Question for flvegan and other dog trainer types

[LostinVA]

Our eight-month-old Border Collie, Mick, becomes aggressive when Haruka does Paula Abdul dance impressions along with American Idol.

Should we put him to sleep or is Haruka just really bad at Paula Abdul impressions?

[Muttocracy]

1. most behavior issues require training the owner more than the dog! n/t

[LostinVA]

4. Yeah -- Haruka requires lots of training

That's why I always keep my wife on a leash in public.

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Definitely time for euthanasia.

Haruka must suck at Paula Abdul impressions. Best to put her down before she figures it out.
:silly:

[LostinVA]

5. But she's really good at singing that "I Am Your Brother" song

[Midlodemocrat]

3. If I were in your shoes, I'd put Haruka to sleep.

:hide:

Kidding, of course.

[LostinVA]

6. You're right

Herding lessons are cheaper than beer and cigarettes.

[Roon]

7. Awwwww, I love Border Collies

The sweetest breed I have ever known

[LostinVA]

12. Mick is awesome

He's a smooth-coat though, from working lines, so he doesn't quite look like that.



And, here's one from a herding lesson. Although, Haruka does the handling now, not the trainer.


Here he is looking insane, playing tug-of-war.

[Shakespeare]

26. Finally! Pictures!

Loooooooove teh border collie!

Love that last pic the best--crazy killer demon dog!! :rofl:

:hi:

[LostinVA]

30. ACK! I was thinking I'd sent them to you!

Mea culpa!

Heavy weed smoking in college has killed most of my short-term memory brain cells.

He's bigger and broader now -- much more muscular. And the fur around his neck is a little bit "ruffed."

[Roon]

27. How adorable! eom

[Roon]

28. This is my ex-lover's Border Collie

Her name is Daisy. She is always trying to herd the cats! When a stranger comes to the door, she will bark her head off...when the stranger leaves after a visit, she will cry because the stranger is gone.LOL

[LostinVA]

31. She has the "ticking" (speckles), too!

OMG -- MIck herds the cat ALL THE TIME. The cat is often annoyed by it.

[Muttocracy]

8. maybe you just need to get another border collie

so they can herd each other. Or double-border-collie-eye her into submission.

http://glenhighlandfarm.com/dogsavailable.htm
http://glenhighlandfarm.com/courtesylist.htm
http://www.mabcr.org/home/

(warning - many cute doggie photos!)

[LostinVA]

13. No way -- anyway, he herds sheep on weekends

[Muttocracy]

18. lucky puppy - good for you!

I have a 1/2 border collie 1/2 german shep. But he's never been interested in sheep we've drive by in the car. Squirrels are his favorite to direct.

I also volunteer for border collie rescue so I couldn't resist some shameless advertising.

[LostinVA]

21. Mick is a rescue dog

We had applied to several border collie rescues. A friend of a friend let us know about Mick. He was dropped off at a kennel with his (excellent) ABCA papers for running around and chewing on things. About a week after we got him, we got approved for the official rescues we applied to.

Haruka (the wife) LOVES German Shepherds. I don't trust them, though.

[Muttocracy]

24. good GSDs are hard to find...

too many of them as purebreds are anxious fear biters or have health problems. My two boys are 1/2 GSD mutts (as far as I can tell) and they seem to have many of the good shepherd traits without too much of the bad. They're a bit too protective of me when they're on leash walks, but they're fine with all people and dogs otherwise. I swore I'd never own either of those breeds, but now I have two half GSDs and a half border collie so you never know I guess.

[Robeson]

9. Border Collies are very intelligent...

...he probably does Paula better than Paula does Paula....:freak:

[LostinVA]

14. Actually, Haruka will say "let's dance" and he will

Just not Paula-style.

[LeftyMom]

10. flvegan will need video of Haruka dancing to figure this one out.

Lots of video.

See, he's so predictable, I can do his pevy responses for him. He should pay me so he can spend more time drooling on his car.

[LostinVA]

15. He is predictable

He should grow out of drooling on his car in about six years...I think. Haruka just hit year five owning the Saab, and she still drools on it.

[LeftyMom]

17. I'm sure he'll want something new by then

His old car just turned six. :eyes:

[MonkeyFunk]

11. That's expected behavior

border collies HATE Paula Abdul.

Nothing to worry about.

[LostinVA]

16. I figured -- he also hates sheep on TV

Sheep in a field is his favorite thing, though.

[flvegan]

19. Define aggressive.

TBH, I would probably get "aggressive" if Haruka shook that ass in front of me.

Just sayin...

[LostinVA]

23. He killed the cat -- no big deal

Actually, he just jumped up on her and play bit, which he doesn't normally do.

Nothing we can't handle. Just thought it'd be a funny thread. Anyway, he listens to her much better than me.

[flvegan]

25. I'm going to need to see the Haruka/Abdul dance.

In Hi-Def.

I'll settle for a Janet Jacksonesque nipplage from our shared beloved if that isn't possible.

BTW, I listen to her much better than you as well. Just sayin...

[LostinVA]

33. Hmmm... tell you what...

I'll post a naked photo of her in the Lounge thsi weekend if you vote for McCain in the GE.

[Fire Walk With Me]

20. Your OP cracked me up.

:)

[LostinVA]

35. hehehehehehhehehe -- and, it really happened!

She was dancing like Paula Abdul while we had "American Idol" on, and Mick danced with her for a while and then got over excited and play bit her arm... he did it to me once when I was playing around punching a heavy boxing bag. He's a good dog... and he dances better than both Haruka and Paula Abdul.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

22. Wolfgang's my border collie mix...

I'll never forget the time I had a quartet rehearsal here. The violist, a mysoginistic asshole, was freaked out first by the dog barking when he knocked on the door, and second by the fact that Wolfy wanted to check out the company, and make sure everybody smelled ok. When the dog came close to the asshole, he shouted, "That is an AGGRESSIVE dog!" :eyes:

[LostinVA]

36. OMG -- people are insane

That's what a people-FRIENDLY dog does!

[Quantess]

29. man...this fuckin' sucks. I believed you when you said "dog trainer"

..and here I find out it's another goof.

[LostinVA]

37. We just wanted to tease Flvegan

[DS1]

32. The dog should be fed bacon and meatloaf as a reward

for hating Idol

[LostinVA]

39. He did have some buffalo Tuesday evening

And, there's some vension and rabbit for him in the pantry. The dog eats better than we do. And so does the cat!

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. Get a Sheltie.

[LostinVA]

38. But, we want a REAL herding dog

:pals:

Jessie is sooooooo cute.

[ScreamingMeemie]

40. Yes but shelties never have programming problems .

And she is mean on the scene with the playground balls we buy for her to "herd". :loveya: I cannot wait to meet your new baby.

[LostinVA]

41. Mick often acts like a cat and wants to do things the cat does

Like try to lay on the back of the couch. The cat weights 10 lbs., Mick weighs 40+.

He's also a total goofball.

[Tyler Durden]

42. Hey, here's a little more recent one of Vin

It's a little small because it's the one I use on my eBay profile.

As he gets older, his eyes have taken on the quality of melted milk chocolate. Needless to say, he's been winning most of the arguments he has with Deb!