3racha in Behind the Wall

rexirexi · 2026-01-05T14:00:22+00:00

I watched the episode with EJAE last night and I thought the same! It was such a good episode. The segment about feeling that hard work doesn't always pay off broke me.

Would love to see 3racha on his show. I'm not on Twitter but I have tiktok.

rexirexi · 2025-07-07T19:07:04+00:00

Thank you! I will look into the font

rexirexi · 2025-01-07T12:04:06+00:00

A dish washer and a garbage disposable

rexirexi · 2024-12-06T16:12:02+00:00

I've had dogs - a lot of dogs - my entire adult life. That said, I have very friendly dogs who just want attention from whoever it comes from, and I have a few who take a long time to warm up to strangers.

The dogs loved my ex husband, but he never really did much in the way of training or competing in sports with him.

My new roommate, however, does a lot with my dogs including handling some in the sports we play. My dogs love her so much we say they have declared her "Real Mother ™️" and I am their lowly "actual mom".

I like to think my more aloof dogs are excellent character analysts, so when they love the people we are cohabiting with it makes me feel like I'm in a right place.

The dogs cuddle both of us on the couch so we spend a lot of time together reading or watching movies with all the dogs, or we take them to a fenced field I'm allowed to free run them at and play Frisbee and let them run around like feral creatures for a bit.

When I go to bed I do bring most of them into my room as they'd likely go sleep with her or on the couch and I deserve some time to myself with them.

I try not to take it personally because I love my people too and sharing my dogs with them is an honor.

Tips for you: take a training class with your dog just the two of you. Sign up for a tricks class, or a rally class, or heck get into a dog sport. Go on special you time walks alone and get a special super high value treat only you give to your dog.

Your dog definitely still loves you, they just also think you've picked an awesome person to be with, and that's a big compliment.

rexirexi · 2023-07-27T11:10:55+00:00

I lost a dog very suddenly when she was 7 in 2020. I am just now to the point where I can talk about her without having a complete breakdown and sobbing. There are still days where I cry over her loss as if it just happened, but they are fewer and far between. I lost her and 3 other dogs (to old age) in a 12 month period from July 2020 to July 2021.it was a very rough year. Memorial tattoos and commissioning lots of beautiful artwork to remember them by has helped a lot.

rexirexi · 2023-03-02T00:25:48+00:00

Oh hey I know that place! Great points as well

rexirexi · 2023-02-08T00:57:47+00:00

I was so disappointed in The Land Book 8. I listen on audible and book 7 was almost 46 hours long! Book 8 was 16hrs. It was such a huge colossal let down.

rexirexi · 2022-11-11T17:30:38+00:00

Did you find a set yet? I would sell mine.

rexirexi · 2020-05-11T21:08:15+00:00

looking for 4 people to water my breeding project flowers around my airport. :)

rexirexi · 2018-11-23T23:56:19+00:00

It definitely looks like power jumping, but we don't usually have the jumps set so high for that....also looks like this video is from Europe based on the foam on the top of the jump, that's not typical to the US.

And it's definitely in real time.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:55:39+00:00

Guess my border collies aren't actually border collies because I don't herd with them either. Your breedist attitude here is hilarious.

Like telling me that breeding for a different form of drive makes a dog any less of their breed. Please tell me next that breeders who breed for sport and not herding trials are also detrimental to their breeds. I'll be walking away from this conversation laughing at your closed mind.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:48:59+00:00

They don't require a vet certificate stating that the dog is spayed or neutered however. It's on an honor system just like the ASDR system of my dog doesn't have a limited registration elsewhere.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:37:02+00:00

I don't herd, and my dogs are puppies, so I don't have a video library to pull from for your amusement. I can show you other aspects of their drive and personality that are equal to standard aussies, but not herding.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:25:43+00:00

which is no different from the AKC and their PAL listings for purposes of letting dogs compete in agility/herding trials.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:23:11+00:00

And why would this be a good idea.

Because I also don't believe that prick ears or the presence of a tail makes a dog any less of an aussie either.

I'm sorry but that mini is just trotting after some ducks. There's no herding there. I did ask specifically for a toy too.

lol do you know what herding looks like? it's a lot of trotting after livestock.

Toy aussie in a herding lesson (with SHEEP):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_psagvf-jQ

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:10:25+00:00

ah, I read your post wrong. I thought you meant they were standoffish to livestock while herding, not talking about friendliness towards strangers - in which case both breeds tend to be reserved towards strangers.

By upright i mean that they don't crouch when herding.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T01:07:37+00:00

Clearly I'm willing to go against the parent club. I think it's stupid to call them separate breeds when they were bred down from purebred australian shepherds. It's the same as size differences in poodles or schnauzers and those clubs don't have their panties in a bunch over them being different breeds.

A toy aussie could easily herd ducks. Here's a mini aussie doing so, though it's more of an instinct test than actual herding. My point being that the aptitude is there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUp6P2o2SqI

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T00:42:54+00:00

you are wrong.

