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Watch this postHi all, I am a dog behaviourist with a demanding GSD girl. Looking to just chat about dogs and life
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I'm a Collie man by default, my first being a five year old boy from Battersea Dogs Home. He was already condemned but, after signing a lot of disclaimers and a very hefty fee, he was mine. A grand lad, and so clever. So sadly I had a flat fire and he suffered badly. There was no hope for him so he was put down.
Of the others many were farm dogs who would seldom work for me in the rain. I had my own black and white bitch throughout most of that time. She was packed into the back of my car along with our cat when we went to live and work in Ireland. She got Parvo, in spite of being vaccinated here in UK. I was told it is a different strain of Parvo there.
Since that first Collie I've always kept my own at one stage having five here and breeding from them. Now, we are reduced to a Blue Collie bitch. She carries the 'Blue Gene' in common with Blue Merles. She is supremely intuitive and utterly loyal to my chronically six wife. She has trained herself as an assistance dog as well. Her name is Miss Moo, because at five weeks old she looked like a Friesian calf! Her kennel name is Misty but she doesn't know that!
On the North York Moors, working as a shepherd I used six Collies in two shifts of three. They wouldn't work in the rain either but rather stayed in a straw bothy we made for them. Thus I've done more sheep dogging than I care for!
Glad to see you still around. I have two collies, one is a Merle from a N.Wales farm, allergic to animal protein of any kind, so she is a vegetarian.
Increasing problem I'm told probably due to the way animals in the food chain have been fed supplements.
The other has a dash of Spaniel, so she is red and white, not working but very wise. I love the Collie brain. She works out her own solutions to any problems in her life!
I'm a Collieman by default. My first dog was a tri-colour Border Collie from Battersea Dogs Home. He was already condemned and BDH required endless disclaimers and a hefty price to release him. Grand lad indeed. So sad, he was caught in my flat fire and was put down.
Most farm working dogs have been Collies and I've had my own as well, trained to work. One young black and white bitch won a silver cup in a local dog show. It was a great surprise to me as she was covered in cow muck from working that morning.
On the North York moors my boss, the shepherd had six black and whites who refused to work for me on a wet night!
In our second marriage we've had five Collies after breeding although a superb Blue Merle dog was sold as he was incompatible with his father. After this family's demise we got a blue Collie bitch. Fantastic brain, as you so rightly say, so very intuitive. She has trained herself as an assistance dog and guard dog to my wife who is very ill indeed.
So, yes, a Collie man by default but wouldn't change a thing. In the dog world a Collie is the king/queen of dogs.
I've kept Collies for the last fifty five years; been a shepherd on the North York Moors using six Collies at a time and now my wife and I have kept and bred Collies for the last twenty odd years.
If that's of any interest to you come back.