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We have a 1 year old border collie we got in December from a breeder. Though it was a rough start for everyone, we survived and he hasn't had any accidents since Feb, until recently. We also picked up an Aussie in March as a rescue and he was the perfect dog til a few weeks ago when he...

About 2 months ago, we unexpectedly took in a 2-3 yr old Aussie that had been abused. After getting into a routine and getting to know everyone, he's a dream dog... not as hyper as Aussies can be, perfect with the kids (no herding tendencies... yet) and has helped our border collie channel his...

We picked up a gorgeous red merle aussie a little over a month ago. He's been a dream dog other than the fact he's an escape artist. The last time he got out of the fence, animal control picked him up and called. When we picked him up he smelled like a septic tank. Fast foward 2 weeks...

Our Aussie got out of the fence today and was picked up by animal control (a better alternative than being hit by a car). He's back and safe. Problem is, he ran through a creek or something and now smells like he's been playing in a septic tank. LIke most Aussies, he's got a real thick coat and...

We took in a red merle Australian Shepherd a week ago, who more or less had a tramatic life. He's a great dog, very laid back (until he gets wound up with our Border Collie.) Right now, he's on Iams Smart Puppy for large breed (what we're giving our 9 month old Border Collie. Payday is later...

I received a call tonight from the breeder we got our 9 month old Border Collie from. The pup's dad was recently diagnosed with epilepsy. Unknown about the mom. She said there's a 50/50 chance Jake could develop it and offered to replace the dog if he did. Nice offer, but if I'm still as...

We had an interesting experience at the vet yesterday. Took the new dog in for a checkup & shots. The clinic I went to is very cheap, but you wait forever to been seen, as its first come, first serve. Good news is they gave him a clean bill of health and verified he's neutered, which saves us...

We were contacted about an Australian Shepherd that needs a new home. Without going into the long boring details, the people brought the dog over. We're guessing he's about 2-3 years old, around 40-50 lb. (haven't put him ons a scale yet) and sweet as can be. He smells, but gets along great with...

This is a humorous, tongue firmly in cheek look at why not to let your pup run loose through the day unattended... We know better, but well, you'll understand when you read... My mom fell and broke her arm last week on the ice while dad was inconveniently out of town, almost 300 miles out. We...

We've noticed that recently our 7-8 month old border collie has been dragginng his butt from time to time on the floor. No diarhea or bad odors or anything like that. any ideas? He isn't fixed yet.

I've had several people ask me to post a pic of Jake, our Border Collie. Here's one of him smiling for the camera...

Border Collie Evil Eye As stated before, we're new to Border Collies. One thing that has always fascinated me is their hearding style, the low stalking approach and the imfamous stare they're known for. This isn't why we got the dog. We've had Aussies for the last 12 years and thought it would...

I've ran this idea by several dog people with mixed responses ranging from good idea to asking for disaster. When I've had dogs in the past (mostly Aussies) they've tended to better in pairs, especially when we're gone during the day to work. As stated in another post, we've got a 7 month old...

Recently, our Border Collie (whom we've had about a month) is taking on some destructive tendencies. So far, he's chewed up 2 pairs of shoes, part of an expensive coat, part of a floor and some other items, including some high up and far back on a counter which leads to some intereseting...

OK, where to start... we have a 7 month old border collie that is itching for something to do. Once he's completed basic obedience, we would like to start him in agility sports. I had an aussie back in the day that I did some makeshift agility training, but mainly with playground equipment...

my wife and I were discussing some creative jobs we can give our 7 month old border collie. One thing that came up was picking up laundry (between my wife and our kids, this is one of the biggest problems we have... dirty laundry all over the floors.) Where would a person start on training a dog...