Border Collie Love, and new addition.
Discussion
So he's currently my best mate, and it's normally just the two of us in the house, so I decided I'd get him a sibling. Spent ages looking for a similar age gun dog or collie in local rescues (and even further afield), but I've not had any luck finding any compatible. My dog is pretty laid back but he has taken a liking to the rescues I've introduced him to
So I've gone and decided to go for a collie puppy! Photos will be forthcoming! Wish me luck!
Dibble said:
Fantastic pic! Look like they will be best buddies. What's the age difference between them?
8 weeks to 18 months. The older boy has been a proper gent with him, he normally gets quite possessive over toys but he's been very tolerant (you can tell he wants them back though).Now the goal is to crate train him, he's been showing his displeasure so far though!
Dibble said:
They both look like like fantastic dogs. I'm not sure I could cope with a Collie, never mind two, but I bet they're super entertaining.
I reckon the energy/wildness of the collie is over emphasised, yes they need plenty of interaction and exercise, but as the owner you don't have to walk them for hours and hours, you just need to be creative and they can tire themselves out. My favourite is hiding toys around the house and telling him to go find his ball etc. If I have work to do on the computer I sit on a table facing the open French windows at the back of the house, and throw his ball into the garden, he gets plenty of exercise this way. I generally only walk 4 miles a day with him, but as he's off the lead he's sprinting backwards and forwards so covers multiples of the distance I do. When I have more time on the walk I'll take a ball, and then I can really wear him out. He'll demand your attention all day, stuffing toys right in your face (I had a tennis ball dropped on my face at about 3am Monday morning!), but he's really obedient - if you firmly say to him "that'll do", he'll calm down, sitting next to me on the sofa or on the floor. As he's so obedient he gets to come out with me loads of places I couldn't trust other dogs.
Collies are exactly what I want in a dog at this point in my life, at 29 I need a dog that has a high activity level. My parents have a couple of Cavaliers, who I love greatly, but their activity levels are low, and they never really responded to training, perfect dogs for my parents though!
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