Jami - Border Collies

[Guest guest]

Hi Jami -

I have a Border Collie too! Aren't they tremendous dogs? I always say

that my girl Brady doesn't want to " play, " she wants a job! If she had

thumbs I'm sure she'd be washing the dishes and doing the laundry for

me. I'm always amazed at how smart she is. She's constantly

thinking.

She was a rescue - we picked her up off the side of the road where

she'd been dumped as a 10-week-old puppy. She's been the perfect dog

ever since, even though she's a house dog (as Jami knows, that's rare

for a BC). We used to train and compete in agility before I hurt my

back - she loved it and of course was a star! Now I just clicker train

silly parlor tricks to keep her brain busy - she's got about three

dozen down now. One of her favorite brain games is " go seek. " I'll

show her a specific toy, then hide it somewhere in the house, and

she'll spend as long as it takes looking for it - she never gives up

until she finds it and brings it back to me.

I also get a kick out of how she herds people when we have a party -

she does it so subtly no one realizes it's happening until they're all

standing in a very small group in the middle of one room, with her

circling the group. I call it " BC mind control. "

I laughed when I saw that you also have a sheep. Did you get it as

a " toy " for your BCs? I wish I had room for one (or ten!)

OK, enough babble about my dog. I'll gush on about my bird and my cat

at a later date! <gg> My fur/feathered kids ( " fids " ) keep me getting

up every day, and they make me laugh all the time. They're the best

treatment for chronic pain I've ever found.

Cheryl in AZ

[Guest guest]

Border collies here too, obedience and herding titled.

Pain free days to all, LizM

[Guest guest]

Border collies here too, obedience and herding titled.

Pain free days to all, LizM