latest other BC topics posts http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:03:07 -0400 15 http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=29081 oh no! I'd be roundin' up a posse and I'd be getting my dog back, I can tell you that!
You folks that do shelter work, is this SOP? I mean I understand if someone adopts a dog, they want to be fairly sure they're going to get to keep it, but surely there has to be some common sense in this right?]]> Little Bo Boop Little Bo Boop Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:29:28 -0400 29081 http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=29078
Cress: I can say down in any situation and she drops and won't move. I can say down while she is running for a toy and she will drop (while giving me a dirty look) and wait till I release. I normally will put the dogs on a stay and either trow a toy and no one moves. I can release just one for a toy while the other stay. I can take off running and they will stay. But on the start line she will creep ever so slightly but she still moves form the spot I left her. Agility IS work for Cress and she takes it very seriously. I am wondering if when I move out(lead out from teh start) it taking pressure off and she move accordingly to a better spot. (While I can't say for sure) i swear Cress generally have a better understanding of any course then her handler and she is very pressure sensitive.]]> SS Cressa muttlycrew Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:02 -0400 29078 http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=29077
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Early in July, my rescue BCRO (Border Collie Rescue Ontario) contacted me and asked if I'd consider giving a forever home to an old girl whose circumstances had changed. She had been with her person for about 10 years but he married and started a family. This dog clearly wasn't adjusting to life with small children, thru no fault of her own or theirs. My blind Tex has been showing signs of confusion over the last year and I thought maybe another quiet dog in the house would help steady him. The younger dogs, Loki and Skip, spent all their waking hours outside on patrol. Unfortunately, Skip passed away suddenly and I needed to delay Annies arrival for a while..

Annie is very well bred and has done some sheep work with a well known handler. She does have some aggression issues with other dogs. She is also a fear biter and hates having a leash attached. They owner was very specific about her challenges which was very helpful. Nothing that I havent seen before and not overwhelming, she just needs a bit of management. She tried to bite me once and her reward was to wear her short leash forevermore so we wont have to discuss it again. Tex is listening for her in the house and seems a bit more content.

It has only been a week but she seems very happy. She has adjusted very well to the other dogs. For a dog of 13, she has a great deal of energy and mobility. We have to limit her or she'd make us play frisbee for longer than an old dog should. She's on Rymidal for arthritis and has a healthy appetite. I expected an old dog whose wheelchair I'd be pushing down the driveway but instead I have a healthy older gal who should have a few good years left to enjoy.

This is Annie:

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