No I’m not going to write off the breed at all. This thread has me reconsidering and especially your input on your routine with Ranger. My place is around 900 sq ft(yes it’s a matchbox!) but I have a large yard. Back when I had my collie, I could let him loose because there were no neighbors to speak of but the area has mushroomed in growth. But even then I would take Gremlin and load him up in my pickup and go out to fields so he could run. Don’t have a pick-up anymore but have a jeep which has enough room to ‘load’ a k9 furbaby. I’m partial to the larger breeds so like you said it would take commitment which I’m willing to do. My feline brood though, I’m a bit concerned about their reaction.
There are 3 breeds: The tervs, collies and goldens. Checking into them now. There are breed specific shelters for each which is where I will go to get one.
Thx for the information Joe.
This video isn’t Ranger, but in my experience serves as a great visual summary of the personality differences between tervs and labs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q1UWkmKww8&feature=fvst
If you look at the comments for the video, I am ‘HoundoBaskerville’ on YouTube ;-)