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“Serve the Lord thy God with all they heart and with all thy soul.”<\/em>\u2014Deuteronomy 10:12<\/p>\n

To those who\u2019ve never delighted in the companionship of a McNab cow dog, this breed has the intellect of a Mensa member, the cunning of Sherlock Holmes, the work ethic of John Henry, the do-or-die loyalty of Gunga Din and, with my Blue Dog, the finely tuned hearing of a bat.<\/p>\n

Blue Dog comes with me as I go about my daily chores on the ranch. The thing I\u2019ve noticed most about him is he\u2019s always listening for commands. It doesn\u2019t matter if I\u2019m talking to someone else, to myself or to him. If he hears a command, he\u2019s prepared to spring into action. And it doesn\u2019t have to be meant as a command.<\/p>\n

I was fixing a fence the other day, and when I finished splicing the broken wires, I said, \u201cThat\u2019s it.\u201d I must\u2019ve run my words together because Blue Dog heard \u201csit\u201d and immediately sat, watching me with his steely brown eyes, ready for my next instruction.<\/p>\n

Another time Blue Dog was in the back of the pickup while I\u2019d gotten out to close a gate. Someone came by and told me I could leave it open. I said, \u201cOkay.\u201d Blue Dog immediately sprang from the truck. Okay <\/em>is his word to unload.<\/p>\n

Blue Dog can be snoring on his bed, but if he even thinks he hears a command, he\u2019ll leap to his feet. I\u2019ve learned to be careful of what I say because I know, whether he\u2019s asleep or awake, Blue Dog has one ear trained on me at all times, ready to obey.<\/p>\n

Dear Lord, if only I would serve you like that, always listening for your instruction and ready to spring into immediate action, with all my heart and soul.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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