HI, WE ARE THE PROUD OWNERS OF "OUR BADGER", AS HIS NAME , BLACK WITH A LITTLE GREY UNDER HIS CHEST. WE GOT BADGER IN JULY 2003, FROM WALES, HIS PARENTS WERE WORKING DOGS, AS THEIR OWNER WAS A GAME KEEPER. WE LOVE HIM TO BITS, EVEN THOUGH HE JUMPS UP AT VISITORS, NIBBLES OUR TOES, EATS ANYTHING HE CAN REACH.! THE GOOD THING IS HE S GREAT AT GEETTING THE CLEAN WASHING OUT OF THE MACHINE. AS SOON AS HE HEARS THE CYCLE CLICK TO STOP, ITS A RACE TO THE DOOR, AS TO WHO CAN GET THE CLOTHES OUT FIRST. HE HASN T SUSSED HOW TO GET IT INTO THE DRYER THOUGH,IT GETS TO HIS BED FIRST.!!