From the minute I brought Calli home she was "in charge"! She would sit next to Porter and put her paw on his head and then steal his food. He would just watch her.  Calli knew how to get what she wanted from the dogs and from us! Always pushy and demanding in a cute way, she so reminded me of her mother.

Destructive! That one word describes what Calli was for the first three years of her life! She'd run past a plant and grab a branch on her way, she'd pull up plants once she killed them, usually by digging so much around them that they died. We have pictures of her with light fixtures that she removed from the yard.  No plant or ornamentation was safe!   However, she was so cute and so loving, you just had to forgive her.  We found that if you kept her busy she wasn't as destructive so we "amped-up" her training and exercising!  Calli still likes to have fun and runs with her daughters and Porter as often as she can.

Lump? What kind of a nick-name is that?  Well, Calli has a way of plopping herself down so you have to notice her and have to pet her because she traps you.  As a pup, she'd wake up in the morning, jump on the bed and plop on your head. She'd lick you and cuddle up close and while you were trying to breathe, she was just looking for her morning snuggle time.   Once Calli plops herself down, she's practically impossible to move.  She's just one big "lump" of fur and determination.   Hence the nickname, Lump !