mogurnda, what a cute dog!! The flyball stuff sounds neat too. Our jack russell is obsessed with tennis balls, etc. and the border collie wants to play too, but when we throw it to him he catches it and immediately drops it or tosses it at the J.R!! We have wondered if he was a herding dog too, but he doesn't seem to have that herding instinct, or at least he rarely displays it. He is often around a group of 4 other dogs (6 if you count the ones he lives with everyday) and never trys to herd them! I guess that may not be the best way to judge though! The only thing I've ever seen him do is make a couple of circles around me if the two of us are out walking late at night and he hears something strange. (which I think is cute, I like to say hes protecting me, but who knows what hes thinking!)
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Holly9937 said:
That is herding. The dog seldom forces the herd/floack to move without a specific order. Their job is to keep the herd or flock together, make sure nothing else comes in. Moving the flock is done with the shepperd in charge. Any dog that moved the flock without a command would be in trouble. If there was an approaching predator, most flocks have different dogs for defense.
That would be hilarious!!mogurnda, your dog looks alot like my austrailian shepard in the face, and body structure. about herding too, my dog was raised on a farm with her parents before she was old enough to be bought, and picked up some of thier herding skills. when i was younger and would run around the yard or into the sprinkler, i would have to watch out for her because she would run up behind you and nip at your feet. when we finally taught her not to nip at you, she would just plow right through you to get you to go where she wanted or something. but now in her older age, that doesnt happen often, but she still does have alot of energy when she wants (frisby, running in the park, or swimming after things)
i think they are great dogs, AS and BC, and will countine to get these types of dogs when i start my own family.
i think they are great dogs, AS and BC, and will countine to get these types of dogs when i start my own family.
He does have a bit of the AS look, but has a nice plume of a tail. Whatever he's mixed with, it probably wasn't a herder, because (thank goodness) he has never had the tendency to nip at feet. When he was younger he did have the habit of jumping up and snapping his jaws, which is supposedly a BC trait.butterflylove said:
I had a Purebred Aussie for several years with a full plume tail. We are fairly sure someone was mixing blue merle to blue merle to make that dog half deaf and neurotic as she was, thankfully she wasn't blind too. Her original owner had saved her from being euthanized due to non-conformity in the breed, an all white head. They flew the dog at 8 weeks from Colorado to Mass. Then five years later decided she wasn't the dog for them. Some People...
She had the obsessive circle thing going, and would herd/nip children as well. Not the best dog we've ever had. I do believe though if her first owners hadn't screwed up so badly she would have been mugh easier to live with. It took two years before that dog would come back when you called it. Before that she broke collars, runs, and leads all over the place.
Now I have a BC spaniel mix, wonderful dog, I call her a Brown and White Blur for that energy. Not too big on herding things, but definitely loves running in circles. Great at fetch, and loves being chased by other dogs. Friendliest dog I've ever owned. She just hit two years and has actually calmed down a bit. And if she would stop laying on and trying to lick the cat to death she'd be perfect.
Toka
--Mia
She had the obsessive circle thing going, and would herd/nip children as well. Not the best dog we've ever had. I do believe though if her first owners hadn't screwed up so badly she would have been mugh easier to live with. It took two years before that dog would come back when you called it. Before that she broke collars, runs, and leads all over the place.
Now I have a BC spaniel mix, wonderful dog, I call her a Brown and White Blur for that energy. Not too big on herding things, but definitely loves running in circles. Great at fetch, and loves being chased by other dogs. Friendliest dog I've ever owned. She just hit two years and has actually calmed down a bit. And if she would stop laying on and trying to lick the cat to death she'd be perfect.
Toka
--Mia
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you mean the cat puts up with it??
my dog wants to either make friends with my cat, or chase it, or both!
my cat, on the other hand, will not take any doodoo from my dog at all-if he gets too close, she charges at him & takes a swipe with her paw & he yelps & runs!
you mean the cat puts up with it??
my dog wants to either make friends with my cat, or chase it, or both!
my cat, on the other hand, will not take any doodoo from my dog at all-if he gets too close, she charges at him & takes a swipe with her paw & he yelps & runs!
mwood what a cute dog!!!
I'm glad I've learned something from my silly post at least. I've never heard that the jaw snapping was a BC trait. He does that alot, when he wants to play or we get him worked up and barking and running around. Also the nipping at peoples butts and legs he used to do alot, but we are trying to break him of it. He hated it when my husband would play with our boxer (the boxer would get very loud and scary sounding, but shes a big baby) and the BC seemed to not like it, we could never figure out if maybe the BC thought the boxer was being hurt (the BC is VERY fond of the boxer). Anyhow, the BC used to sneak up behind my husband and bite him on his butt
He actually ripped a pair of his pants once!! It was funny, but obviously not an appropriate behavior so we've been working on it!
I'm glad I've learned something from my silly post at least. I've never heard that the jaw snapping was a BC trait. He does that alot, when he wants to play or we get him worked up and barking and running around. Also the nipping at peoples butts and legs he used to do alot, but we are trying to break him of it. He hated it when my husband would play with our boxer (the boxer would get very loud and scary sounding, but shes a big baby) and the BC seemed to not like it, we could never figure out if maybe the BC thought the boxer was being hurt (the BC is VERY fond of the boxer). Anyhow, the BC used to sneak up behind my husband and bite him on his butt
He actually ripped a pair of his pants once!! It was funny, but obviously not an appropriate behavior so we've been working on it!
My cat the pacifist. My dog is terrified of my mothers cat, but my cat just refuses to whack her. It's kind of sad.
--Mia
--Mia
