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Just as a treat , I bought a newspaper yesterday and since we’re on dog subjects. There’s a dog behaviour column. So a border collie is herding their pet cat all over the house <g>. The cat doesn’t seem to mind. If she sits, the collie sits and stares, as soon as the cat moves, he starts to herd her. Skip the parts about suggestions on how to "work" the border collie….add inserted comments… "They find it very difficult to pass up an opportunity to bring organization and direction to what they perceive as a wastefully disorganized moving group (sounds like us?), even when that group is not a group, but a single moving child or, as in your case, a cat. More harm can come if the dog is compelled to repress a natural instinct significantly enhanced through selective breeding. <LPN’s Sasha? and my bro’s malmute?> Border collies are not lie-by-the-fire dogs. They are the canine equivalent of an Olympian with the mind of a Mensa. <why does this make me think of REP?> J
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In article <3DCE75F1.FC6C5…@execulink.com>, J <J…@NoSPAM.invalid> wrote [ >Border collies are not lie-by-the-fire dogs. They are the canine >equivalent of an Olympian with the mind of a Mensa. ><why does this make me think of REP?>
There's apparently a group in UK dedicated to rescuing border collies from households who can't cope with them. They (the dogs, that is) get there in the first place as "failed sheep- dogs", ie bred from sheep-dog stock but haven't got what it takes - so they are sold to unsuspecting families who see the puppy and cry "Lassie! Want it!". Only when they reach adulthood do the problems begin. [Which reminds me - allegedly Lassie was a Laddie!] — Andy [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society] For Austrian philately <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/austamps> For Lupus <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/lupus> For my other interests <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk>
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I have a border collie also, he is wonderful, 10 years old and given up trying to round up chickens. I thought I caught him catching flies the other day, going round in circles, but instead he was rounding them up! If you take him to the beach he tries to organise the water! Gets really distressed as the waves rush in then run away…not neat enough for him!! Lyndal "J" <J…@NoSPAM.invalid> wrote in message
news:3DCE75F1.FC6C5C2C@execulink.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just as a treat , I bought a newspaper yesterday and since we’re on dog > subjects. > There’s a dog behaviour column. > So a border collie is herding their pet cat all over the house <g>. The > cat doesn’t seem to mind. If she sits, the collie sits and stares, as > soon as the cat moves, he starts to herd her. > Skip the parts about suggestions on how to "work" the border > collie….add inserted comments… > "They find it very difficult to pass up an opportunity to bring > organization and direction to what they perceive as a wastefully > disorganized moving group (sounds like us?), even when that group is not > a group, but a single moving child or, as in your case, a cat. > More harm can come if the dog is compelled to repress a natural instinct > significantly enhanced through selective breeding. <LPN’s Sasha? and my > bro’s malmute?> > Border collies are not lie-by-the-fire dogs. They are the canine > equivalent of an Olympian with the mind of a Mensa. > <why does this make me think of REP?> > J
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Lassie was a rough collie, BC’s are the black and white ones (seen "Babe"?) Still, the herding instinct is strong for rough collies also, probably not as much as borders. They are wonderful dogs, but difficult pets. Sam is happy enough with another dog but can be quite destructive alone. For a while there we had two border collies (Sam and Sophie) but Sophie died in January. For 6 months he was lost, kept springing the chickens out of jail (digging under their pen and opening the gates) so he would have something to do by rounding them up. That’s when we bought Beth (the Dalmatian puppy). Now he has something else to round up!~!! "Andy" <a…@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:LSfcRIAV3nz9EwEK@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In article <3DCE75F1.FC6C5…@execulink.com>, J <J…@NoSPAM.invalid> > wrote > [ > >Border collies are not lie-by-the-fire dogs. They are the canine > >equivalent of an Olympian with the mind of a Mensa. > ><why does this make me think of REP?> > There's apparently a group in UK dedicated to rescuing border collies > from households who can't cope with them. > They (the dogs, that is) get there in the first place as "failed sheep- > dogs", ie bred from sheep-dog stock but haven't got what it takes - so > they are sold to unsuspecting families who see the puppy and cry > "Lassie! Want it!". Only when they reach adulthood do the problems > begin. > [Which reminds me - allegedly Lassie was a Laddie!] > — > Andy [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society] > For Austrian philately <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/austamps> > For Lupus <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/lupus> > For my other interests <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk>
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In article <1lzz9.74039$g9.208…@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>, Lyndal Parker- Newlyn and Phill Newlyn <l.p.new…@bigpond.com> wrote >Lassie was a rough collie,
Stupid me – of course she/he was. >BC’s are the black and white ones
Quite! >(seen "Babe"?)
