
