Farmer Tom Perkins was in the market for a lithe new working dog when he came across a "pretty big lump of pup".
The smoky-coloured kelpie named Bear was the last of a litter and keenly followed Mr Perkins' every move as he looked at other dogs at a breeding stud.
"I said I'd take him and the rest is history," Mr Perkins told AAP from his property at Dirranbandi, in southwest Queensland.
"He's ...
