Nigredo is hilarious. He's a good man. He runs down Malone herding style and chases him back to the house. He does love Malone and won't allow anything to happen to him. He is nearly 7 years old and quite a large dog with MILD weight issues who had mild hip issues when I got him as a puppy... But he has no mobility problems yet. He can jump and run totally fine. He doesn't have a lot of "wind" (tires fairly easily) but he doesn't limp or move stiffly ever. In the mornings, he pops up and flies down the stairs to potty.
I'm glad too... Because Malone has always for some reason been sorta scared outside. He shows total confidence inside but he is skittish outside and tends to always want to come back inside. This is odd for a puppy so I am trying to help him learn to like being outside.