Boing! Looks like surgery went well for you. As it seems you're moving a lot.
The Big Island is a place I'm looking at to retire in the future. It's soo green with the nightly rain. Maybe farm Pakalolo there someday...
I heard Belgian Malanois are intelligent dogs. Hey, I also have a Jack Russel that I surf with on a paddle board when waves are small. He seems to like it... He hasn't filed a complaint with the Humane Society yet so I think he's good...