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In reply to the discussion: Why there are so many border collies at animal shelters [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)20. I treat both mine like athletes
The male was overweight when I got him and weighed 85lbs. He's already on the high end of the weight scale for border collies anyway, even at a normal weight. He loves to catch frisbees, but at 70lbs he's much too heavy to do it every day without risking injury, so he chases balls instead. The female is more like a traditional border collie and she weighs 35 lbs. The male can keep up with her in a sprint, but normally she literally runs circles around him. I have a back yard that is close to 1/2 of an acre, so they have plenty of room to run.
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Yup... Border Collies, Aussies, Cattle Dogs (and mixes) are all high energy, intelligent
hlthe2b
Jun 2013
#4
Baxter Black, my favorite cowboy poet, and his eulogy to "just a dog"...
MiddleFingerMom
Jun 2013
#15
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Do your best to live in the moment with her...
MiddleFingerMom
Jul 2013
#33
Because people like to say "I have a border collie", but they don't really like dogs.
Iggo
Jun 2013
#22
Aw, I'm sorry you lost your baby. Older adoptions are so lovely much of the time.
nolabear
Jul 2013
#41
Which is why, if ever I get myself a rescue dog as a pet, he or she is going to be a lazy mutt
MrScorpio
Jul 2013
#29
my family breed for generations. Each BC has their own unique intellegent quirk.
Sunlei
Jul 2013
#36