"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 9/19/2014 11:37 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Mayo" > wrote in message ...
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>>>> Ahh ok in your parlance she is a 'pound dog'
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>>> Right, affectionately called "pound puppies" also.
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>> She is a little old for that, she is 10 :-)
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>>> But you know it sounds like if she's smart enough to track along a
>>> conversation and chip in I bet she'd likely make a great service dog.
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>> I am sure she would. She is very smart and a joy to train
>>
>>> One breed we see here that gets a lot of attention is the border
>>> collie - you just have to break them of the urge to herd cars!
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>> She is a Border Collie I have had to work with her to not kill motor
>> bikes or the postman. Success The next project is cats.
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> Our dog is a Border Collie/English Cocker Spaniel mix. That's one smart
> dog. Herding and pointing were deeply ingrained into her when she was a
> pup. She's always position herself strategically to watch over the people
> in the house.

) It's her job These good dogs do that.


> Our condo was not a very good place for a dog like that. These days, she
> stays with my son at his girlfriend's dad's house. He lives in a house
> with a fenced in yard with several other dogs and cats. The family loves
> dogs and they hold dog parties. People call the place "that dog house."
>
> It all sounds like some story that people will tell their kids when they
> come home and the dog's not there but it's all true.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A822OKFMQTM

Lovely, thanks for the memory.


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