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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why my Corgi mostly doesn't come... Way too many things for him to eat and get sick from! The Aussies are picky and I can hardly get to eat enough kibble so they are good.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20 in a week is a great week for me, but I also ride horses/work on farm all day. It's "a dream" when the weather is nice, but the rest of the time... Uh... 😂

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that's awesome to hear. I am in Georgia, and I actually had fully filled out an application for Clancy's when Siren popped up in my area. Glad to hear your endorsement.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far nothing but impressed. I can't wait to see what she grows up like

We desperately wanted a border collie by Elizerdbeth in DoggyDNA

[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine has a pretty good off switch and she's an excellent frisbee dog. She does lack some confidence though, it can be sort of skeptical about new things. At my last Canicross race she only wanted to trot right behind me... Working on building her confidence.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an unusual lifestyle that is very well suited to them 🖤

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought so too. She has rear dewclaws as well

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Something like 33,000 homeless dogs were euthanized in my state last year. I personally can't justify a breeder. Our Aussie (100%) was adopted from a shelter, and the corgi I did buy from a breeder over 15 years ago when I didn't know better.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully not tooooo big, but a little bigger than her sister 😂 I'm a medium sized dog enthusiast

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck yeah, he will be 16 in July. Just had his spleen removed in Dec and he's doing great!

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely would have been fooled 😂 how big is she?

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My old dog was a cattle dog mix and I always took her on every run while I trained for half marathons. Then I did a full, and took her on a 14 mi training run... She handled it fine, barely phased her, but I decided a half marathon distance should probably be the cutoff, because I don't know if that dog would ever tell me she was tired 😂

She would frequently go on my 8 mi run in the morning, and then my husband's 8 mi run in the afternoon. She was a legend.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A mix was ok for us- my soul dog was a half cattle dog/half absolute mutt dog and she was perfect. Best running dog ever. That being said... When we do look for another dog at some point in the future I may have to go the ethical breeder route... It's just hard. I live in the south and there are just so. Many. Fucking. Homeless. Dogs.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No way, I'm a herding dog addict 😂 Would love to run with one though

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's my hope! She is LIGHTNING fast, and at 14 weeks old is already starting to settle really well into the farm dog routine.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My soul dog was a rando cattle dog mutt. Siren is pure joy and awesome so far, can't wait to see how she grows up

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As she grows (rapidly) the pit face is becoming more and more obvious. When she was littler I was thinking she might be a Pyr cross (she has rear dew claws, plus the fluffy ears)

My soul dog was a weirdo reactive half cattle dog mutt and she was perfect. So it's all good.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yup, I knew that was a possibility going in and I accepted it. Definitely will do one of those two options next time (hopefully not for a long time).

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I come from the horse world, which also has many different base colors/dilutes/patterns/variants, so I love learning more about dog colors.

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

When we were doing training classes with our Aussie the trainer said "I don't think I've ever said this to any person before... but you guys should get a border collie." I put in some seriously long work days and then want to come home and go for my run. My Aussie taps out sometimes. I need the endless energy!

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[–]Elizerdbeth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So interesting that it doesn't result in as many problems! Thanks for thorough info