[blackdog]

I raise Border Collies and train them for sheep handling. Our best dog "Daisy" is much of what you describe. A Border Collie is a high energy dog. A farm of endless activity and chores is what makes our Daisy tolerable. Daisy is worthless as a companion pet. They live solely for the purpose of managing livestock. Affection shown to you should be considered a fringe benefit. It actually interferes with their performance as working dogs. For your siding issue, I suspect you may have mice in the wall. She is desperately trying to find something to do. A Border Collie with nothing to do is like a monkey with a machine gun.

[blackdog]

Thank you for following the required naming ettiquitte for Border Collies. Always a Brit/Wales/Ireland/Scot name. ie; Kate, Maggie, Daisy, Meg, Molly, Carl, Charlie, Percy, Arthur,etc... Nothing worse than a Border Collie with the name, Vinny, Tony, Milo, Gustave, Olga, Ingrid, etc...

[afraidfortherepublic]

A Border Collie with nothing to do is like a monkey with a machine gun.

ROTFLOL! and a rescued Golden Retriever bump!