Tess was found on Vancouver Island, British Columbia in a farmer's pasture with his sheep nicely herded into the corner.  She was rescued from the shelter by Donna McDonald who patiently tried to find Tess's real family.  When she couldn't find them, she graciously let me adopt Tess as Mikki's replacement for Search and Rescue.  She has been checked out by seasoned search dog handlers and pronounced a good candidate.  Now, if I could just get someone to work with me.

The following picture was taken in 2002. She was found already trained for obedience - both voice and hand signals - and she accepts anything I've asked of her.  Here she is sitting on my home-made cat walk.  She'll go onto it from across the yard, working only from voice command.