Yeesh, and here I’m trying to get one of my dogs not to jump over fences. (My Catahoula’s figured out that he can straight clear anything under six feet.)
That’s incredible! My dog runs around like that (constant zoomies) but not that controlled or directed. Being a terrier, he’s too stubborn to let us teach him.
That trainer had done a LOT of work to get Pink to that level of agility. What a run!
Yes, it takes skill to work with a border collie. They have a natural empathy towards their master/trainer and want to please, it’s been bred into them for at least 4 centuries. When my kids were little we picked up a puppy from someone who was giving them away for free and did not identify her dog as having bred with a border collie. In fact, she had advertised the puppies as “german shepherd.” As she grew, we realized that she was not, in fact, a german shepherd. Kelly was not the right dog for us, as we were in no ways prepared to work with a dog that had so much boundless energy and needed nearly constant direction. Plus, we had a small yard that did not provide enough exercise for a dog in constant motion. We loved her, but found a family with a farm after she had pulled the TV cable down from an exterior wall, pulled up the linoleum from the bathroom floor, and generally proved that she was not the type of dog for a small house and a small yard.
Border collies are specialsists, and while other herding dogs may be able to adapt to city life, it’s cruel to them to try to force them. Agility is perfect for such dogs, because they are highly intelligent and want to do complex tasks, as well as please their human. Herding sheep is also perfect for them, of course.
That trainer had done a LOT of work to get Pink to that level of agility. What a run!
Yeesh, and here I’m trying to get one of my dogs not to jump over fences. (My Catahoula’s figured out that he can straight clear anything under six feet.)
And then there’s Winky the bichon frise
Wow!
Right?
And this is why 99% of people should not have border collies.
That’s incredible! My dog runs around like that (constant zoomies) but not that controlled or directed. Being a terrier, he’s too stubborn to let us teach him.
GO WINKY GO!!! What a delight!
Both Pink and Winky were wonderful to watch.
The third dog here is the one that I identify with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTTNRE-njM
Wow.
Yes, it takes skill to work with a border collie. They have a natural empathy towards their master/trainer and want to please, it’s been bred into them for at least 4 centuries. When my kids were little we picked up a puppy from someone who was giving them away for free and did not identify her dog as having bred with a border collie. In fact, she had advertised the puppies as “german shepherd.” As she grew, we realized that she was not, in fact, a german shepherd. Kelly was not the right dog for us, as we were in no ways prepared to work with a dog that had so much boundless energy and needed nearly constant direction. Plus, we had a small yard that did not provide enough exercise for a dog in constant motion. We loved her, but found a family with a farm after she had pulled the TV cable down from an exterior wall, pulled up the linoleum from the bathroom floor, and generally proved that she was not the type of dog for a small house and a small yard.
Border collies are specialsists, and while other herding dogs may be able to adapt to city life, it’s cruel to them to try to force them. Agility is perfect for such dogs, because they are highly intelligent and want to do complex tasks, as well as please their human. Herding sheep is also perfect for them, of course.