My Lucy is a Springer cross Border collie. She gets called Loony Lucy for a reason. Reminds me of Dory the blue fish off the Nemo Film. Very Dizzy
She is always on the go. Cant decide wether to herd or retrieve. Very sweet girl though I have 4 Boys and 8 girls

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3 Tokay Geckos SNIP/SNAP/GNASHER
1 Blue Tongue OZZY
1 Uromastyx BRUCE
3 Oscillated Skinks
12 assorted dogs = 1 GSD,1 Rottweiler,2 Cavaliers,2 Lurchers,1 Yorkie X, 1 Sprollie, 1 Staffie X, 1 Min Poodle, 2 Mongrels
14 assorted cats = 1 Persian, 1 Mainecoon, 2 Devon Rex, 1 Oriental, 9 Moggies(inc 4 semi ferals)
1 African Pygmy Hedgehog(Elvis)
3 kids DAN SOPHIE-LEA CHRIS
1 OH STEVE

Mitch my special GSD Gone too soon 22/5/08 We miss you so much

In Fondest memory of Ginny my beautiful old GSD who went peacefully to sleep 8/5/08

RIP Herbie my Blue Persian
RIP Mog my Black/White boy
RIP Izzywizzy my feral girl

so you have 12 dogs? i couldn't cope.

another option is a beagle or beagle cross. i've had a beagle cross before & he was a wonderful dog but alex will take some pursuading. but i think beagles are 'easier' than a border collie. and my cross was a pain to housetrain, don't know of that was just him (one of his brothers was the same though & was re-homed becuase of it) but i've since been told that beagles can be difficult to housetrain. is this true? coz i don't mind being patient & it taking as long as it takes but alex wont be impressed that i've talked him into getting a dog he doesn't really want & then it not being housetrained for ages.

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steph & alex along with

birds
0.0.1 african grey
0.0.1 blue headed pionus
0.1.0 hahns macaw
0.1.0 senegal
mammals
1.0.0 yorkshire terrier
1.0.0 exeedingly black cat
0.1.0 french lop
1.1.0 children
reptiles
0.0.1 amel corn
other
0.0.1 goldfish
3 giant african land snails