Re: [RC] [RC-Digest] Vol: 03.2979 Good dog - Chipnml
My border collie is convinced that 1.) Horses should never hang their heads
over a stall door. 2.) Horses will stay in a loafing shed if she runs a circle
around it fast enough. 3.) I am a bad bad person if I EVER leave her at
home, or even in the car. 4.) There is extreme danger in going near a horse's
head...but not a horse's hind feet. 5.) Every person in the world exists to pet
her. That being said, I rarely recommend a border collie as a
pet. They are intense workaholics, and if you don't give them a job, they
will be trouble. People think because they are so intelligent
(okay...not counting my Ruby) they will be easy to deal with, but the
smarter a dog is, the harder you have to work to keep the jump on them. I
have discouraged many people from getting one. It seems border collie
owners are one of the few groups who don't encourage people to get
one. Like I say, once you've owned one, you will either never own anything
else, or you'll never own one again!
Chip (and Ruby, who--if she were a person--would be a ditzy cheerleader who
couldn't imagine anyone NOT liking her)
