border collies, i'm thinking of getting one - Page 2

Emmaj · #11 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 09:54 PM

Yips if there are a few dogs running about she will try and herd them have to call her back quick before she nips their legs

adamntitch · #12 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 09:54 PM

my borders a nightmare as av said in other posts hes training to do agilaty but hes still chews everything hes 1 next month i take him out 3 to 4 times a day for an hour and he still wants more very obsesive (sp) of toys and me but getting better but hes brill with other animal ands loves all the birds and chicks av got here he thinks of tyhem as his babys and sits watching them and cleaning them all the time he plays with the cats as well but not rough

beardy daz · #13 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 10:02 PM

ben my collie is one of the best dogs for obediance and friendy towards kids ive had hes nearly 2 now still like a puppy only prob i had with him was chewing shoes (always the wifes) but he got out of that pretty quickly would def recomend a collito anyone

teshu · #14 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 10:20 PM

just read on the doberman thread about training clases, would a collie benefit?

say we decide not to get a collie & get something else instead, what would you recommend?

roguez · #15 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 10:31 PM

i adore my border collie but she is a handful sometimes, not sure as a breed but mine is very highly strung but shes now getting on in yrs she's going to be 9 in a few weeks time. if you get them as pups they are very easy to train as they are very intelligent but they need tons of exercise mine gets 1 hr walk twice daily and when she's home she has the run of the garden too.
the thing with collies is they don't know when to stop. as they were breed for herding sheep i think its in thier genes to herd everything mine is always going for the backs of the dogs legs to nip them unless i call her back

teshu · #16 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 10:44 PM

oooooh this is so difficult. i'm getting good vibes and bad vibes about them.

we are seriousely thinking about getting a pup, other half really wants a border collie, i think they might be too much for us. but a pup of any kind is hard work so if we're willing to put the effort in, it could be great. but on the other hand, it could be disasterous.

Emmaj · #17 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teshu

oooooh this is so difficult. i'm getting good vibes and bad vibes about them.

we are seriousely thinking about getting a pup, other half really wants a border collie, i think they might be too much for us. but a pup of any kind is hard work so if we're willing to put the effort in, it could be great. but on the other hand, it could be disasterous.

Only you can decide that

all dogs are different even if they are the same breed

so you never know you could end up with a fantastic border collie

teshu · #18 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 10:53 PM

i have kinda had a border collie before. he was a beagle collie cross & was a fantastic dog but a pain to house train. think that's a beagle thing though isnt it?

we'll have to have a proper talk about it. if we did decide to get one, what would be better, a dog or a bitch. goes without saying we'd get one or both of the dogs done if we needed to. but what usually gets on the best 2 males or a male & female if one of them was neutered.

teshu · #19 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 11:03 PM

now i've started checking the free ads. quick someone, stop me lol.

Emmaj · #20 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 11:08 PM

LOL stop woman haha

well on the whats best it dont matter its how you introduce and bring em up

i have a mixed sex pack 4 girls and 2 boys

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