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[electricland]

So I'm thinking that January shall mark the start of Operation My Parents Need To Get Another Dog. My mother's retiring next year and they should start looking for a puppy right away so they'll be ready. Because we wouldn't want my mother to get bored.

I reckon I'll start with this.

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[bryghtboy.livejournal.com]

My families first dog was a Border Collie, German Shepard (Alsacian) and perhaps something else corss. Our second dog was almost a pure breed Border Collie and just about pure jet fuel. The damn thing never really felt like it was sitting still unless it was sleeping or pooping.

Ayredale's very much different though, quite true... thankfully not all dogs are quite as much of a jittery nervous and strange pile of energy as Border Collies :)

[raithen.livejournal.com]

um, firstly: GO TO BED! Is 3Am chez vous, and as a motherly type, I shall lecture!

secondly: your border collie needed something to herd. Sheep would have been good. I watched a collie work our sheep a few weeks back -- AMAZING. The dog was SOOO happy to have a purpose that she had none of that nervous energy I have seen in other collies. They really are bred to work.

And, now, I shall take my own advice and to bed shall I go!

[bryghtboy.livejournal.com]

Firstly: Christmas break is all about not having to get up tomorrow :)

Secondly: Not my choice of breed. I'm much more fond of the idea of an Olde English Sheep dog if it had to be a herding dog. Something that would sleep for 10 hours and then take a nap to recover from so much hard work at least on the days when we didn't have time for 3 walks a day. Every time I looked at our dog I was reminded of the first one.

Oh and BTW, this comment is almost without purpose was just showing my rebellious and stubborn streak :P So don't feel you have to reply :)