Border Collies are considered by many to be one of the most intelligent and trainable dog breeds. Though they are wonderful companions, they require a lot of exercise and training.Posted on 07/18/2010 7:28:05 AM PDT by mlizzy
Border Collies are considered by many to be one of the most intelligent and trainable dog breeds. Though they are wonderful companions, they require a lot of exercise and training.
(Excerpt) Read more at fancast.com ...
BTW.. Do you have a single brother? ;)*laughing* That's a good one ...
Aww so cute! He looks like he was a real sweet boy. They endure old age well.. always so happy and never complaining.
The photo’s are great!
About 12 years ago we bought 40 acres in rural New England for less than the price of a new car. Words fall far short of adequately describing how beautiful it really is: I started to describe it but just see for yourself. Just take the old dirt River Road south from the village, half a mile past the old covered bridge and you're there; or you could canoe down river from the B&B, three and a half miles, to the swimming hole with the tire swing hanging from the big Oak. Land on the East bank of the river and you are in our woods. Find the path and head up the hill, through the woods for a quarter of a mile and you will break out into the pasture by the spring in the poplar grove.
It's a great place for animals and kids...
...but we don't have any kids. Guess we'll have to borrow some from time to time.
d8^)
“I’m sorry but that’s too simplistic for a breed this complex.”
Nope. Not if you get one bred for working. You may have a different experience if you work rescue - you probably don’t get a lot of Border Collies bred for work in a rescue.
Border Collies bred by Joe Blow or for sport may be bonkers. Don’t know. But a Border Collie bred for herding will NOT need to be entertained, walked for hours, etc.
Around a farm or herd of sheep, a Border Collie without an off switch is a dead Border Collie.
However, a Border Collie left without human interaction won’t be happy either.
We considered rescue collies for our second Border Collie, but we were told they were too energetic for us. We were also told having a pre-teen daughter was a bad thing. What a crock!
The Border Collie we bought came from a litter recommended to us by a former Opens national champion. When it is time to go, he has tons of energy. When it isn’t, he is one of the calmest dogs I’ve ever met. Of course, he is rarely alone and gets a lot of interaction with humans.
The previous Border Collie was bought from a farmer in England while we lived there. She would cheerfully herd a fly in flight, but she would also lie happily at our feet all evening. She was intense, but not even a little bit hyper. She was also fantastic with our baby and young kids.
Rescue Border Collies may be different.
I would put my Staffordshire up there on the intelligence scale. You can just see the wheels turning all the time. Her energy level is such that she will just run around the house like a lunatic if she is too wound up. Can’t wait until the cooler weather so we can go back to our full hikes.
I’ll add that we have a couple of acres and two other dogs (and three horses). But our Border Collie doesn’t do any more running or playing than the other two (German Shepherd pound mutt and Australian Shepherd pound mutt). If anything, he does less, because he has to keep an eye or two on his people...
Wow, Barney has lots and lots and lots and lots of really cool pictures of himself ... the photos really show off the beauty of his coat ... (ty)
Can’t wait until the cooler weather so we can go back to our full hikes.I second that; even our bc-mix looks a little tired in this heat, and our lab will put on the brakes just a few houses from home if the weather is too warm. She doesn't like rain either; won't walk in it. Odd for a lab ...
Molly will bark to be let out. Because, apparently, if you want something, you should say something. She will be walked out and turn promptly around to go back in. Many times I will have to kick her out of the bathtub, so I can shower. The other week I was on the phone when the kids kept showing up in every room I went into. Finally, I opted for sitting in the dry bathtub. Molly walked in, saw me, and “laughed.”
Many times I will have to kick her out of the bathtub, so I can shower.So does Molly go in the bathtub for privacy too (you're speaking of a dry tub)? Or to make a few phone calls? She sounds terrific!
My mutt is smarter. She’s not pretty, but she’s SMART!
Had 2; had to put both down last year with inoperable tumors. What a loss. Best dogs ever.
My mutt is smarter. She’s not pretty, but she’s SMART!Shhhhh. Since she's smart, she'll hear you. There's all degrees of pretty. I'm sure she's pretty too. :)
I would say you have the exception, not the rule. Regardless, always nice to read good BC stories. Cheers!
Poodles are the second brightest dogs.
What a loss. Best dogs ever.That's sad. Do you think you will get another pet (or pets) someday?
;-) We TELL her she’s perty. We haven’t taught her to read yet.
:-D
My last wonderful companion was a miniature cocker spaniel. She was BEautiful! But she wasn’t so smart. ;-) She was sweet, though.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.