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Thread ID: 81779	2007-08-07 01:27:00	Dog bites girl	tedheath (537)	PC World Chat

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577562	2007-08-08 12:19:00	border collie ftw! and for whoever suggested getting a cat: why not get a small sausage dog handbag thing? hilarious fun, and imo much better companions/pets than a disinterested cat * my family has a bordercollie-boxer cross we got from the spca as a pup. never bitten anyone except the courier he _almost_ bit trying to 'defend' mum. luckily the laptop still works, but sure enough dog control turned up to give a warning to the family member we've had since i was in primary school. had the courier left his details with the council Bruce may have been put down :( Dear Courier: DO NOT enter a semi-rural driveway and toot your horn; dog wakes with a fright and is stronger than mum it turns out. truth be told in our entire extended neighbourhood, our house is the only one without an alarm nor cameras yet we are the only ones who haven't been robbed once. why? because a thief would much rather brave a loud siren than a large, booming dog I know nothing about Boxers, but I know a lot about Border Collies. And I can assure you that if you have " a large booming dog," your crossbred's genes didn't throw in the Border Collie direction. They are working dogs bred to muster silently, using their fixed gaxe to keep control. They are called "heading" dogs, but sometimes known as "eye" dogs. They test in the top rank of canine intelligence. The barking varieties are called Huntaways. Their job is simply to make noise. Their breeding can be more mixed - and they don't need as many brains. Farm breeders of Border Collies make sure pups that don't meet the required standard don't survive long. Nobody wants a useless employee which needs feeding for the rest of its life - and giving "the lovely cute pup" to townies condemns a dog bred specifically for running & herding to a hemmed-in restricted existence. They're not supposed to be guard dogs who bark. They certainly don't survive long if they even snap at anyone. That's why the breed is known as gentle - and remains that way. . I began by hating this system. I learned in time it's the only way to ensure the survival of a working breed with a purpose other than being a pet. (After a while, you learn not to get too fond of any pup until you know it's staying...) Having said that, I've had some wonderful gentle & affectionate Border Collies I still miss - years after their natural deaths of old age. So I sympathise greatly with Myth in his predicament. It's a very hard decision to make.	Laura (43)
577563	2007-08-08 12:23:00	Do society a favour gazwsxokmijn and get the dog put down The dog is a hand grenade with the pin pulled. tedheath Yes sir. Seriously - you have no idea what you're talking about. Not all Pit Bulls/Staffies are what the media fooled your brain into thinking.	qazwsxokmijn (102)
577564	2007-08-08 12:38:00	I told a family member to get their collie shot or I would beat it to death the second it looked like going for one of my children. In the past it had grabbed kids around the face 3 times while we had BBQ's, always they were apologetic and swore that it was a one off and couldn't happen again. A bullet made sure of that.	Metla (12)
577565	2007-08-08 13:00:00	I told a family member to get their collie shot or I would beat it to death the second it looked like going for one of my children. In the past it had grabbed kids around the face 3 times while we had BBQ's, always they were apologetic and swore that it was a one off and couldn't happen again. A bullet made sure of that. A black & white Scottish Border Collie sheepdog? Or one of those Lassie look-alikes? They're not the same breed. (I once had a city neighbour with a miniature Lassie thing. It drove the whole neighbourhood mad with its constant yapping. Definitely not the same thing...)	Laura (43)
577566	2007-08-08 13:08:00	A black & white Scottish Border Collie sheepdog? Or one of those Lassie look-alikes? They're not the same breed. (I once had a city neighbour with a miniature Lassie thing. It drove the whole neighbourhood mad with its constant yapping. Definitely not the same thing...) Lassie-ones are called Rough Collies....I would be surprised if one of those hairy gentledogs mauled a child. The miniature Lassie-ones are called Shetland Sheepdog. They yap, and are more prone to nipping people's heels, but most certainly not mauling.	qazwsxokmijn (102)
577567	2007-08-08 13:10:00	It was a Lassie look-alike.	Metla (12)
577568	2007-08-08 13:22:00	It was a Lassie look-alike. Oh, well, I don't know about those. Border Collies & mustering & sheepdog trials are my sole area of dog expertise.	Laura (43)
577569	2007-08-08 13:24:00	en.wikipedia.org	Metla (12)
577570	2007-08-08 13:28:00	It was a Lassie look-alike.Rough collies are generally very even-tempered. I know the breed well, having bred many litters (along with belgian shepherds), and if they're raised in a proper/decent environment they're like lambs. But you can get the odd one which, due to poor nurturing and upbringing will be a rogue.	Greg (193)
577571	2007-08-08 13:45:00	Nope. Well loved and treated dog. Gentle as a lamb, A bit of a bark but would hide when whatever was being barked at came too close. Each time it went for a kid the kid was about eye height to the dog, and eating. Dog clamped around their face, took them to the ground and shook em for a couple of seconds. Didn't break the skin, Kid(S) had a few nicks and tiny grazes but you wouldn't have guessed what had just happened. It looked shocking, and it obviously had the potential to be a lot worse.	Metla (12)
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