"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> 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

Small price. OK. What else did you do for fun? Smash your toes on the coffee
table 5 times a week?