What breed is your dog? He don't look like a collie to me :)
My new old dog is a sweetheart, already spoiled rotten. The front of my house is all glass, and he stands there looking at me through the glass with that huge head and a pitiful look and watches me till I go to bed, with a look on his face saying "Why can't I be in there with you -- I need you."
But he is a male, and, I tried to let him in a few times, but he MARKS his territory, on my furniture, etc. As I am writing this he has been on my deck freaking out because it is storming here, heavy thunder and lightning .
So, I was on the phone with my sister, and felt sorry for him and let him come into my office with me.
Sure 'nuff, first thing he did was pee on everything.
So I had to take him back out. Then clean up his pee.
I can't handle that. That's why I have always had female dogs.
Last week I built him an awesome dog house outside, complete with insulation, everything but
a telephone. But it still makes me feel
awful when I see that big yellow head and big brown eyes looking at me pitiful from outside the window.
I am going to Alabama to attend my niece's wedding, not on a fishing trip. If I had a choice . . . I'd rather be fishing.
I feel MUCH better not having to put my kids (dogs) in a kennel, and I actually feel good about this 11 year old boy having a place to hunt. The look on his face as he was watching my deer herd today was worth a million dollars.
It's a good setup for both of us. That boy's Mom has just harvested a bobcat (along with wild boar, lots of bow-killed deer, and wild turkeys, and I feel real good about them watching my place.
This kid is very polite and sweet. And I respect his mother for going the extra miles to ensure he has the outdoor experiences. They also like to fish, but she ended up with no fishing equipment after the divorce. When this kid saw my fishing equipment, he was astounded!!!!
Hey, I need some fishing partners -- and that boy is fixin' to get a lot of fishing equipment, and time on the water, if I have my way!!!!
Nonsense. I've always had male dogs and they don't have to mark. Train him not to. Part of the trouble is he's over-excited after waiting outside alone and he's scared to death then he gets the chance he's been pleading for to be with you and he doesn't think. That over-excitement won't last.
You've got storms and he's outside in it? Let him in! Get him a place to lay that's his and watch him. My two cents.