My start, or an answer to Laura's questions

(1) How did you get into border collies (or whatever your dogs of choice are)? What started it all? 

     I got my first Border Collie from a friend who had bred a litter. I had heard about the pups since the day they were born but had absolutely NO interest in getting another dog at that point.  I already had 3 dogs. I had raised goats for milk for many years and wasn't interested in getting another dog that I would have to keep away from them. Long story short, when the pups were 3 months old my friend drove down to my house to put the pups in a local informal dog event to try to find homes for them. I was taking the pups out of the crate and the last pup looked me in the eye and said "I'm yours" After I found out what he did when he got in my goat pen I decided I better learn how to work with him and found a trainer of sorts. After the trainer working him a few times in the small round pen, they persuaded me to sign him up for a clinic with a very well known handler. I had never worked Seth myself, and was a bit  scared sh*tless   surprised that I had to go in the (big) arena and work with the clinician myself ( they had told me he would work the dog), but that was it for me. I was hooked. I won't write how much of a  spastic idiot I was and how I found out really fast how out of shape I was trying to keep up with that clinician. 

(2) How many dogs do you have? All dog math variations accepted. 

       6, or using Laura's math theory it may be more precise to say 5 1/4

(3) What do you do for a day job? 

     I own a pet supplies and groom shop

(4) What questions would you like to answer (or ask)? 

     Coming up with a question or answer would require thinking. Not a good time right now for that.

(5) What was for dinner last night? 

     tacos