Bill,
Ya, he's going to be 7 this year, he's got really short hair compared to all other shelties i've seen, but he's really active and runs a few hours every day, his grandfather was doing good at 14 last time i saw him, i expect him to live a while.
The winch? You'll see when it's on, i probably could have gained a bit of clearance, but there was no way i was bending another tube to bring it up an inch (and wasting $30 tube in the process, and hours getting the bends right) i'm not too worried about it, it's way better than the last bumper i had, in every way...

Corey,
yah, it's a scratch, been there.. a year and half.... really gotta get that fixed, there are lots on the front of the fender where the black plastic cover used to be/around there, still havent decided what im going to do when i fix it, fender flares and mudflaps maybe? ugh it look so clean without them tho...