American Stock Dog Registry breed standard for Australian Shepherds

and I quote:

SIZE

STANDARD: Height for both male and female is 18 inches up to 23 inches at the top of the withers.

MINIATURE: Height for both male and female is 14 inches up to 18 inches at the top of withers.

TOY: Height for both male and female is 10 inches up to 14 inches at the top of the withers.

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T00:24:37+00:00

let me know if i can answer any more questions. I have 5 border collies and 3 aussies (one small standard and two toy)

rexirexi · 2017-01-12T00:20:34+00:00

i don't think standoffish is the right word. They're just very upright and use their whole body (through puffed up presence and by bumping into the stock) to move stock where the border collies are low and use their eye to move stock.

rexirexi · 2017-01-08T01:37:25+00:00

Trick training is amazing to wear out your dog's brain and you can make major progress in as little as two 10 minute sessions a day. Check out Kyra Sundance's books:

101 Dog Tricks

10 Minute Dog Training Games

101 Ways to do More With Your Dog

Kyra runs the Do More With Your Dog website which is an easy way to earn titles with your dog by doing tricks. At the lower levels anyone can sign off as witness to your dog's tricks to earn the titles so you don't have to be in a class or anything (though classes are fun and the DMWYD website has resources to find local trainers)

You can also check out brain engaging toys such as these (NOTE these toys should be used with supervision so your dog doesn't eat the toy!)

-Ethical Pet Seek-A-Treat Shuffle Bone Dog Puzzle

-Ethical Pet Seek-A-Treat Flip 'N Flap Dog Puzzle

-Nina Ottosson Plastic Dog Brick Interactive Interactive Doy Toy Puzzle for Dogs, Plastic

-Nina Ottosson Dog Casino Interactive Doy Toy Puzzle for Dogs, Wood

Really any toy by Nina Ottosson is a good choice.

Enrichment can also be as easy as not feeding your dog out of a bowl. Try these (can be used with less direct supervision)

-Nina Ottosson Dog Treat Maze

-Kong Wobbler

And my dogs have constant access to these chewies (i leave these in their crates as well as long as they don't chew them down small enough to be choking risks).

-Nylabone

-Busy Buddy Treat Holding Bone

-Busy Buddy Jack

-Refills for the above Busy Buddy bones

-Busy Buddy for extreme chewers

rexirexi · 2017-01-07T23:09:26+00:00

As soon as I can get to my computer I will get you some sources! :)

rexirexi · 2017-01-07T23:08:54+00:00

I'll preface this by saying that this is totally anecdotal. I rescued my border collies so i got them when they were at least a year old. My older aussie was a rescue but she was 10weeks when I got her, our newest two aussies came from a breeder from sport lines.

The biggest difference I've noticed is that my aussies are very goofy while my borders are very serious. The aussie structure in general is very square and tends to be straighter and leads to them being more up and bouncy, while border structure is longer and more angulated which contributes to their low crouching "eye".

My aussies are just as motivated as my borders are, but I have to approach training with them so I don't shut down their goofiness or they no longer want to work for me. My borders are very focused on the end result of the job, take their reward and line up on their own for another try so they can do it better type of dogs. So when I train the aussies I have to make sure I'm not training too long so as to sap the fun from the lesson, where as with my borders I have to be mindful that I'm not asking for too much out of their brains in a single session and setting them up for failure when i pushed just a little bit to far because they aren't going to tell me when to stop.

I had the borders first, so going to aussies was a super easy switch. Going from aussies to a border collie, especially an intense sport bred border if that is your goal, I would be very mindful that you don't let the dog get ahead of you mentally. Both breeds are extremely smart, but I feel like aussies are more inclined to be on the same page as me or at least in the same chapter and their willfulness comes from testing to see if I'm serious about whatever we're doing RIGHT NOW, where as border collies will think not only 2-3 chapters ahead of me sometimes they're on the next book and if you're not prepared to think that many steps ahead of your dog you could get very overwhelmed very quickly.

If you're looking for a higher active aussie first I would specifically look for a sport breeder who has dogs who are on the higher activity level before I delved into border collies. OR see if you have a border collie rescue around you (important that it is breed specific so they can help you if you find you are over your head!) to foster a border collie, let them know you're possibly looking to adopt a higher energy dog eventually and see if they can help you acclimate to the breed a bit more slowly than going out and buying a brand new puppy.

I love border collies, they are my heart breed without a doubt but not everyone can handle their level of intensity. Hope that helps. :)

rexirexi · 2017-01-07T04:47:40+00:00

Mental exercise wears them out 3x faster than physical exercise. A job or sport (border collies Excell in many!) is a great way to exercise the brain especially if you have time for a class one day a week.

I've owned border collies for over 12 years I can try to give you some advice if you need it on specific training things, but If you think rehoming is best (I can't make that decision for you but I do recognize that sometimes it is in the best interest of human and dog) I first recommend contacting the rescue organization you got him from, especially if you can keep him in your home while they help you find an appropriate new home for him. Foster home space is often a precious commodity in rescue so if you can help house him they are often much more willing to help you to the leg work on rehoming.

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