" Had it been just the two of us with the flock, I am sure it would have been a complete disaster. But Louie came with a helper, partner, friend, second brain: a border collie named (he must have wanted the similarities in names) Louise, and she quickly—after watching me for a moment and seeing how useless I was—took over completely. "

― Gary Paulsen , This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs