"ompOmelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> >> Obviously, the dog is the boss, because that's the cool way to view
>> >> things,
>> >> even if it's stupid.
>> >
>> > I can't agree with that... If you have an indoor dog and their "potty"
>> > times are scheduled, they might reward your ignoring them by having an
>> > accident.
>> >
>> > They can't take themselves outside unless you have a doggy door and a
>> > secure fenced yard.
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>>
>> I was being facetious. I don't believe in having a pet which, after any
>> number of years, is no more advanced than a 6 month old human.
>
> I see your point, but a lot depends on the breed. IMHO some breeds of
> dogs are not capable of advancing more than that. ;-)
>
> It's one of the reason I like the collie breeds. If I got held over at
> work or got stuck in traffic in Austin, our shelties would "hold it" for
> up to 12 hours. We are down to one at the moment. <sigh>
>
> I'm not sure how well the Border collie would do, but she's mainly an
> outdoor dog. She only comes in in severe weather.
>
> I adopted her as a watch dog so she has a job to do, and a comfortable
> den to sleep in on the covered front porch.
>
> She's way too hyper to be an indoor dog anyway. ;-)
>
> I want to try Corgie's next. The one Corgie I adopted for my brother in
> law and kept for 1 month seemed SO smart! Sweet too and very quick to
> learn. I was loath to give her up when the time came. <sigh>
> --
> Peace, Om

Border collies are evil. A relative had one that like to greet visitors by
jumping on their chests. One day, I showed up for dinner, straight from
work. The dog leapt on me, got its claws stuck in my suit jacket pocket, and
tore the left-front of the jacket down to the bottom seam. Ha ha. Too bad it
was a new Hickey-Freeman suit. Its owner wrote me a check. Ha ha. Great dog.
A month later, it chewed open a dental floss container and ate the floss.
This resulted in expensive surgery, since the floss tangled in the
intestines. Very expensive. Ha ha. Two incidents cost the woman upward of
$2000.00 in a period of a month.