JoeSpareBedroom said...

> "ompOmelet" > wrote in message
> news
>> 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.


I can speak of Jack Russell Terrors!

Years ago, our Annabelle would, whenever company came over, usually pee
at the top of the stairs to defend the bedroom territories. She had her
doggy door and was mindful about using it except for that!

We'd rip out the carpet routinely and chlorine treat the wood and replace
it, finally switching to cheap throw rugs. A small price to pay for "the
living doorbell"!

Andy