(no) >Still, the herding instinct is strong for rough collies also, probably not >as much as borders. They are wonderful dogs, but difficult pets.
We inherited my wife’s female rough collie soon after we married – she [THE DOG!] was no trouble at all, but of course came to us as an adult and to a much more settled household so perhaps relished the quiet! — Andy [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society] For Austrian philately <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/austamps> For Lupus <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/lupus> For my other interests <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk>
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BCs can also be tri colour ie black/white/ tan, but black and white is the most common. BJ-Sk. Canada "Lyndal Parker-Newlyn and Phill Newlyn" <l.p.new…@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:1lzz9.74039$g9.208023@newsfeeds.bigpond.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Lassie was a rough collie, BC’s are the black and white ones (seen "Babe"?) > Still, the herding instinct is strong for rough collies also, probably not > as much as borders. They are wonderful dogs, but difficult pets. Sam is > happy enough with another dog but can be quite destructive alone. For a > while there we had two border collies (Sam and Sophie) but Sophie died in > January. For 6 months he was lost, kept springing the chickens out of jail > (digging under their pen and opening the gates) so he would have something > to do by rounding them up. That’s when we bought Beth (the Dalmatian > puppy). Now he has something else to round up!~!! > "Andy" <a…@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > news:LSfcRIAV3nz9EwEK@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk… > > In article <3DCE75F1.FC6C5…@execulink.com>, J <J…@NoSPAM.invalid> > > wrote > > [ > > >Border collies are not lie-by-the-fire dogs. They are the canine > > >equivalent of an Olympian with the mind of a Mensa. > > ><why does this make me think of REP?> > > There's apparently a group in UK dedicated to rescuing border collies > > from households who can't cope with them. > > They (the dogs, that is) get there in the first place as "failed sheep- > > dogs", ie bred from sheep-dog stock but haven't got what it takes - so > > they are sold to unsuspecting families who see the puppy and cry > > "Lassie! Want it!". Only when they reach adulthood do the problems > > begin. > > [Which reminds me - allegedly Lassie was a Laddie!] > > — > > Andy [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society] > > For Austrian philately <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/austamps> > > For Lupus <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/lupus> > > For my other interests <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk>
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yes, BJ and blue merle too! "BJ" <B…@sk.nojunk.ca> wrote in message
news:ustnhp7jtrcj27@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> BCs can also be tri colour ie black/white/ tan, but black and white is the > most common. > BJ-Sk. Canada > "Lyndal Parker-Newlyn and Phill Newlyn" <l.p.new…@bigpond.com> wrote in > message news:1lzz9.74039$g9.208023@newsfeeds.bigpond.com… > > Lassie was a rough collie, BC’s are the black and white ones (seen > "Babe"?) > > Still, the herding instinct is strong for rough collies also, probably not > > as much as borders. They are wonderful dogs, but difficult pets. Sam is > > happy enough with another dog but can be quite destructive alone. For a > > while there we had two border collies (Sam and Sophie) but Sophie died in > > January. For 6 months he was lost, kept springing the chickens out of > jail > > (digging under their pen and opening the gates) so he would have something > > to do by rounding them up. That’s when we bought Beth (the Dalmatian > > puppy). Now he has something else to round up!~!! > > "Andy" <a…@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:LSfcRIAV3nz9EwEK@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk… > > > In article <3DCE75F1.FC6C5…@execulink.com>, J <J…@NoSPAM.invalid> > > > wrote > > > [ > > > >Border collies are not lie-by-the-fire dogs. They are the canine > > > >equivalent of an Olympian with the mind of a Mensa. > > > ><why does this make me think of REP?> > > > There's apparently a group in UK dedicated to rescuing border collies > > > from households who can't cope with them. > > > They (the dogs, that is) get there in the first place as "failed sheep- > > > dogs", ie bred from sheep-dog stock but haven't got what it takes - so > > > they are sold to unsuspecting families who see the puppy and cry > > > "Lassie! Want it!". Only when they reach adulthood do the problems > > > begin. > > > [Which reminds me - allegedly Lassie was a Laddie!] > > > — > > > Andy [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society] > > > For Austrian philately <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/austamps> > > > For Lupus <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk/lupus> > > > For my other interests <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk>
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:40:05 +0000, Andy <a…@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> wrote: >[Which reminds me - allegedly Lassie was a Laddie!]
Yes, the original was. And I believe all but one of his heirs (that "acted") were male too. Males are so much more maleable. <ducking and running>
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