good relationship with him, I just relied on what he was offering and never expected more. He is sometimes a bit too soft when working, gets too easily distracted by what's going around him, and I need a longer time to ''persuade'' him to turn his concentration back to me, then I am used to with my Croatian Sheepdogs, which are always surrounding me with almost worshiping attention.
Zvoncek is a very bright dog who learns extremly fast - I often joke that he is probably a Border Collie cross, because he has such a great mind:-). He has a great style while doing tricks or obedience and will easily catch your eye. I used to train search and rescue with him too, but as the spring came and the vegetation grew, it showed that his coat is to thin too protect him properly from the nettles, torns and other ''pleasures'' of the outdoors, so we stopped doing that. My main preocupation with him is training agility - of course:-).
He adores pups and was delighted when Miška had a litter. He sat on the sofa near their litter box, and watched them excitedly for hours, wagging with the tail happily. And when Miška was not around, he sneaked in and cleaned the pups. As the pups grew he became their full time nanny - he cleaned them and played with them relentlessly.