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In reply to the discussion: Why there are so many border collies at animal shelters [View all]grasswire
(50,130 posts)He's a rescue dog and spent two years in a shelter before my family member took him home. Then the family member added two children, and so the border collie became mine. I've had him for about five years and he is about eleven years old.
He's a sweetheart. No nipping issues, at all! And he is content in the house most of the time, paying close attention to the two tabby cats. His only fault is that he is really really excited about other dogs we meet on walks. I attribute that to too much kennel time at the shelter, where dogs are in an excited state. I'm not sure he really knows how to behave more moderately.
He is very, very strong and would prolly pull me right off my front lawn into the river if I didn't stay alert when he's on leash.
I had never thought of having a BC. But I love them now. He is happy to sleep on my feet at night.