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In reply to the discussion: Why there are so many border collies at animal shelters [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)43. "heard thunder (somewhere in the quad state area)"
Had to laff that, with perfect understanding...
Last week our guy, snoozing beside me, jumped up and squeezed under the puter desk,
his default behavior when he hears thunder.
It was clear sky and sunny outside.
I looked up the radar map on the puter.
There was a red (thunder) spot 60 miles away, heading towards us.
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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