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rabbi_baby posted...

masterpug53 posted...

Fuparulez posted...

High maintenance dogs for experienced dog owners only. If you get yourself a Border Collie and you don't know what you're doing, the dog will drive you insane.

Far from my experience. We always encouraged our grandpa to keep having Border Collies because he was not a good trainer, and they basically trained themselves.

Of course one of the key factors in getting a Border Collie (or pretty much any large dog) is how much room they have to run. Ours always had an entire farm and a spacious backyard enclosure; I imagine what you say is very true if you put a Border Collie in an apartment / leashed living situation.

Your anecdote seems to fly in the face of almost every reputable source on the issue.

Lol seriously. I've heard that Border Collies nip and have the intense eye stare, and will herd the shit out of anything that moves if obedience and proper training isn't enforced. Never heard of a Border Collie training itself-- that sounds like a recipe for disaster, for like pretty much any dog breed.
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